Two Pleasantville school board members made the trek to Albany on Monday to impress state legislators that changes in education funding are needed. Board Vice President Shane McGaffey and Trustee Louis Conte made the drive upstate to talk with key representatives in
Read MoreBy Faith Ann Butcher and Alex Weisler After weeks of speculation, Assemblyman Steve Katz (R-Yorktown) officially announced on Monday that he will not seek re-election in the Assembly, but will primary state Senator Greg Ball (R-Patterson) for the 40th Senate
Read MoreAfter weeks of speculation, Assemblyman Steve Katz (R-Yorktown) will officially announce on Monday that he will primary state Senator Greg Ball (R-Patterson) for the 40th Senate District seat, his spokesperson Ed Kowalski confirmed. Katz, who was voted into office as
Read MoreOnce political allies, a widening rift between state Assemblyman Steve Katz (R- Yorktown) and state Senator Greg Ball (R-Patterson) has come to a head, with news that they may face one another in a Republican primary race for the 40th
Read MoreNo matter who wins the state elections this November, Putnam Valley residents will have a new set of representatives, according to the proposed redistricting maps that have been released. The Town of Putnam Valley, like other communities throughout the Hudson
Read MoreAs part of an agreement made with New York State and five leading international technology companies, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that 950 high-technology jobs would be coming to the lower Hudson Valley. The positions, which will be out
Read MoreResidents and merchants in areas hardest hit by last weekend’s storm were still trying to recover as thousands remained without power on Wednesday afternoon. By 4:30 p.m., more than 14,000 Con Edison customers in Westchester were without electricity, including about
Read MoreThe New York State Senate voted Friday night to legalize same-sex marriage and the governor swiftly signed the bill into law. New York is the sixth state in the nation — and the most populous — to legalize same-sex marriage.
Read MoreThe Senator Greg Ball staffer who sent a constituent’s letter to the media without permission and created a phony e-mail account to make it appear it came from the individual tried to convince the family to suppress the story. In
Read MoreA South Salem couple has accused a staffer for state Sen. Greg Ball of creating a phony e-mail address to make it appear they sent a laudatory letter to the editor to various area media outlets. Robyn and Robert Fields
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