No matter who wins next week’s 16th Congressional District election, there will be a new member in Congress in January. The incumbent, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, lost to Westchester County Executive George Latimer in June’s Democratic primary. Latimer will now face
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After finishing his army service, Tomer Wiener, a now 26-year-old from the City of Haifa in northern Israel, was at somewhat of a crossroads in life. His mother wanted him to become an engineer, a field in which he had
Read MoreWhen the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) responded to the Oct. 7 massacre of Israeli civilians with a celebratory rally in Times Square, Rep. Jamaal Bowman raced to distance himself from the group. Bowman, who is facing Westchester County Executive
Read MoreConstituents in Jamaal Bowman’s 16th Congressional District likely thought their congressman could not sink any lower in his animosity toward Israel. In the months after the Oct. 7 attacks, Bowman had baselessly accused Israel of genocide, been caught on tape
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Westchester County Executive George Latimer had been considering a run for Congress for most of 2023. But by Labor Day weekend, he says, he was leaning against it. Latimer had been approached early in the year by supporters urging him
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli Since beating longtime congressman and stalwart Israel supporter Eliot Engel in the 2020 Democratic primary, Congressman Jamaal Bowman has used his position as one of Westchester’s two congressmen to repeatedly bash and delegitimize the Jewish state. Despite
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Three weeks after a shocking terrorist attack against Israel, congregants of Bet Torah synagogue in Mount Kisco gathered outside Village Hall to deliver a simple message about the men, women and children held hostage in Gaza: Bring them home. Braving
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Early on Oct. 7, while most Americans were asleep, Jews experienced their bloodiest day since the Holocaust. Hamas terrorists from Gaza invaded southern Israel, crashing through the border fence and paragliding into a music festival. They went on to kill at least
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli In the Mahopac Central School District, four candidates, including two incumbents, are running for three seats in next week’s Board of Education election. The candidates include the current board President Ben DiLullo, former board president Michael Mongon,
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who has represented the 35th State Senate District since 2007, has a challenge this year from political newcomer Khristen Kerr, a Republican. It is the first time the Yonkers resident has had general election competition
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