Incumbent Peter Harckham and Opponent Rob Astorino Speak with the River Journal

What was destined to be a contentious fight for the State Senate seat in the 40th District has seen both sides throwing harder rhetorical jabs as the November election looms […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: In Support of Pete Harckham

To the Editor, I’ll be straight with you. When Pete Harckham announced for the New York Senate in 2018, I had no idea who he was and I did not […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: In Support of Peter Harckham

I enthusiastically support Senator Pete Harckham’s reelection to the NY State Senate to represent the 40th District. Senator Harckham is all that you could ask for in a leader. He is kind, genuine, smart, responsive, […] Read more »

Harckham’s State Grant Helps Croton-on-Hudson Purchase New Eco-Friendly Police Vehicle

New York State Senator Pete Harckham secured $52,500 in state grant funding last spring for the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department, and last week he had an opportunity to see the new […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

To the editor: What an exciting time to celebrate…100 years ago women won the right to vote in the United States. Two years ago, I visited Seneca Falls, New York, […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Alternative to Mail-In Ballots

Many voters complained during the June primary that they did not receive absentee ballots in a timely manner after they submitted the requests. And, other voters worry that the postal […] Read more »

Harckham Helps Kick Off Pocantico River Restoration Project in Sleepy Hollow

Award-winning landscape architect Margie Ruddick set to design the project in Devries Park New York State Senator Pete Harckham helped kick off the long-awaited Pocantico River Restoration Project today at […] Read more »

Mondaire Jones Declares Victory in Democratic Primary in  New York’s 17th Congressional District

After the AP called the race and after receiving at least 32,335 votes, comprising over 42 percent of ballots cast compared to his second-place competitor’s 16 percent, Mondaire Jones released […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Sandy Galef on Tobacco Legislation

To the Editor, While so many of our health efforts this year have been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to bring your attention to some important new health […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Why You Should Vote for Evelyn

I am writing to strongly urge the voters of the 17th District to make Evelyn Farkas their Congresswoman. When I met Evelyn I felt immediately that she was exactly what […] Read more »