Over the past couple of years, Rob Astorino has been keeping an eye on what’s been going on in Albany and hasn’t liked what he has seen. The former Westchester County executive said the state had been in a downward
Read MoreBill Weber believes he is best suited to deal with New York State’s budget crisis. Weber, a certified public accountant who has worked for a Rockland-based accountant’s firm for more than a decade, said the state spends too much money
Read MoreBy Joan Gaylord After losing by 688 votes to Republican state Sen. Sue Serino in 2018, Democrat Karen Smythe returns to the political fray in this year’s 41st Senate District race. Smythe said it was her frustration with how government
Read MoreChris Burdick is running for the 93rd Assembly District because it is an opportunity that comes around once in a generation. “You have a Democratic governor, a democratic state senate and assembly. The old boy’s network has been swept away,”
Read MoreLawrence Chiulli is vying for the opportunity to further help his community if he’s elected to represent the 95th Assembly District. The 23-year-old Cortlandt resident and Army National Guard member, returns to challenge incumbent Sandy Galef, a Democrat, after failing
Read MoreWith New York State hit hard by COVID-19, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef is encouraging voters to rely on her experience to turn things around. “I know people want all this turnover, but when you have someone with so much experience, to
Read MoreMichael Parietti knows all about long shot campaigns. He’s run six of them before this year, all in Rockland County, either for county legislator or for municipal office. He registered as a Republican when he was 18, graduated from West
Read MoreThe race for the District 3 seat on the Putnam County Legislature pits Chairwoman Toni Addonizio against Vincent Fiorentino, a 19-year volunteer firefighter. Addonizio, who has led the nine-member, Republican dominated legislature for the last two years, is seeking a
Read MoreAfter a failed attempt to unseat U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand two years ago, Chele Farley has her eyes set on running incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney out of office. Farley, who spent more than 25 years working in financial services, is
Read MoreTwo 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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