OPINION
I on The Daily News: Latest ‘white knights’ ride in like 3 Musketeers to rescue Daily News as tabloid damsel in distress
There are some things I wish I did not know about my first journalistic love because a lot of knights have come between us since those days when she was a lot faster and livelier. That’s before she began to fade, lose circulation, became homeless, came close to dying and …
Op-Ed: School board must create more polling places to make elections accessible to Latinx citizens
We were encouraged to see members of the Port Chester Board of Education at its Mar. 18 meeting respond receptively to community members asking for the Board to add polling places for the upcoming election and future elections.
Letter: Drug paraphernalia retail ban is a step in the wrong direction
On Feb. 16, the Port Chester Board of Trustees and mayor voted 4-3 to pass a law that prohibits the display and sale of drug paraphernalia by retail establishments within the Village of Port Chester. This law is not only harmful to businesses in Port Chester—it is harmful to our …
Letter: High school juniors invited to apply for Peter Larr Student Civic Achievement Award
Attention, high school juniors (and their parents)! The League of Women Voters of Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester (the “LWV”) will once again be awarding the Peter Larr Student Civic Achievement Award to a junior who lives in and attends high school in the City of Rye (including Holy …
Letter: NYS budget: Raise tobacco taxes to protect youth public health
Every year, the use of tobacco products results in over 22,000 premature deaths across New York State. Each year, tens of thousands of teens initiate use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes, many experiencing lifelong addiction.
Letter: What is taking so long in the Corbia case?
On average, juries in U.S. criminal cases deliberate for 114 minutes before reaching a verdict. Why is it then that at the Mar. 18 meeting of the Port Chester Board of Education, it was announced that the determination of the hearing officer administering the Corbia case “will not be received …
Letter: Building back trust
I want to commend the Port Chester Board of Education for two recent examples of listening to the public and taking its wishes into account.
Letter: Mayor-elect Marino offers thanks
Thank you to Port Chester voters for expressing your confidence in me by electing me to lead our village forward as mayor.
Dick Hubert's Worldview: A political dream wish: P.C. Republicans turn on Trump and become champions of democracy and voting rights
Can you run for a local office as a Republican without having to answer the question: are you a Trump Republican or a Katko Republican?
Letter: Scott Jaffee seeks re-election to Blind Brook school board
Thank you for entrusting me with the responsibility of serving you the past three years as a trustee and as the current Vice President of the Blind Brook Board of Education. As I noted at this past Tuesday’s meeting, I write to formally announce that I am seeking reelection this …
Letter: Jeff Mensch announces candidacy for Blind Brook Board of Education
I am excited to announce my candidacy for a seat on the Blind Brook Board of Education. I have lived in Rye Brook for the past seven years with my wife and our three daughters. And as of this September, I will have the benefit of having one child in …
Dick Hubert’s Worldview: COVID vaccine adventures: Getting your shots, and then—how do you restart your life?
The Vaccine Hunt—we’re all in this together, right?
