Letters

Yorktown’s Democratic Councilwomen Susan Siegel has been labeled as being counterproductive and an obstructionist for simply not going along blindly with the majority Republican Town Board members. Mrs. Siegel has demonstrated that her main focus is representing citizens of Yorktown,

A Town Board should work together regardless of political party affiliation. Since day one on the Yorktown Town Board, Susan Seigel has not shown unity or a willingness to compromise. She is constantly combative, interrupts, uses divisive and hateful rhetoric and

I write because I wanted to warn the public about how the Trump administration will affect the disabled community, their families and caregivers. Trump began his political career in 2015 mocking a disabled reporter and it only got worse from there.

The results of the recent election demonstrate that the American public is still not serious about addressing climate change. For the second time in eight years, as the climate crisis notably worsens, Americans elected a climate change denier, Donald Trump,

Dear Neighbors and Friends, One of the most rewarding parts of serving in government is being able to secure funding for community nonprofits doing valuable work supporting community needs. I’m glad to announce that I was able to secure funding

I have been attending Town and Planning Board meetings in Yorktown since Linda Cooper was town supervisor and regularly for well over a decade. The level of incivility and discourtesy exhibited by certain members of the current Town Board is

Regarding The Examiner’s Nov. 12 article “Mt. Pleasant Dems Accuse Town of Politicizing Burglary in Release,” why is it a political situation when we are sharing information about recent arrests? Alerting residents that such alarming incidents are occurring in our

Since 2019, the party line was there would need to be a $15 toll for congestion pricing to raise $15 billion. This would help fund the MTA’s $51 billion 2020-2024 Five Year Capital Plan. Now five years later, Gov. Hochul claims

In 2019, current Town Supervisor Lachterman entered into an ongoing business relationship with former supervisor Michael Grace by hiring him as his personal attorney. For the last five years, Grace appeared before Supervisor Lachterman dozens of times on behalf of

I write this piece in a state of gratitude and with confidence in my convictions. Only in America could a young Italian immigrant come to this great country, start a family, become a successful businessman and run for elected office.