Letters

Well, here we go again. I read Michael Gold’s column (“Crossing Guards Face Unruly Rush of Vehicles to Keep Kids, Adults Safe,” November 8-14) and he hit the nail right on the head. Crossing guards take their lives in their

I live in Ossining and when I went to bed on Election Night, Pete Harckham, who was favored to become our new state senator after all the lines were redrawn, was way behind in the vote count to Gina Arena.

In these difficult economic times, as a result of inflation, it is especially important to patronize your neighborhood businesses. Do it not only on annual Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26 this year, but every day of the year.    Small independent businesses are

A flavored tobacco sales ban would be another way the government is chiseling away at our freedoms. The Westchester County Board of Legislators is considering banning the sales of all flavored tobacco across the county. As Americans honored veterans across

Thank you to all of the voters and volunteers who contributed to my successful campaign for the New York State Assembly. It has been a long year, but our message – following the science and data, fixing our infrastructure, working

I wish to congratulate Matt Slater on his election to the state Assembly! Several years ago, when he decided to run for Yorktown supervisor, I was somewhat skeptical. Councilman Lachterman asked me to talk to Matt and to give him the

On Nov. 16, the Village of Pleasantville will hold a public meeting on development in the village. Some residents have expressed concern regarding mixed-use residential development in the Central Business District (CBD), specifically the apartment building under construction next to the post

As a lifelong resident of Pleasantville, I am very concerned about current and future development in Pleasantville. Pleasantville used to be a small village with many colonial and historic homes. The new development in Pleasantville already contains more apartments than

It’s unusual for an elected official to sing the praises of a nonprofit organization that is made up of volunteers who don’t live in their town. But sometimes a group of volunteers are so amazing they deserve praise and thanks

I voted early on Sunday in Putnam County. I was very pleased to see, as I looked around my polling place, that there were no signs of voter fraud or electioneering tampering going on. None obvious anyway. I was very