PEEKSKILL, NY — June 15, 2020 — In the last ten days of the race for the Democratic Nomination for Congress in New York’s 17th District, the campaign is getting tough. Some candidates, apparently threatened by the strength of Evelyn Farkas, have started spreading false accusations about her. To correct the record, Dr. Farkas is not taking “dark money” from …
By MARIANNA STOUT
Open Letter to Westchester Board on Voting Machines
By ROB ABBOT
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
Feeding Westchester and The PepsiCo Foundation Engaged to Distribute Provide 500,000 USDA Announces Feeding Program Partnership in Response to COVID-19
YONKERS, NY — March 17, 2020 — Following the closure of local schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Feeding Westchester and The PepsiCo Foundation are providing meal kits and fresh produce to residents in need in the local Westchester area. Feeding Westchester will be distributing 500,000 pounds of food in total as part of this effort. Meal kits and produce …
Open Letter Regarding Public Campaign Financing Commission
By CCoHOPE Indivisible
To the Editor: Attached below is a copy of a letter addressing state elected officials who represent Cortland, Croton, Ossining, and Peekskill. The subject is the campaign financing reform now under consideration by the New York Public Campaign Financing and Election Commission. As you know, in 2019 the Legislature created this commission to make decisions about the public financing of New …
By CCoHOPE Indivisible
Westchester’s “News & Notes” October 30, 2019 Edition
By MARK JEFFERS
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — October 30, 2019 — Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County… It appears that my children’s favorite question “How do we do this? Dad” is now being answered, more times than not, by Google. Oh, well, I guess it gives me more time to write this week’s “Missing those …
By MARK JEFFERS
Open Letter on Problems with Voting Machines
By CCoHOPE Indivisible*
August 29, 2019 The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State The Honorable Carl E. Heastie Speaker, New York State Assembly The Honorable Andrea Stewart-Cousins President, New York State Senate Dear Governor Cuomo, Speaker Heastie, and Senate President Stewart-Cousins: We are members of CCoHOPE Indivisible, a group of citizens and voters in four northern Westchester …
By CCoHOPE Indivisible*
Judge Melissa A. Loehr: A Rare Judicial Choice For Westchester County Court
Address to Greenburgh Democratic Committee YONKERS, NY — June 2, 2019 — I just came from attending a Gay Pride event. We all should be proud of who we are. I am proud and honored to be here today and ask for your support to be your Democratic Nominee for Westchester County Court Judge. I an in my twentieth year …