Author: Examiner Media

As a candidate for Putnam County Legislature’s District 5, I was disgusted to find the postcard from the Putnam County Republican Committee attacking me and my record as Kent town supervisor in the mail last week. That my opponent would

Having deep roots in our community and being civically and charitably active, I entered the race for Putnam County Legislature’s District 5 to give back to a community that has offered much to my family and me. Knocking on some 2,000

I recently received a negative mailer about Maureen Fleming, who is a candidate this year for Putnam County legislator in District 5. The mailer, which is from a political committee, severely distorts her record as Kent supervisor, and I find it

Matt Slater and I have been great friends since grade school. As we were growing up together, I always knew he was a special leader. Therefore, I enthusiastically support him for the state Assembly’s 94th District, and urge everyone to vote for

Sen. Pete Harckham deserves to be re-elected because he kept his promises to voters.  During his current term he’s delivered bipartisan results for his constituents, including securing an additional $3.2 billion in Foundation Aid to school districts; passed the Reproductive Health Act,

It’s political silly season again, where the only thing that outnumbers fallen leaves on the ground are candidate lawn signs, and most of the commercials we fast-forward through on our DVRs are candidate attack ads. The good news is it

The term silly season originated in England and used to refer to the summer in journalism when frivolous stories dominate for lack of “hard news.” Today, the term is more often used referring to the political campaign season when it

Contrary to the rhetoric being spewed by right-wing radicals, the facts are clear. After years of Democratic leadership, crime is down in Westchester County. That’s one reason why I’m supporting Dana Levenberg, who’s running to represent us here in the