OPINION

Letter: Where’s the money?

As I see it, probably the most important decision that has to be made right now is trying to get our children back in school. 

Letter: The facts be damned in letter regarding the PCPD

Everyone, I repeat everyone, in this country is entitled to their opinion(s). 

Letter: The New Guard’s letter represents the height of naïve stupidity

I felt obligated to respond to the letter in your July 24 issue titled “Police: A symptom of White Supremacy.” 

Making Sense of the Census: COVID-19 makes a complete count more essential

On Oct. 25, 2018, under the leadership of Port Chester Mayor Fritz Falanka, the Port Chester 2020 Census Complete Count Committee came into being. Mayor Falanka’s charge was clear. 

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: A political revolution rolls through Westchester County, New York State and Port Chester. What can we make of it?

A political revolution has swept through Westchester County and New York State, and one way or the other all of us are going to be impacted by it.

Letter: Police: A symptom of White supremacy

Accompanying this letter is a breakdown of Port Chester’s budget this year that the village, of course, won’t provide for its community members. As you can imagine, we’ve also been told that the Port Chester Police Department is underfunded; we beg to differ.

Letter: Democracy or tribal justice?

In light of the current social unrest sweeping the nation, many of our elected politicians, particularly Governor Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm Jr.), redefined the senseless riots as merely the right to protest in our democracy. Such statements would make one believe neither …

Letter: No police response

I noticed the night of July 13 a freezer in front of 45 Washington St. with the lid still attached. I notified the Police Department at approximately 8:05 p.m., and the officer on the desk didn’t seem too concerned and referred me to contact the building department or code enforcement.

Letter: A new community garden open for planting

After many months of planning and preparation and construction and hard work, I am proud to announce that the new community garden located at Edgewood Park is open for planting.

Letter: No need for new voting machines

Last week, our county Board of Legislators (BOL) heard from many voters about the problems they encountered casting their ballots in the poorly planned and poorly executed June primary. These problems included poor communications from the Board of Elections (BOE) regarding changed polling sites, inadequate notices concerning polling sites, long …

Letter: Six feet apart but never closer in our hearts!

Bruno Ponterio, the principal of Ridge Street School from 1963-1995, often told me, “It's never too soon to perform an act of kindness before it's too late!” What better time than now to heed those words of wisdom. The guidelines state we must stay six feet away from one another, …

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: The impending disaster of our Board of Elections is coming into view; be afraid

How bad, how dangerously incompetent, is our County Board of Elections (BOE)? How desperately do they need the kind of intervention proposed by County Executive George Latimer in this column last week? 

Letter: Remembering WWII and our veterans

For the past four months we have been talking about the coronavirus, and now social issues are at the forefront. I ask all of us and many more to take a pause and go back 75 years; let’s do it together. 

Letter: City status for Port Chester

The Port Chester Board of Trustees (BOT) is in the process of establishing a City Charter Commission to assist the Board in overseeing the process of drafting a City Charter for Port Chester and invites residents who have interest in serving on this Commission to submit their names and resumes …

Letter: Party officials should not govern the Westchester Board of Elections

I read with great interest Dick Hubert's opinion piece regarding the governance of the Westchester County Board of Elections.