(**Bulletin)Birritierri Resigns as Lakewood mayor...T

he embattled mayor of Lakewood has resigned amid controversy over several recent absences, and other matters.  The village clerk's office sent out a brief statement late this morning that Birritierri had decided to resign... effective today.  In a letter to the village... Birritierri cited "personal and medical reasons" for her decision.  The clerk's office says -- for now -- Deputy Mayor Ted McCague will fill-in in the interim.  Birritierri was elected in November of 2015, and became mayor in January of 2016.  Her term runs through the end of 2019.