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Franklin PA
News
Former PA Mayor's Home Shot More Than Half Dozen Times (VIDEO) Former PA Mayor's Home Shot More Than Half Dozen Times (VIDEO)
Former PA Mayor's Home Shot More Than Half Dozen Times (Video) A former Pennsylvania mayor and current council candidate has shared a video of two men shooting into her home. Chardaé Jones, who is running for first ward council, was hosting a girls' night in with her friends from Carlow University on Sunday when they were all woken up by gunshots, she explained in a Facebook post on Monday.  Jones later reviewed surveillance camera footage and saw two young men pull up around Corey Avenue, Braddock in an SUV at 5:54 a.m. on Nov. 5.  They appeared to be trying to unlock cars, while "rummaging through a car across the street," they began yelling Jones …

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by Jillian Pikora
Ossining
Politics
This Local Race Seen As Most Heated Amid Focus On Presidential Election This Local Race Seen As Most Heated Amid Focus On Presidential Election
This Local Race Seen As Most Heated Amid Focus On Presidential Election While all eyes will be on the 2020 presidential election, a hotly contested local race is expected to come down to the wire in the Hudson Valley. The race between one-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Pete Harckham and former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in the 40th Senate District has been a back-and-forth affair, with neither candidate a clear frontrunner. The 40th district includes parts of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties. Despite having a sizable lead in registered voters in the district, the seat had long been held by Republicans before Harckham’s victory two year…

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by Zak Failla
Hartford
News
State Rep. Says Sorry For Parking, But Not Alleged Threat Against Neighbor State Rep. Says Sorry For Parking, But Not Alleged Threat Against Neighbor
State Rep. Says Sorry For Parking, But Not Alleged Threat Against Neighbor With an election close at hand, Republican State Rep. Cara Pavalock-D’Amato gave an apology to a Bristol man after allegedly leaving a nasty note on his mailbox. The apology from the Bristol, District 77th representative sprung from an incident on Saturday, Oct. 3, when Pavalock-D’Amato apparently illegally parked her vehicle and was asked - rudely - to move it by a neighbor. Soon afterward, the neighbor found a hand-written, profanity-filled note affixed to his mailbox. Believing the note was from Pavalock-D’Amato, he posted it to Facebook where it drew significant attention. The short mes…

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by Kristin Palpini
East Dutchess
Schools
Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Dutchess Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Dutchess
Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Dutchess Voters in Dutchess County will head to the polls to vote on local school budget and bond proposals. More than a billion dollars in spending will be up for a vote on Tuesday, May 21, as voters determine the fate of more than a dozen school district budgets and candidates vying for Board of Education seats. Budget proposals range from $23.68 million in Webutuck to a whopping $234.95 million in Wappingers. There is also seven contested school board races among 16 districts, with 46 candidates hoping to claim victory on Tuesday. Check Daily Voice for updates when polling numbers start coming…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Politics
Here's Who Won Westchester, Putnam Village Elections Here's Who Won Westchester, Putnam Village Elections
Here's Who Won Westchester, Putnam Village Elections Residents in 15 villages in Westchester and Putnam counties made their way to the polls to vote for local mayors, trustees and local judges on Tuesday. Elections were uncontested in Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville, Buchanan, Elmsford, Hastings-on-Hudson, Larchmont, Pelham Manor, Pleasantville, Rye Brook, Scarsdale and Sleepy Hollow. There were be contested elections in Port Chester, Pelham, Tuckahoe and Nelsonville in Putnam. Results:  Putnam Nelsonville Mayor: William P. O'Neill (incumbent) 95; Christopher Caccamise 110; Trustee: Alan W. Potts (incumbent) 103; Dove Helena P…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
Politics
Statewide Election Guide Offered by League Of Women Voters Statewide Election Guide Offered by League Of Women Voters
Statewide Election Guide Offered by League Of Women Voters Having trouble finding out who is running for election in your town, village or county? The League of Women Voters has released on online guide of all Nov. 6 contests.  Readers can type in their zip codes to get a list of all local candidates, by clicking here: The link includes federal, state, judicial and all local races or propositions for the midterm elections. The LWV encourages everyone to share the link: https://lwvny.civicengine.com/

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by Jon Craig
Port Chester
Schools
Port Chester Attempts Second Bond Vote For $11M Middle School Repairs Port Chester Attempts Second Bond Vote For $11M Middle School Repairs
Port Chester Attempts Second Bond Vote For $11M Middle School Repairs Port Chester schools are giving it another try, proposing an $11 million bond issue for major repairs at the district's middle school. In February, by only 53 votes, residents of the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District narrowly defeated a $12.5 million renovation project with most of the work planned at Port Chester Middle School. The second vote is 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5 in the middle school gymnasium.  A total of 940 residents voted for the project and 993 voted against it on Feb. 6, as reported here by Daily Voice. 

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by Jon Craig
Southwest Dutchess
Politics
Dutchess Voters Elect Trustees In Four Villages Dutchess Voters Elect Trustees In Four Villages
Dutchess Voters Elect Trustees In Four Villages Residents of Dutchess County voted Tuesday, March 20 on their trustee seats in the villages of Rhinebeck, Millerton, Wappingers Falls and Tivoli.  WAPPINGERS FALLS In Wappingers Falls, Village Trustees Scott Davis, Ronnie Kormornik and Kevin Huber, all incumbents, were re-elected to the Village Board in unofficial results on Tuesday. Davis, the deputy mayor, defeated challenger Bill Fulton for the Third Ward trustee position, by 118 to 104 votes. Kormornik, of the Village First Party, defeated challenger Jennifer Niznik of the One United Party for the Second Ward seat, by 94 to 72 votes. …

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by Jon Craig
Southwest Dutchess
Politics
Dutchess Voters Head To Polls For Four Village Elections Dutchess Voters Head To Polls For Four Village Elections
Dutchess Voters Head To Polls For Four Village Elections Residents of Dutchess County will vote Tuesday, March 20 on their village's open trustee seats as well as other local issues in the villages of Rhinebeck, Millerton, Wappingers Falls and Tivoli.  WAPPINGERS FALLS In Wappingers Falls, the village board’s attempts to dismantle its police department will play a role in Tuesday's elections. Residents can vote at Village Hall, 2582 South Ave. in Wappingers Falls, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. All three trustee races are contested. Mayor Matt Alexander said challengers are bringing up the seven-member Board of Trustees’ debate whether to replace the pol…

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by Jon Craig
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock
Schools
Here's What $25M Bond Referendum Will Fund In Fair Lawn Schools Here's What $25M Bond Referendum Will Fund In Fair Lawn Schools
Here's What $25M Bond Referendum Will Fund In Fair Lawn Schools Voters approved the Fair Lawn School District Bond Referendum in a special election held on Tuesday, March 13 by a vote of 2,241 to 1,458.  The $25 million bond referendum will fund a plan to build new classrooms and expand other facilities to solve the space demands of the local population growth.   The district qualifies for $3.8 million in state aid, reducing the out-of-pocket expense for taxpayers to $21.2 million. The Board of Education worked closely with contractors and architects to carefully assess the bond referendum plan for the district, according to Superintendent Ernest Pales…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rye
Schools
Rye Neck Voters Approve $27.6M Schools Bond Referendum Rye Neck Voters Approve $27.6M Schools Bond Referendum
Rye Neck Voters Approve $27.6M Schools Bond Referendum Voters in Rye Neck overwhelmingly approved the school district’s proposed $27.6 million capital improvement bond spending plan. With a vote of 733 to 153, voters approved Proposition One, which includes a $6.28 million plan that will replace antiquated roofs across the district’s three buildings. Proposition B, which passed 608 to 278, includes an expansion to the middle and high school that will add eight new classrooms. According to the Rye Neck school district’s bond presentation, a Rye Town home assessed at $835,000 will see tax increases peak in 2021-22 at $144 for Proposition One and …

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by Zak Failla