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Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Melee Erupts, Truck Drives Through Crowd At Northampton Rallies
An officer was knocked to the ground, pepper-spray was used, and a truck drove through protesters during opposing, side-by-side rallies on Sunday, Nov. 1. The protests took place in downtown Northampton around 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and involved hundreds of people primarily belonging to either a Trump/Back the Blue group or a pro-democracy/anti-police brutality group. A lot of conflicting information has been reported about the incident. On Monday, a little before noon, Northampton Police released a statement and rundown of the events. Northampton Police did not label the political leanings of t…
Springfield, MA
Politics
Watch
: Congressman Neal, Mayor Morse Debate Tonight, Monday, Aug. 17
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal will debate challenger Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse Monday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. They are both running as Democrats to represent Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District. The district includes Hampden and Berkshire counties as well as large sections of Hampshire and Franklin counties. The primary election will be Sept. 1 to see who will represent the Democrats on the November ballot. The hour-long debate will be the first between the two politicians. It will be moderated by veteran newsman Ray Hershel. The event was organized by The Republican and MassLive, New England P…
Harrison, NY
Politics
Safe Boxes Should Be Added At Town Halls In Westchester For Mail-In Voting, Supervisor Says
The writer, Paul Feiner, is Greenburgh's town supervisor. Many voters complained during the June primary that they did not receive absentee ballots in a timely manner after they submitted the requests. And, other voters worry that the postal service may lose the absentee ballots in the mail, depriving voters of their right to vote. Or, that the ballots arrive after the deadline passed. Our postal service is not very reliable - many letters are lost, sent to the wrong address. Inasmuch as we can't count on the Postal Service to send ballots to the right address in t…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
Kanye West Files To Appear On New Jersey's Presidential Ballot
Kanye West has filed to appear on the New Jersey ballot for November's presidential election. West had garnered more than 1,300 signatures to file, which exceeds the minimum quantity of 800 for independent candidates, records show. An objection period for someone to challenge the validity of individual signatures submitted is from now until July 31, at 5 p.m. The rapper also filed papers Monday in an effort to appear on the ballot in Missouri and is looking toward New York as well, the report says. West, 43, will need to accumulate at least 30,000 signatures by Thursday, July 30 in order t…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Politics
Unofficial Results: Jefferson Council Pres. Beat Out By Smith For 3rd Republican Seat
Jefferson Township Council President Kim Finnegan could lose her spot on the Republican ballot for the third council seat to challenger and former councilman H. Ronald Smith, unofficial election results show. Three of the five candidates vying for the three seats are incumbents. As of July 8, Councilman Robert Birmingham, Councilman Jay Dunham and Smith were in the lead. Birmingham had 832 votes, Dunham had 748 and Smith had 700. Finnegan and challenger Lawrence LaSala trailed with 566 and 541 votes, respectfully. These are the unofficial results, though: July 14 marks the …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Politics
Elections
: Chatham Mayor Trails Challengers In Race For 2 Committee Seats
Chatham's Republican challengers Mark Hamilton and Ashley Felice had the lead over current Mayor Michael Kelley for the two spots on the Republican ticket this November, as of July 8. These are the unofficial results, though: July 14 marks the last day for mail-in ballots to be counted. "While it is important to note that the preliminary results from today’s Republican Primary remain 'unofficial,' early indications are that an overwhelming majority of Chatham Township’s Republicans came out in support of the Ashley and Mark ticket," Hamilton and Felice said in a joint statement. …
Briarcliff, NY
Politics
Abinanti In Tight Race With Challenger Jennifer Williams For Assembly Seat In Westchester
With mail-in and absentee ballots still being counted, five-term Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti is in a heated neck-and-neck race for his seat in the 92nd Assembly District. According to the Westchester Board of Elections, as of Thursday, June 25, each of the candidates have 50 percent of the vote, with Abinanti tallying 3,320 votes against challenger Jennifer Williams’ 3,395. The 92nd Assembly District includes Pleasantville, Mount Pleasant, and Greenburgh. There are still thousands of absentee ballots with more potentially on the way through the end of the month. Whoever wins the loca…
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Three Long Island School Budgets Voted Down
More than 100 Long Island school districts saw their budgets passed this week, though at least three will be up for a revote later this summer before the next academic year. In total, 119 school budgets passed this week, though some ballots are still being counted after New York’s first all-mail election process due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In Uniondale, the district’s proposed $211 million was defeated by a final tally of 1,157 to 885, a difference of 272 votes. It is expected to be put back up for a revote as soon as next month, school officials said. In Riverhead, t…
White Plains, NY
Schools
Here Are School Election Results In Westchester
Some of the results from New York’s first all-mail school elections are trickling in as districts work to count the ballots. As of Wednesday, June 17, no school districts in Westchester County have reported that their budgets failed, while many of the incumbent school board members look likely to maintain their seats. In May, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order that said all school elections will be held by mail, later rescheduling them and extending the final date for ballots to Tuesday, June 16. Some results are in, with others expected later in the week on Thursday or F…
Torrington, CT
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: ICYMI - Here's When Masks Or Cloth Face Coverings Are Required To Be Worn In CT
An executive order signed by Gov. Ned Lamont will require cloth face coverings to be worn in public wherever close contact is unavoidable. It goes into effect at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 20. In addition, Lamont ordered a further postponement of Connecticut's presidential primary. It's now been moved to Tuesday, Aug. 11. Here are details of the order on face coverings: "Cloth face coverings or higher level of protection required in public wherever close contact is unavoidable: Effective at 8 p.m. on April 20, 2020, any person in a public place in Connecticut who is unable to or do…
Massapequa, NY
News
Covid-
19: School Board, Budget Votes Delayed
School board elections and votes on district budgets have been pushed nearly two weeks due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order this week regarding the temporary suspension and modification of laws relating to the disaster emergency response to the virus. The order states that “any school board, library board, or village election scheduled to take place in April or May of 2020 is hereby postponed until at least June 1, 2020, and subject to further directive as to the timing, location or manner of voting for such elections.” No s…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
Fairfield Republican Wins Special Election For Open State House Of Representatives Seat
Republican Brian Farnen won a special election on Tuesday, Jan. 14 to fill Fairfield’s open 132nd District seat in the state House of Representatives. Farnen is a Representative Town Meeting member for District 9 and general counsel for the Connecticut Green Bank. In a close count, he won with about 2,460 votes, according to unofficial totals. Democrat Jennifer Leeper received 2,378 votes. They ran for the seat most recently occupied by Republican First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick, who resigned from the Connecticut General Assembly after she was elected town leader. In a post-election cam…
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