Democratic candidates prevailed in most of the local State Senate and Assembly races on the ballot Tuesday. Five incumbents—Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senators Pete Harckham and Shelley Mayer, and Assemblypersons Amy Paulin and Chris Burdick—all were victorious in their
Read MoreVoters in the Town of Kent will have two candidates to choose from Nov. 8 to fill a vacancy on the Town Board. The open seat was created in Sept. when Councilwoman Noelle Botte announced she was resigning to move
Read MoreState Sen. Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) is bidding for her third full term in the state legislature’s upper chamber next week. Mayer has served in the Senate since the spring of 2018 when she won a special election to succeed George
Read MoreState Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) isn’t one to rest on his laurels. Despite sponsoring more than 50 pieces of approved legislation this year alone, including 23 related to substance abuse and treatment, the two-term senator wants to accomplish more. “There’s
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 MoreThe race for the 94th Assembly District seat pits Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater against Carmel resident and first-time candidate Kathleen Valletta. They are running Nov. 8 to succeed Kevin Byrne, who is running unopposed for Putnam County Executive to replace
Read MoreChange doesn’t happen often in the Assembly district that includes Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant. The late Richard Brodsky served 28 years and the current incumbent, Tom Abinanti, has spent the last 12 years representing that territory. But change will happen
Read MorePutnam County Legislator Carl Albano is vacating his District 5 seat after 12 years, opening the door for a new member on the nine-member board that currently has only one Democrat. Vying for the position is former Kent Supervisor Maureen
Read MoreAssemblywoman Sandy Galef served the 95th Assembly District for 30 years before deciding last winter to retire. Hoping to follow in her formidable footsteps is her former chief of staff, Ossining Town Supervisor Dana Levenberg, and a political newcomer and
Read MoreLast year’s New Castle Town Board elections turned out to be a referendum on the merits and demerits of the controversial Form Based Code that would have altered the zoning in the heart of downtown Chappaqua. While that proposal has
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