Letters

With Yorktown’s Matt Slater winning his Assembly election, Councilman Tom Diana is set on Jan. 1 to assume the role of supervisor. I wish him success. The vacancy on the Town Board will be filled by a consensus vote of

After 30 years as a member of the state Assembly, I will be retiring from office at the end of 2022. I want to say thank you to my constituents and other residents throughout Westchester and Putnam for giving me

Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner recently published a letter in the Northern Westchester Examiner proposing year-round free bus transportation (“Westchester Should Consider Offering Year-Round Free Bee-Line Service,” December 6-12). I cannot agree more. Mr. Latimer did a great service to residents

With regards to Michael Gold’s essay “How to Destroy Democracy in a Few Easy Steps,” (December 6-12) though he decries the toxicity and lack of civility in this political climate he seems to at least inadvertently play into the hands

Alzheimer’s disease is devastating for the more than six million Americans living with the disease and the 11 million family and friends serving as caregivers. The caregiving needs for someone living with Alzheimer’s are extensive and increase over time –

We, the undersigned members of the Putnam County Legislature, write to respectfully request that you veto bills S74A/A6770, known as the Grieving Families Act, which amends the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law (EPTL) in relation to payment and distribution of

Westchester County Executive George Latimer deserves to be praised for offering residents free bus transportation during the upcoming holiday season and for providing Westchester commuters with free bus service during the summer months. This is an exciting and bold initiative that I

Russia unleashed a brutal assault on Ukraine with indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas, killing innocent people and children, torturing and murdering the people it conquered. The United States and our allies have given Ukraine weapons to repel Russian aggression, but

Shortly after his victory over Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney last month, Republican Congressman-elect Mike Lawler called for the GOP to move beyond former President Trump, telling news outlets he’d “like to see the party move forward” after the mid-term elections. However, shortly after

The national debt has reached $31.4 trillion. The debate will soon begin in Washington between the President and Congress about permitting our national debt to grow even more. What’s another trillion or two between friends? President Biden and Congress should freeze overall spending. Any