Letter to Editor: In Defense of Bongiorno

Letter to Editor: In Defense of Bongiorno

Dear Editor, My opponent opted to exercise his right to challenge my petitions, first with the Board of Elections and then to file in Supreme Court. There were 70 specific objections filed against the 150 signatures collected for the Independence line and 13 for the Working Families. I needed 125 and 11 respectively to appear […]

Bongiornoโ€™s Blunder

Former D.A. Michael Bongiorno fails to notarize Weisbergโ€™s petition signatures properly, resulting in loss of Independence Party line BY SARA GILBERT Republican Daniel Weisbergโ€™s petition to be a primary candidate on the Independence Party line has been thrown out by NY State Supreme Court Justice Linda Jamieson. Clarkstown Town Justice Rolf Thorsen challenged Weisbergโ€™s petitions […]

Carlucci Questions Valentine Signatures, Slows Down the Process

Tight lips at the Board of Elections as they work to verify signatures hurriedlyย  BY SARA GILBERT New York State Senator David Carlucci challenged over 1,100 petition signatures gathered by Democratic candidate Grant Valentine and his supporters. Valentine, of Chestnut Ridge, plans to challenge Carlucci, of New City, for the 38th Senate District, which includes […]