OPINION
Letter: Proposed P.C. school budget provides win-win situation for all
When was the last time Port Chester residents saw no increase in their school taxes? Has it ever happened? We finally have the opportunity to do so. For years the residents have been advocating for more Foundation Aid and all the hard work has finally come to fruition.
Letter: The lesser-known benefits of expansion at Westchester County Airport
While it’s already been reported that some local residents do not favor Million Air’s proposed expansion of Westchester County Airport (HPN), an important side of the story has been missing. The benefits of development at HPN have not been nearly as widely discussed and need to be understood amidst the …
Letter: Parent running for Blind Brook school board concerned about waning strength of schools
I’m writing to explain why I’ve chosen to run for Blind Brook school board. Like many of you, my husband and I chose to move to Rye Brook because of the excellent reputation of our schools. Small classes with a rigorous academic program in a warm community seemed ideal. Unfortunately, …
Letter: People of Ukraine, Part II
NATO had it emergency summit in Europe last week. NATO is bending over backwards to avoid a possible confrontation with the fascist Putin regime. In what alternative reality do you believe that cowardice can stop the bully? World War II taught us nothing. Two totalitarian regimes, Nazi Germany and the …
Dick Hubert’s Worldview: Blind Brook’s longtime competitor Edgemont gets a new school superintendent, making history
Now that the Blind Brook School Board’s search for a new superintendent has ended with the clearly obvious decision to promote Colin Byrne from interim to permanent superintendent, there’s no better time to look at the most newsworthy superintendent choice this year of any district in Westchester
Dick Hubert’s Worldview: Doing your homework on understanding our most committed adversary: Russia’s Putin
President Joe Biden has declared Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher,” “inhumane,” a "murderous dictator,” and a “pure thug who is waging an immoral war against the people of Ukraine.”
Letter: On proposed single-use paper ban
The writer submitted this letter to his state legislators, which represents his opinion on the paper bag ban they are purportedly considering: I am writing to you as my State representative and appreciate the excellent constituent service you have provided. This is a rare time I write on a public …
Letter: BOT: We know you can talk; show us you can listen
In the most recent Port Chester Board of Trustees election, 1,694 people voted, only about 12% of active voters in Port Chester. That’s a pathetically low number no matter how you dice it. Why so low? Well, there’s the fact that the election is held in March with no other …
