Letters

As a member of the Town of Cortlandt Conservation Advisory Council, I would like to propose a challenge to all the municipalities of Westchester County and their CACs: I propose the 1,000-tree challenge. The goal would be for each municipality

The MTA’s Feb. 23 public hearing notice for potential Federal Transit Administration funding of its 2021 Program of Projects left unanswered questions? Here is the link to the document https://new.mta.info/document/28146. On page 118 there is a Metro-North request for $31 million in funding

After months of folks showering praise on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his handling of COVID-19, it has become increasingly clear that Cuomo didn’t actually handle it all that well after all.  Early on, New York’s COVID numbers were

I have recently learned that Putnam County Legislator Nancy Montgomery has been marginalized in her committee assignments. I have read that the usual number of committees that legislators are commonly given is two to three. She was on two and

I recently spoke with Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley and was astounded to discover that the sheriff has not been permitted to purchase crime-fighting tools such as license plate readers and body cameras. It was even more disturbing to find

Earlier this week, I watched the presentation to the Yorktown Town Board about the Underhill Farms project planned for the former Soundview Preparatory School property. For weeks, I’ve read letters about this project that suggested it would somehow jeopardize the

On June 12, 2020, Gov. Cuomo issued an executive order requiring a Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative for all police jurisdictions in New York state. The stated purpose of the order is to “address racial bias and disproportionate policing in

National Gun Violence Survivor Week is this week, Feb. 1-7, when the community honors survivors of gun violence and their resilience. Despite experiencing incredible trauma, they are leading work to support other survivors and advocating for common-sense measures that save lives. 

One year ago, we were just learning about the coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic. It’s a word that we only read about in history books. What occurred over the past 12 months has been surreal, unbelievable and tragic. So many people

I was surprised to see a full-page petition on page two of the Putnam Examiner’s Jan 19-25 edition. The document chastises Putnam County officials for specific comments they supposedly made and supposedly should have made about national and local events