Opinion By: Alia Citterio and Lane Joslin With living in a globalized world comes the foreboding prospect of disease that threatens our known and valued peace of day to day living. For us, global pandemics are too familiar. Unfortunately, these novel diseases are going to continue threatening us, and without scientific intervention they will continue […]
Rock Bottom Redefined. The 2024 New York Jets Story… So Far… I think it would be fair to say that the New York Jets have seen a lot of low’s over the past 13 years as a franchise. After all, when you have the longest playoff drought in professional sports, how could one expect anything […]
This election cycle, voters will see a new proposition, Prop 1, on their ballots. This proposition, called the New York Equal Rights Amendment, will update the state’s previous constitutional language to prevent discrimination. While the state’s current protections include “race, color, creed [and] religion,” the updates from Prop 1 would include: “ethnicity, national origin, age, […]
Orangetown Board member Dan Sullivan (R/C) is being challenged for his seat by a local banker and community volunteer, Chrissy Knapp (D) on the November 5 ballot. Sullivan, an accountant who served on the Zoning Board of Appeals for two decades, was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Town Board a year ago and […]
State Attorney General Letitia James has announced that her office’s Election Protection Hotline is available during early voting and through the general election on Tuesday, November 5th. The hotline can troubleshoot and resolve a range of issues encountered by voters, including issues voting by absentee ballot, early mail ballot, or in-person at their polling place. […]
Clarkstown Justice Darren Epstein (R) is competing against Keith Braunfotel (D) this election cycle for the spot in Clarkstown’s judiciary branch. Town Justices serve four year terms beginning January 1st, and serve the public by conducting and managing arraignments, as well as presiding over small claims court, traffic violations, evictions, and misdemeanors. Braunfotel has lived […]