All Entries Tagged With: "Mary Beth Murphy"
Katz Drops Primary Challenge Against Ball
Assemblyman Steve Katz will not challenge State Senator Greg Ball in the Republican primary, opting instead to seek reelection to the assembly. “I regret that I cannot presently offer the voters of our district a clear choice in the State Senate that pursues the integrity, honesty and Republican principles that they deserve,” Katz said. “Instead, [...]
Murphy Mulls an Assembly Run
With the state primary five months away, Somers Town Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy is contemplating throwing her hat into the mix of Republican candidates running for the 94th Assembly District. “I am considering it,” Murphy said. “People are aware of that just from talking to others so there is no point in not acknowledging that, [...]
Hayworth Visits Somers’ CVS to Talk Jobs and Procedures
By Alex Weisler Though Rep. Nan Hayworth joked that she’s a dedicated CVS shopper, she visited the pharmacy chain’s Somers branch in a more official capacity last week. “I’m a frequent flyer at CVS, by the way,” she said, laughing. “My CVS ExtraCares card is certainly one of your more frequently used ones.” Hayworth visited [...]
Somers Relay for Life Holds Annual Kickoff
Gussie Sanzillo blinked back tears as she addressed a crowd of about 50 at Monday night’s kickoff for Somers Relay for Life, held at the Somerfields restaurant. This year’s theme of the annual cancer research fundraiser is “The Caregiver,” and Sanzillo spoke about the complicated demands that can come with caring for a loved one [...]
Katz Touts Funding Opportunity for Lake Improvements
Assemblyman Steve Katz announced that he has identified “outside of the box” funding opportunities for lake improvement projects and other proposals related to the municipal separate sewer stormwater systems (MS4) requirements for communities in the 99th Assembly District. Katz is encouraging use of an interest-free revolving loan program to help communities with up-front costs for [...]
Bolton and Raffo Force Republican Primaries in Somers
If any Somers incumbents thought that re-election would come this year without any effort, they were in for a bit of a surprise last week. Councilman Harry Bolton and business owner Bob Raffo Jr. had gathered enough signatures by the July 14 deadline to file petitions with the Westchester County Board of Elections to trigger [...]
HUD Pulls CDBG Funds from Westchester
Housing and Urban Development has pulled more than $4 million of federal funding from approved community development block grant (CDBG) projects in Westchester after it rejected the county’s Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. The analysis, submitted by the county on July 11, was supposed to identify problems and determine solutions that would assist [...]
Legacy Fields a Possibility for Somers if Affordable Housing is Built
During the May regular meeting of the Somers Town Board, county legislators Michael Kaplowitz (D-Somers) and Peter Harckham (D-Bedford) suggested that building affordable housing could be a way for the town to get legacy funds to build ball fields. This came after Councilman Richard Clinchy asked what Somers would have to do to get Legacy [...]
Residents Advocate for Town of Somers to Acquire Shenorock
The group Concerned Shenorock Residents (CSR) has sent out an open letter to the community urging the town to take on the responsibility of Lake Shenorock and the property owned by the United Owners Association (UOA). “Our Supervisor [Mary Beth Murphy] made a resolution back in 2009 if you recall that stated if the UOA [...]
The Mews at Baldwin Place Accepting Applications
The Mews at Baldwin Place, a senior affordable housing project that is being built on Route 6 in Baldwin Place, is now accepting applications from prospective tenants. There are 72 one-bedroom apartments available to seniors age 62 and older. The rents range from $470 to $895, and is determined by the seniors’ income, explained Somers [...]
