Westchester County Executive George Latimer had been considering a run for Congress for most of 2023. But by Labor Day weekend, he says, he was leaning against it. Latimer had been approached early in the year by supporters urging him
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli Since beating longtime congressman and stalwart Israel supporter Eliot Engel in the 2020 Democratic primary, Congressman Jamaal Bowman has used his position as one of Westchester’s two congressmen to repeatedly bash and delegitimize the Jewish state. Despite
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Three weeks after a shocking terrorist attack against Israel, congregants of Bet Torah synagogue in Mount Kisco gathered outside Village Hall to deliver a simple message about the men, women and children held hostage in Gaza: Bring them home. Braving
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Early on Oct. 7, while most Americans were asleep, Jews experienced their bloodiest day since the Holocaust. Hamas terrorists from Gaza invaded southern Israel, crashing through the border fence and paragliding into a music festival. They went on to kill at least
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli In the Mahopac Central School District, four candidates, including two incumbents, are running for three seats in next week’s Board of Education election. The candidates include the current board President Ben DiLullo, former board president Michael Mongon,
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who has represented the 35th State Senate District since 2007, has a challenge this year from political newcomer Khristen Kerr, a Republican. It is the first time the Yonkers resident has had general election competition
Read MoreWhite Plains’ Chrissie Mayr Navigates Cancel Culture as a Conservative Comedian “I don’t think there are any comedy clubs in North Korea,” says Chrissie Mayr, a Westchester-based comic. “I think it’s a good gauge for where a society is.” Technically, North Korea does
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Last week, President Obama looked poised to take military action in response to Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons without turning to Congress for approval. On Saturday, he put part of the onus on lawmakers, saying he believes military action
Read MoreA new patrol boat was introduced to Putnam County last week. Commissioner Rose Harvey of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and Sheriff Don Smith held the launching of a new patrol boat on the
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The legislature revisited the possibility of a weight limit for vehicle on Peekskill Hollow Road last week in an often contentious committee meeting, with Legislator Sam Oliverio demanding the county take action but officials saying their hands were tied by
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