More than two weeks after the June 23 primary, Democrat Elijah Reichlin-Melnick has declared victory in the 38th district state senate primary after the counting of over 12,700 absentee ballots late last night gave him a 921-vote lead over his opponent Justin Sweet. “I can now say with 100 percent confidence that when the final […]
On Wednesday, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) passed legislation (S.8555a) through the New York State Senate to designate a portion of State Route 45 in the Village of Spring Valley, as the Sandra L. Wilson Memorial Highway. Sandra Wilson, a security guard was stabbed to death on February 18, 2020 at the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring […]
Low Inflation Rate Impacts Counties, Towns and Cities Property tax levy growth for local governments with fiscal years closing Dec. 31 will be capped at 1.56 percent for 2021, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure affects tax cap calculations for all counties, towns, fire districts, 44 cities and 11 villages. “The pandemic […]
American Lung Association and the Tobacco Action Coalitions of New York applaud new state laws taking effect July 1 Discounts on the sale of all tobacco products, such as coupons and multi-pack price promotions, are prohibited in New York State beginning July 1. The law was passed as part of the state’s fiscal year 2021 budget. […]
Primary Day in New York is June 23 and quite a few Super PACs are dumping money into local campaigns. In the Democratic primary for Congressional District 17 Super PACs connected to far-left progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, including “Fight for the American Dream,” are backing candidate Mondaire Jones and could be breaking some rules for PACs […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The question of whether candidates are receiving support from conservative donors and organizations has become a sticking point in the Democratic primary for the 38th State Senate District. Lead candidates for the seat are Clarkstown Town Clerk Justin Sweet and Nyack Trustee Elijah Reichlin-Melnick. Sweet accused Reichlin-Melnick of accepting “thousands of dollars […]