Letters

What will Putnam County resident taxpayers do when this county is sued for hundreds of millions of dollars (and likely will lose) after there has been a shooting in a Putnam County school? The residents will pay – and pay dearly

Do you question the truth of what you get in the mail? Do you ever wonder just who is behind these mailings? Do you look for reliable facts and experts to back up the contentions in these mailings? If you

I am writing this letter not to take a shot (no pun intended) at a Yorktown politician, but as a grandpa that is deathly afraid that the hate in and around our community will result in a tragedy here at

The report released Monday from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that the world is likely to surpass limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial temperatures — by the early 2030s. Scientists have

Recently, community members, both in Putnam County and nationally, have decided to launch a crusade against Drag Story Hour events. They characterize drag as being sick, exposing children to pedophilia, sexual and other inappropriate content, and pushing an agenda aimed

Passage of the New York Local Journalism Sustainability Act by the State Legislature is important to assure survival of local journalism. Most communities are down to one local daily or weekly newspaper. Newspapers have to deal with increasing costs for newsprint, delivery and distribution

Representative Mike Lawler says “I am well on the record in support of protecting both Social Security and Medicare” and he does not seem to understand why the issue keeps coming up. Let me help you with this, Mike. It’s

It’s urgent for Westchester residents to know about a proposal before the Mount Pleasant Planning Board to develop about 37 acres of property at 715 Sleepy Hollow Rd. into a 31-home cluster subdivision, threatening highly treasured natural open space in

The Planning Board asked four of the town’s advisory boards for feedback on the controversial Underhill Farm development plan. It got an earful at the Mar. 8 joint meeting. None of the boards supported the current plan. All had significant

Twenty-seven White Plains voters, almost all registered Democrats (including myself), recently signed a letter taking issue with the White Plains Democratic City Committee’s decision to run an all-white slate in November’s Common Council election (“WP Democrats Announce November Council Slate,”