New York State Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has appointed State Senator Pete Harckham as chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. The announcement of Stewart-Cousins’s committee chair appointments and committee […] Read more »
To the editor: As I move on from my position as Ossining Town Supervisor, I want to take a moment to thank the voters of Ossining for placing their trust […] Read more »
Letter to the Editor, After 30 years as a member of the New York State Assembly I will be retiring from office at the end of 2022. I want to […] Read more »
I registered to be a Westchester poll worker because I wanted to see what all the fuss is about. According to the media, social media, and the house in our neighborhood […] Read more »
It’s November 2042 and a grade schooler is asking his grandfather, “Is it true people in elections used to do something called ‘lose’?” The wise elder replies, ”Yes, Aegon, that […] Read more »
River Journal invited all candidates representing our coverage area to submit campaign statements, listed here in alphabetical order for each office. All information is authored by the candidates. If a […] Read more »
Assemblywoman Sandy Galef was recognized this week by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) as Legislator of the Year for her leadership on Bryan Johnson’s Law (A6101A). This award identifies state […] Read more »
$1,000,000 of state funding has been appropriated for the proposed Furnace Woods Sewer Project, a critical infrastructure investment in the Town of Cortlandt that will benefit numerous residents and a […] Read more »
New York officials should never again schedule an August Congressional primary. The August 23rd primary date is a travesty –a form of voter suppression. Many voters are on vacation. Other […] Read more »
A coalition of more than a dozen local and regional environmental and social justice groups will press Democratic Party candidates in Congressional District 17 (CD17) for answers on how they […] Read more »
