As an activist, my number one issue is environmental justice. That’s why in the upcoming Assembly race, I am supporting the candidate with the strongest track record of action on this issue – Dana Levenberg. Under Dana’s leadership, Ossining has
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by Grace Bennett I had come home from a lunch date with a friend to learn that Gov. Cuomo resigned. I remain beset, to be perfectly honest, with competing feelings of relief but also with a “better-the-devil- you-know” feeling swirling
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Some New Yorkers with disabilities are missing out on employment opportunities and other benefits because the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) failed to include key features in its web-based advisement system, according to an audit released last Thursday by state
Read MoreThere are many things that need to be done for us to have fair, honest and secure elections, and updating our long-neglected voter rolls should be a high priority. I am a registered Republican and I receive, especially at election
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The more than 15-month COVID-19 state of emergency in New York State expired Thursday a week after the state eclipsed the 70 percent vaccination threshold. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who made the announcement Wednesday, said that while the emergency will end
Read MoreAnother year has gone by without Democrats passing the New York Health Act. This is a massive betrayal by Democrats in Albany and a fraud that is being perpetrated against the public. For years, Democrats in the Assembly have voted
Read MoreThe COVID-19 infection rate in New York is diminishing slowly but the steadily rising vaccine rate has put the state on the verge of a near full reopening. On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the vaccination rate for adults 18
Read MoreNew York State is on the verge of removing virtually all COVID-19 restrictions as the percentage of fully vaccinated adults approaches 70 percent. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that once the percentage of all adults reaches that threshold there will
Read MoreIt’s not just Westchester and Putnam counties that have had plunging COVID-19 positivity rates, but the entire state of New York. New York State had the lowest positivity rate in the nation on Wednesday, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to laud
Read MoreIf anyone needs additional motivation to a COVID-19 vaccination, is a chance to win up to $5 million a good enough reason to go? Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that the state will be giving away a free Mega Multiplier
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