The New Castle Town Board filled its vacancy last week, but not before sometimes-heated interaction between public speakers and the board on how the selection process played out. Ally Chemtob, a former Bronx assistant district attorney and currently a case worker
Read MoreFormer Kent Supervisor Maureen Fleming ended her eight-year run last year when she was term-limited, but she’s itching to return to public service as a member of the Putnam County Legislature. To achieve her goal, Fleming, a Democrat, will have
Read MoreWithin a week, Rep. Jamie Raskin experienced two traumatic and completely unrelated events that would have been unthinkable days before they occurred. On Dec. 31, 2020, Raskin’s son, Tommy, a second-year Harvard Law School student, died by suicide after having
Read MoreNew Castle Councilwoman Tara Kassal officially resigned her Town Board seat last Wednesday, as the town’s political players now focus on how and when her replacement is appointed. Kassal, who announced on Sept. 20 that she would resign from the
Read MoreAssemblyman Mike Lawler resoundingly defeated four rivals in the 17th Congressional District’s Republican primary Tuesday night setting up a showdown against powerful five-term Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney in November. The freshman Rockland County state legislator, who gathered with family, friends
Read MoreBy Abby Luby and Rick Pezzullo Democratic incumbent congressmen Sean Patrick Maloney and Jamaal Bowman coasted to victories in their party’s primary Tuesday night. Less than an hour after the polls closed, Maloney was declared the winner in the 17th
Read MoreDemocrats in most of northern Westchester and Putnam County’s new 17th Congressional District are faced with a choice that has become emblematic of the party’s internal struggle. Support five-term Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a party centrist by all accounts who
Read MoreHistorically, the congressional mid-term election is often seen as a boon for the party that is in the minority. With Democrats holding the White House and razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate, it isn’t surprising multiple candidates are vying
Read MoreTwo years ago, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-Yonkers) ousted longstanding Democratic congressman Eliot Engel in the race for New York’s 16th Congressional District, a significant victory for the party’s progressive contingent. Now, the freshman congressman faces three opponents vying to unseat
Read MoreA group of Republican candidates and local Putnam County officials joined Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (R-Mahopac) in front of the Putnam County Courthouse in Carmel Monday to urge for public safety and criminal justice reforms. Byrne, who is running unopposed to replace
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