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 »

Letter to the Editor: Lack of Affordable Housing in Peekskill

Dear Editor, It’s difficult to find a reasonably-priced apartment in Peekskill if you make $40,000 or $50,000. That isn’t right. A healthy mix of housing is critical for Peekskill to […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: New York Needs to Authorize Secure Voting Box Locations

Why Hasn’t New York or The Board Of Elections Authorized Secure Voting Box Locations Like Many Other States? Voters should have ability to place ballots at secure voting boxes at […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Rep. Nita Lowey Champions House Legislation Against Drilling off New York

Once again, Representative Nita Lowey made it clear that she’s a woman of the people! As Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, she led the U.S. House of Representatives to pass […] Read more »

Goodbye My Hudson: A Letter from a Long-Time River Town Resident

This is the last thing I should be doing now!  The list of things to do and prepare before the Expert Full Service Local Movers arrive tomorrow is endless!  Yet, […] Read more »

Op-Ed: Thirty Years Later – The Fight for Inclusion and Equality

On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. Few laws have affected the lives of so many Americans, and even fewer have made such […] Read more »

In Its Attack on Indian Point, Riverkeeper Misses the Point

To the Editor, In his recent letter “Looking Past Indian Point, Riverkeeper Takes a Pass on Gas” [June 2020], Richard Webster [of Riverkeeper] paints a picture of energy in New York that bears no resemblance to reality.   Nearly […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Congress Should Pass Emergency Funding to Fight COVID-19 Globally

Although the third emergency supplemental package includes $2 trillion, less than 1% of the total package was earmarked to fight COVID-19 globally. The United States’ lack of international response will […] 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: BOE Needs to Address Election Issues

Letter to the Editor: Too much is at stake in the next few months leading up to the November 3 Presidential election.  We don’t want to repeat the Board of […] Read more »