By Bill Primavera Once again, I hear about an admonition a realtor has received: Show me anything but a raised ranch! Many years ago I wrote a column with the long title, “The Raised Ranch, Love it, Leave it or
Read MoreDo you care about clean water for you and your family? Our congressman, Mike Lawler, apparently doesn’t. He recently voted for an appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2025 that cuts 25 percent funding to the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving
Read MoreI want to thank Assemblyman Matt Slater for hosting his Chat with Matt series. I attended his event at Empire Bagel in Brewster and found it very informative. We discussed several issues, including the Route 22 paving project, the village redevelopment
Read MoreI sat through five of Rep. Mike Lawler’s public meetings this month, asking him more than once to name the “values” he thinks would appeal to non-Republicans. On Project 2025 he said: “I never read it,” adding even more disingenuously about
Read MoreI would love to tell you about a Chat with Matt breakfast gathering I attended a week ago Sunday. Assemblyman Matt Slater was on hand to share breakfast and conversation for three hours. Matt made it clear that he was
Read MoreIt is absolutely absurd that Rep. Mike Lawler voted for House Resolution 1376 “strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris’s, failure to secure the United States border.” I would hope my representative in Congress is well-informed,
Read MoreI received an e-mail from former Pleasantville mayor Bernard Gordon that was similar to his letter last week (“Lack of Candidates’ Public Outreach Explains Poor Voter Turnout in March”), so I will respond similarly and refute some of his assertions. I
Read MoreBy Morris Gut We were happy to get back to Southern Table Kitchen and Bar in Pleasantville. It was a lovely late afternoon, and right from the start the staff made us feel comfortable. The outdoor patio was active as
Read MoreBy Caitlyn Ferrante U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R) and other officials held a press conference at the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department Monday to address the new OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) rule that could harm local fire departments
Read MoreBy Anna Carpinelli At the age of 14, Tahl Leibovitz began a struggle with homelessness that would pervade his life for the next seven years. Today, he is a world-renowned American table tennis player, six-time Paralympian, World Champion competitor and an
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