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 […]
On Tuesday, November 5, Clarkstown residents in Ward 1 will be asked to choose between current Board member John Valentino (R/C) and his challenger, Mark Licker (D). Valentino was appointed by the Town Board to fill the vacancy left by the death of Councilman Mark Woods earlier this year. Valentino, a retired NYPD Lieutenant, is […]
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick is the Democratic candidate running for State Senate in New York’s 38th District. If elected, Reichlin-Melnick would be serving his second non-consecutive term, having previously served as Rockland’s State Senator from 2021-2023. Nyack born and raised, Reichlin-Melnick graduated from Nyack High School before obtaining his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. Soon after, he […]
Senator Bill Weber (R, NY 38) is seeking reelection. The Republican incumbent is a Pearl River native who worked as the Chief Financial Officer for a small family business before entering state politics. Weber told the RCT that his frustrations with high taxes and the daunting cost of living in New York are what convinced […]