elections
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 - 6:11 pm
The juiciest part of U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey's appearance at a Saugerties forum last night didn't get caught on tape. After the cameras were turned off and packed up, YNN's Capital Tonight reports, Daily Freeman reporter William J. Kemble was... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 - 5:32 pm
WGXC was onhand last night during a forum for county-wide candidates in Greene County, and got tape of the entire evening. Four candidates running for the county treasurer and county judge seats attended and spoke: judicial candidates David Woodin and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 - 5:46 pm
Democratic nominee for Catskill town justice Michael Smith didn't file his paperwork for his candidacy correctly, a judge has ruled, according to the Daily Mail:
A decision made Wednesday by Albany County Court Judge Joseph C. Teresi has ordered town of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010 - 10:29 am
A photo of Paladino walking by the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center in Kingston yesterday. From the Hudson Valley Chronic's Facebook page.
After kicking up a huge gay rights controversy with a few choice quotes issued on Sunday, Carl Paladino, the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010 - 8:56 am
U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey brought the star power to campaign for him in Binghamton on Monday: None other than Mr. Bill Clinton himself, who spoke to 600 fans, according to Fox 40. (The Star Gazette has a photo gallery.)
Hinchey's Republican... Read more
By dgalusha on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 - 8:55 am
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 - 11:23 am
It's been an odd week for Greene County officeholders and officeholder wannabes.
Last Thursday, the code enforcement officer for the town of Coxsackie was arrested for moonlighting on town matters while on duty at his second job at the Coxsackie... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 20, 2010 - 8:41 am
With the November elections just around the corner, realtor David Knudsen reminds all you flatlanders -- er, "second-home owners" -- that you can vote here, even if it's not your primary residence. And with so much about the future of rural New York at... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2010 - 9:44 am
The results are in from yesterday's primary vote, showing the major statewide candidates who will eat up your airtime and brain space between now and November. The winners are:
For governor: Carl Paladino surfed on Tea Party discontent to best Rick Lazio... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 13, 2010 - 2:29 pm
We spilled a lot of ink over the weekend about the many candidates running for governor in tomorrow's primary election, and we would be remiss if we overlooked those who are running to be the next attorney general of our fair state. Luckily, Reuters has... Read more