OPINION

Letter: Report about Quakers accurately

If you are going to publish a report about a local religious organization, I think you should print the truth.

Letter: Dick Hubert is wrong

Dick Hubert has repeatedly, and wrongly, accused Purchase Quaker Meeting of two falsehoods: 1) opposing the building of a WJWW water filtration plant; and 2) doing so for 20 years.

Letter: Good cause eviction will be a chokehold on small landlords

When lawmakers debate housing issues, they often fail to acknowledge the importance of small property owners. We are significant providers of excellent housing for low-income, working-class folks in our communities.

Letter: Democrat party name is incorrect—it’s Democratic

In an otherwise reasonable letter encouraging support for candidate petitions, Aldo Vitagliano refers to the “Democrat” party rather than the “Democratic” party.

Letter: Board of Trustees must protect the future of Port Chester

I hope this letter finds you well. I am a lawyer from Mamaroneck. While I am not a resident of Port Chester, I care about Port Chester and have been involved in its community affairs for approximately a decade already.

Letter: Support the Pride of Port Chester through its 2022-23 Ad Journal

Please support the Port Chester High School Band’s annual Ad Journal fundraiser by purchasing ad space or a tribute today.

Letter: Disinformation about Ukraine is spreading in the United States

While Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida called the genocidal war Russia started against Ukraine a mere “territorial dispute,” the International Criminal Court in the Hague issued an arrest warrant for Putin for assistance and facilitation of the kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

Letter: Peter Larr Student Civic Achievement Award

The League of Women Voters of Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester (the “LWV”) will award the 2023 Peter Larr Student Civic Achievement Award to a current junior.

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: A grand educational experiment is about to begin on our doorstep

Broadview at SUNY Purchase is a senior living community that represents a challenge to the rest of us—a challenge that few have yet to recognize.

Students bridge Blind Brook and Port Chester communities

Having a sense of community is a critical notion when maturing as a teenager. It gives oneself a sense of belonging, relating, and connecting. Living in a community provides a footing for our future, a place to be educated, to create social connections, and to obtain different levels of support.

Letter: It’s candidate petition time— please support the effort

Few people are thinking of the November elections. In this letter, I ask you to if only to support the process required to ensure there are candidates running for Rye Town office.

Letter: Anti-Bullying Committee announces honorees for its annual dinner

The Port Chester Anti-Bullying Committee is proud to announce that the 8th Annual Dinner will be held Wednesday, June 14, at Harrison Meadows Country Club. This year we are honoring three very influential individuals—Anne Capeci, Dr. Charles Coletti and Robert Vitti. Each of them has contributed to supporting Port Chester …

Letter: The climate, health, and economic case for all-electric new buildings

The most recent reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, prepared and reviewed by thousands of scientists and experts from 195 countries, conclude that barring immediate concerted efforts to tame carbon pollution from fossil fuels, our world could be unrecognizable by the end of the century.

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: Unsettling economic times create warning for 2023-24 public, private school budgets

We’re in unsettling economic times, and those who deal with school budgets—both public and private, are painfully aware of this.

Russian citizens are complicit

On Monday morning the horrifying video of Russian fascists executing Ukrainian wounded soldier Oleksandr Matzievskyy after he said “Glory to Ukraine” was spreading over the Internet.