Commentary on local issues from guest contributors.
By Sen. Peter Harckham It’s time to set the record straight on the 116-megawatt battery energy storage system proposed for a 93.5-acre parcel of land in Mahopac on the Carmel-Somers town line. The Union Energy Center project, which will be
Read MoreBy Robert Kirkwood Volunteerism is one of the critical underpinnings to our self-governing model. Our community is diminished if we fail to recognize and celebrate the critical contribution of volunteers in our community. Two New Castle Planning Board members recently
Read MoreBy Dayna Heller Spanko It’s disappointing but predictable that the Democratic primary race for New York’s 16th Congressional District between incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman and his challenger, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, is mired in the same misinformation and divisive
Read MoreBy Marion Walsh On May 28, 2024, the Examiner News published a letter from Ms. Stephanie Hickey, a current trustee of the Hendrick Hudson Board of Education, which expressed strong opposition to the Hendrick Hudson Educational Association’s (HHEA) advocacy and
Read MoreBy Michael Leach Substance use disorders and mental health issues tend to go unnoticed within the veteran’s community. It can often be stigma, not reaching out for help or loved ones overlooking the problems and noticing the red flags. According
Read MoreBy Julie Woodward Navigating the American healthcare system is very, very difficult, especially when you don’t have employer coverage or public assistance. I’ve listened to the frustration of so many new retirees at my workshops they they’re confronted with a massive
Read MoreBy James Rogulski Last December, a five-member majority of the Hendrick Hudson Board of Education voted 5-2, for the second time in three years, to re-organize the district’s three elementary schools. This decision was an incredibly bad one. It will
Read MoreConstituents in Jamaal Bowman’s 16th Congressional District likely thought their congressman could not sink any lower in his animosity toward Israel. In the months after the Oct. 7 attacks, Bowman had baselessly accused Israel of genocide, been caught on tape
Read MoreBy Marcel Gemme New York became the 16th state to legalize cannabis, and following the legalization, full festivals about cannabis were inevitable. 4/20 Day will be celebrated in many areas of the state. At some festivals, there will be sampling
Read MoreBy Alan D. Bergman It is fairly incredible how many times in my work as a personal historian I have heard, “I wish I had…” and “I should have.” These comments are made by adult children who have lost one
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