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The candidates fielded questions on issues ranging from the cost of living and Israel to data centers, including from Yorktown’s Tom and Jessica Gorman, who asked whether they supported reversing a state law affecting local cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/29/26 |
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U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly joined Democratic congressional candidate Cait Conley and local supporters Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Albert A. Capellini Community & Cultural Center in Yorktown for a campaign event ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/27/26 |
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Carmel shred day rescheduled for Oct. 3
The Town of Carmel’s residential shred day has been postponed because of the impending storm and rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3.
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9/25/26
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A group of Putnam County voters has filed a lawsuit against County Executive Kevin Byrne and his re-election campaign, alleging the campaign accepted nearly $20,000 in contributions above limits permitted under state Election Law.
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 9/21/26 |
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Democratic district leaders and candidates from across Putnam County gathered Sunday, Aug. 30, to celebrate the opening of the party’s 2026 coordinated campaign headquarters in Mahopac.
The office is part of the New York State Democratic...
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9/7/26
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Rep. Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley offered competing diagnoses of the pressures facing Hudson Valley families and businesses during an Aug. 19 forum hosted by the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, even as a closing round revealed significant agreement between the candidates.
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By Brett Freeman
Publisher | 8/25/26 |
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Democrat Gwen Burke believes a career as an environmental engineer will be an asset on the Putnam County Legislature, where she is running against Republican and former Mahopac School Board Trustee Tanner McCracken to represent District 8.
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By Halston Media Staff
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8/7/26
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The campaign for Putnam County executive took a contentious turn this week as Democratic challenger Brett Yarris filed a formal complaint with the New York State Board of Elections alleging that Republican incumbent Kevin Byrne's campaign accepted...
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By Bob Dumas
Editor-at-Large | 8/6/26 |
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A group of protesters demonstrated outside Rep. Mike Lawler’s satellite office at Carmel Town Hall in Mahopac on July 15, accusing the Republican of making health care less accessible by voting for the 2025 federal budget reconciliation law,...
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EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 7/23/26 |
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Tanner McCracken’s landslide primary victory for Putnam County Legislature over endorsed candidate Frank Lombardi has left local Republicans debating whether the result signals a broader shift in GOP politics—or simply the success of a stronger...
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Mahopac Board of Education Trustee Tanner McCracken has defeated Town of Carmel Councilman Frank Lombardi to win the Republican nomination in the race to represent Putnam County Legislative District 8. McCracken, 26, earned more nearly 75 percent...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 6/23/26 |
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With early voting already underway ahead of primary day on June 23, Mahopac Republicans have a choice to make as Carmel GOP-endorsed Town Councilman Frank Lombardi faces Board of Education Trustee Tanner McCracken.
We asked both candidates to...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 6/17/26 |
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Former U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney has endorsed Democratic candidate Cait Conley in the race for New York’s 17th Congressional District, her campaign...
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6/16/26
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Mahopac School District voters overwhelmingly approved the Mahopac Public Library’s proposed 2026-27 budget on June 2, while also electing three members to the library’s Board of Trustees. The budget passed by a vote of 330-72, according to...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 6/8/26 |
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Mahopac Central School District residents will head to the polls June 2 to vote on the Mahopac Public Library’s proposed 2026-27 budget and elect three members to the library’s Board of Trustees.
Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m....
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6/2/26
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Mahopac Central School District residents will head to the polls June 2 to vote on the Mahopac Public Library’s proposed 2026-27 budget and elect three members to the library’s Board of Trustees.
Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m....
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6/2/26
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Mahopac School District voters decided on the district's $148.3 million 2026-27 budget and selected three....
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By Emile Menasche
Editor | 5/19/26 |
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Seven candidates are running for three open seats on the school board. We sent them all the same set of questions. Here is what they had to say.
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An internal dispute among GOP leadership and two young members of local committees is headed to court this month after the Carmel and Putnam County Republican Committees initiated disciplinary procedures against two of its members, Dan Dudek and...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 5/7/26 |
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The Republican will challenge incumbent Democratic state Sen. Pete Harckham in the 40th State Senate District.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 5/2/26 |
