By Adam Stone As I write these words, we’re in the homestretch of piecing together this week’s monster local election preview edition, a gigantic undertaking led over the past 16 years by Examiner Editor-in-Chief Martin Wilbur, and also fueled for
Read MoreTwo seats for the Westchester County Board of Legislators with the potential for a spirited campaign have fizzled. Democrat Emiljana Ulaj, a Croton-on-Hudson resident who is running for the District 9 seat that has been held by the term-limited Legislator
Read MoreWestchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah, who was elected in 2020, announced on Thursday that she will not seek reelection next year. In a press release announcing her decision, Roach cited her office’s efforts to modernize the approach to criminal
Read MoreMichael Schiliro, the outgoing Democratic North Castle supervisor, shook up next month’s town election when he endorsed the entire Republican ticket late last week. Schiliro, who announced last October he would not run for a sixth term leading the town,
Read MoreCampaigns for seats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators have mostly been low-key affairs in recent years, but that’s not the case in District 4 race this year. Democratic incumbent and current board Chairman Vedat Gashi (D-Yorktown) finds himself
Read MoreThe six candidates running for supervisor and town board in Yorktown squared off for the only time this election season at a forum at Yorktown Stage last week, co-sponsored by the Democratic and Republican committees. The first head-to-head matchup of
Read MoreMount Pleasant’s Democratic ticket went on the offensive last weekend, charging that the current Town Board has allowed rampant overdevelopment that has worsened flooding and traffic and threatens the town’s natural resources. Supervisor candidate Frank Hrotko and running mates Joe
Read MoreBy Adam Stone It seemed like just another fall evening two Friday nights ago, at 11:30 p.m., when the message flashed on Alison Bender Kellner’s WhatsApp, dispelling any chance of a peaceful night’s sleep. The notification was from the Greenburgh
Read MoreTwo candidates are now running to challenge two-term Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-Yonkers) for the party’s nomination in the 16th Congressional District in 2024. In late summer, Rev. Michael Gerald, 56, the minister at Shiloh Baptist Church in Tuckahoe, the
Read MoreNow that the dust has settled in terms of who is hauling away garbage in Yorktown, the cost of switching companies has been the subject of some trash talking. The Democratic slate of candidates contended last week Yorktown will be
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