Irvington and Hastings Democrats Weigh Candidates
By Barrett Seaman— Irvington’s Democrats gathered in Town Hall Theater Tuesday evening to finish voting for mayoral and trustee candidates. More than 350 registered party members selected incumbent...
View ArticleI Swear to God
I SWEAR TO GOD: For F*’s sake, Part II By Krista Madsen I’ve noticed I’ve been swearing more lately, and that I’m not alone. That maybe I’m swearing more because I’m drinking from the same global...
View ArticleTarrytown appoints New Village Justice
By Barrett Seaman– At the March 3rd meeting of the Tarrytown Board of Trustees, Mayor Karen Brown swore in local attorney Richard Isaacson as the village’s Village Justice to fill the vacancy left by...
View Article‘Tis of Thee
‘TIS OF THEE: Flags of red, white and blue; cards of green or gold By Krista Madsen I’m increasingly despairing about the wretched State of the (dis)Union, which is to say: I love the United States...
View ArticleLocal Democrats Fire Up Their Base at a Patriots Park Rally
By Barrett Seaman– No one throws a more energetic political rally than big labor, and the event held in Tarrytown’s Patriots Park on Saturday, the Ides of March, was no exception. The sprawling...
View ArticleFormer Congresswoman Nita Lowey Remembered as a ‘Tireless Fighter’
By Rick Pezzullo— Nita Lowey, who served in Congress for 32 years and was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, died March 15 at her home in Harrison, surrounded by her...
View ArticleJenkins Officially Sworn-In as Westchester County Executive
By Rick Pezzullo— History was made Sunday at Westchester Community College when Ken Jenkins was officially sworn-in as the first Black County Executive in Westchester County. Fellow elected officials,...
View ArticleNY Post Story Targets Tarrytown Affordable Housing Practices
By Barrett Seaman– A March 25 article in the Murdoch-owned New York Post has brought renewed attention to a years’ old dispute over the rents paid by various tenants of a federally subsidized...
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