Letters

The Putnam County Legislature desperately needs the knowledge and skills Maureen Fleming can bring to the management of Putnam County. Fleming is running for District 5, which spans voting districts in Kent and Carmel. During her eight years as Kent

I’m very proud to be represented by state Sen. Pete Harckham in District 40, and we need to make sure he is elected to another term in office in November.  Sen. Harckham has guts and integrity and he never stops

What will it take for Gov. Hochul and the Democrats in Albany to finally acknowledge that cashless bail is threatening the safety of every citizen and visitor of New York State? Not only is it threatening our safety, but in

As someone who has been a resident of Kent for over 50 years, I write in support of Simon Carey for Kent Town Board and ask all readers to support him in November’s election. Simon and his family have lived

A recent letter to the editor about climate caught my attention (“Mother Nature Controls Climate Change, Not Humans,” September 27-October 3) and I’d like to offer some information that might be helpful. The writer proposed that humans have no impact

Congestion pricing will be implemented in New York City next year. There are challenges to implementing the new program, but unfortunately some politicians, such as state Senate candidate Gina Arena, are spreading misinformation to make electoral gains. Congestion pricing is

I was amused to read the recent Letter to the Editor “Zeldin Will Stop the Crime Wave Sweeping New York.” Recent indictments show that Donald Trump and his children are responsible for a major New York crime wave. If he becomes governor,

No matter what side of the fence you usually vote, the treatment we all got during the pandemic with extended mandates, lockdowns and a lowering of our standard of life, we all have been thinking that this wasn’t what we wanted. Our

In the upcoming November election, we have an opportunity to re-elect our exceptional state Sen. Pete Harckham for another term. I support Sen. Harckham, and here are a few reasons I believe him when he promises to fight for the

The Yorktown Small Business Association (YSBA) is nonpartisan and nonpolitical, and so should you be too! During these tough economic times, many businesses and community organizations are being asked to take a position by supporting a certain political party or