TO: Hon. George Latimer, Westchester County Executive Hon. Benjamin Boykin II, Chair of the Westchester Board of Legislators FROM: CCoHOPE Indivisible DATE: Sent on June 3, 2020 – Published herein on June 6, 2020 RE: Proposed purchase of Dominion ICE Hybrid Voting Machines CROTON-On-HUDSON, NY — June 6, 2020 — Now is not the time for Westchester County to …
By ROB ABBOT
Letter to the Editor
By JULIE MORGILLO
CROTON-ON-HUDSON — June 3, 2020 — Hello. my name is Julie Morgillo. I’m a 17-year-old student at Croton Harmon High School, and lately I’ve been thinking a lot. When I was a kid, I was always taught America was a place where if anyone worked hard, their dreams could come true. I was taught that slavery and racism were events …
By JULIE MORGILLO
Why Evelyn Farkas is the Best Bet to Replace Nita Lowey in Congress
By ROB ABBOT
CROTON-On-HUDSON, NY — May 24, 2020 — Eight candidates have qualified for the ballot in the June 23 Democratic primary election to fill the seat of retiring Congresswoman Nita Lowey in New York’s 17th Congressional District, which includes Rockland County and parts of a dozen towns in northern Westchester. The frontrunner is State Senator David Carlucci who has represented Rockland …
By ROB ABBOT
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Evelyn Farkas for 17th Congressional District
By JOEL E. GINGOLD
To the Editor, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — May 18, 2020 — A few weeks ago, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Evelyn Farkas, a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 17th Congressional District, the seat from which Nita Lowey will retire in January. There is no doubt that Evelyn is far and away the superior candidate in the crowded …
By JOEL E. GINGOLD
David Carlucci: Most Effective New York State Senator?
By ROB ABBOT
CROTON-On-HUDSON, NY — April 13, 2020 — State Senator David Carlucci spent ten years in the State Senate as a member of the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of a half dozen turncoat Democrats who voted with their Republican colleagues to keep the GOP in control of the Senate for a decade. Now, as a candidate for the U.S. Congress …
By ROB ABBOT
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher / Editor; Michael Edelman Esq., Political Analyst; Victoria Gearity, Ossining Mayor; Dr. Frances G. Wills, Briarcliff Manor NY / Putnam Valley NY Superintendent; and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large, on Westchester On the Level – Monday, December 9, 2019 @10am ET
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Open Letter on Campaign Finance Reform
By W. ROBERT ABBOT
June 11, 2019 Hon. Pete Harckham New York State Senate 188 State Street Room 812 Albany, NY 12247 Re: Public Financing of Political Campaigns Dear Senator Harckham, Congratulations on surviving your first session as our state senator! The new Democratic majority in the State Senate build an impressive record of success in the pursuit of long overdue …
By W. ROBERT ABBOT
Letter to the Editor-at-Large
By BETTINA MAYER
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — April 8, 2018 — On March 14, the one-month anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida school shooting, I attended a town hall hosted by Democratic NYS Senate candidate, Robert Kesten, titled “Gun Safety and the US Constitution.” Mr. Kesten coherently and knowledgeably described the history of Constitutional amendments, pointing out that there …
By BETTINA MAYER