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Members of the New York State Senate moved forward Monday with an 11-bill package that is designed to better support and protect nursing home residents. Legislation approved by the Senate and supported by Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro), is a continuation
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State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) introduced legislation Monday to create an emergency small business grant program that would set aside up to $100 million in federal disaster relief funds to help business owners imperiled by the pandemic. The new bill
Read moreState Senator Pete Harckham honored three Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies as “First Responders of the Month” for January 2021 at a ceremony held last week at the Putnam Sheriff’s Substation in Cold Spring. Randel Hill, Andrew Kristan and Benjamin Levine
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Exactly three weeks after Election Day, state Sen. Pete Harckham has secured his victory to continue serving the 40th Senate District for a second term. Following a controversial race, Harckham declared victory on Tuesday over Republican challenger and former Westchester
Read moreState Senator Pete Harckham gained some ground in his bid for reelection following the tallying of absentee ballots in Putnam and Dutchess counties. Harckham, who trailed Republican challenger Rob Astorino by more than 8,000 votes on Election night, is now
Read moreAs the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, New York senators are imploring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to expend more money to improve treatment services as the opioid epidemic continues to worsen. Outside the Lexington Center for Recovery in Peekskill last
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Two years ago, state Sen. Peter Harckham rode a blue wave of Democratic enthusiasm to became the first member of his party to represent northern Westchester and Putnam counties in the state Senate in just over 100 years. Next week,
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With much of the election year suspense revolving around Washington, D.C., it might be easy to forget some of the races closer to home. It is obvious why most of the thousands of people standing outside polling places throughout the
Read moreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino proposed a $1.689 billion 2012 budget Tuesday morning, with the county’s tax levy remaining the same at $548 million and its workforce decreasing by 7.5 percent, or 367 jobs. “Just like this year, next year’s
Read moreFor most areas the headlining contest of Election Day was the battle over who would represent each district on the Westchester Board of Legislators. With the Democrats holding a supermajority of the seats going into the race, analysts and the
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