Letters

Last year, the Carmel Board of Education’s Facilities and Transportation Committee began the process of identifying the names of all Carmel High School students who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our nation in the armed forces. We will honor

Pleasantville’s thriving business district is a source of pride for our community, but its popularity comes with challenges—chief among them is parking. As a business owner and advocate for our local shops, I recently met with the mayor, the village

Echoing the recent letter to the Editor from Supv. Paul Feiner, we were lucky in October 2024 that the drought only lasted a month. Had it gone longer, fire danger could have approached the NYDEC extreme scale of Red. Unlike

Despite no evidence to back up his claim that three to five million noncitizens voted in the 2016 election, then-President Trump created an Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. His assertions were dismissed by election officials and experts, and he disbanded the

As we begin 2025, I want to address a matter that has sparked significant attention in Putnam County government, on social media and through inaccurate press reports. This misinformation has caused confusion, and I aim to set the record straight.

In recent years there have been wildfires and brush fires in Westchester County, New Jersey and Long Island. These brush fires have occurred during dry months and during periods of drought. Although climate in Los Angeles and in the north

As a movie buff I’d like to quote one of the funniest movies of all time, “Dr. Strangelove”: “Do you realize fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face.” In the film,

In response to Marilyn Elie’s letter praising the “fine” imposed on the major oil companies (“Climate Change Superfund Act Will Save New York Taxpayers Billions,” December 31-January 7), to suggest that New York drivers and utility consumers will not be

With regard to Emil D’Onofrio’s letter “Trump’s Victory Was Neither a Landslide nor Does it Constitute a Mandate,” (December 24-30) there seems to be a rather subtle attempt to delegitimize Trump’s win. I think a healthy dose of perspective is needed here.

There was a time when I used to write a letter to the editor more frequently. It finally dawned on me that it was rare that I was able to influence anyone’s opinion, so I began limiting my letters to