Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Residents vote in $72.6 million fiscal plan
Nyack Schools' verified vote results are in, and residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of this year's $72.6 million budget. 1,252 voted to pass the fiscal plan, and 374 cast ballots against. The two newcomers running for two school board seats—Dan Kaplan and Karen Hughes—secured seats with 1,102 and 1,044 votes, respectively. Four-term veteran Claudette Clarke, who has put in 12 years on the all-volunteer board, received 664 votes. -- Original story (4:42 p.m.) With next year’s school budget and two open seats on the school board up for grabs, locals headed to the polls in Nyack and Valley Cottage on Tuesday. (Read an election primer here.) Residents are currently voting on the district’s $72.6 million budget and for two of the three …
Veteran member Claudette Clarke answers Patch's questions
This is an interview with Valley Cottage's Claudette Clarke, who is running for Nyack School Board. Three hopefuls—four-term veteran Clarke, and newcomers Dan Kaplan and Karen Hughes—are vying for two seats. Current member Michael Lagana will not be seeking another term. The vote will be held May 15. Read about this year's school budget here, and last year's school board elections here. -- Patch: Why are you seeking a seat on the board, and why should people vote for you? Clarke: I had a dream that the Nyack School district would accomplish all the districts goals, one of which is that each child would reach his/her fullest potential. We have made a lot of progress over the twelve years that I have been a board member. However, The school …
Where to vote; candidate, budget details
Tuesday is election day for Nyack Schools, and residents will have a say in the district's $72.6 million budget and two open seats on the school board. The budget, which comes in about $270,000 under the state's two-percent tax cap, includes no teacher layoffs, although a handful of administrative posts would be slashed. Read the budget details here. On the ballot for Nyack School Board are three candidates vying for two seats. Newcomers Dan Kaplan and Karen Hughes are joined by sitting member and four-term veteran Claudette Clarke. (Click the hyperlinked names for details on the candidates.) School Board members serve three-year terms and are not paid. -- When and where to vote
Monday, May 14, 2012
Newcomer Karen Hughes sounds off on issues, experience
This is an interview with Upper Nyacker Karen Hughes, who is running for Nyack School Board. Three hopefuls—first-timer Hughes, sitting member Claudette Clarke and newcomer Dan Kaplan—are vying for two seats. Read a statement from Dan Kaplan here. Current member Michael Lagana will not be seeking another term. The vote will be held May 15. Read about this year's school budget here, and last year's school board elections here. -- Patch: Why are you seeking a seat on the board, and why should people vote for you? Hughes: I have spent over 20 years in investment banking technology, as a software engineer and program manager. In my role as a technology manager, my job is to engage, listen, evaluate and make sensible decisions that are driven …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Drop out of Rick Santorum, wide lead for Romney in polls, among signs
New York's Republican presidential primary is today, but don't expect the excitement seen from earlier nomination contests. With former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum having dropped out earlier this month, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is now being referred to as the "presumptive front runner" in published media reports. Even in the closing weeks of Santorum's candidacy, polls for New York (including Quinnipiac and Siena) showed Romeny with large double-digit leads. Santorum is still listed on the ballot, according to records from the state's board of elections. Westchester County Legislative Minority Leader Jim Maisano (R-New Rochelle) noted the lack of talk for the event in a Journal News interview on Sunday. “No one I …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Joe Carvin is building a campaign war chest with donations and a personal loan to his campaign; incumbent Nita Lowey gathering PAC and special interest contributions.
Rye Town Supervisor Joe Carvin released information from his quarterly campaign filing report today revealing he has raised $75,000 cash and loaned his campaign $1,000,000 of his own money to face off against incumbent US Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-17th District). Carvin's campaign reveals he has $1,054,000 cash on hand and that he has spent $32,000 so far. In keeping with his campaign launch remarks, Carvin said in his statement that his bid was about fiscal reform and not taking up long-term tenure in Congree- a nod to Lowey's 23 years in public office. "The focus of this nation must stay fixed on reducing our annual operating deficits and our national debt or they will weigh as an anchor on the economic future of our nation," Carvin …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The vice president will be traveling to Scarsdale today.
Scarsdale is getting ready for a visit from Vice President Joseph Biden this evening. The vice president will be traveling to Scarsdale tonight after a campaign stop in Exeter, New Hampshire today at noon. "In the afternoon, the Vice President will travel to Scarsdale, New York, to attend a campaign event at 6:15 p.m.," the Office of the Vice President said in a statement. "The Vice President will return to Wilmington, Delaware, in the evening." The Office of the Vice President did not confirm any details of the Scarsdale trip. However, the WPCNR Main Street Journal is reporting that Biden "is expected to arrive by government jet at Westchester County Airport sometime after 5:30 p.m., and then be whisked by motorcade to a home in Scarsdale…
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Joseph Carvin nominated to challenge U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey in 17th Congressional District race,
The Rockland and Westchester Republican Committees joined forces Tuesday night to nominate a single candidate for the 17th Congressional District. Joseph Carvin of Port Chester received the unanimous support of the several hundred committee members at the convention at Clarkstown Town Hall in New City. Carvin, who is the Rye Town supervisor, will challenge Democratic Incumbent U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey of Harrison in November. Rockland County Republican Anthony Melé, who recently withdrew his candidacy and endorsed Carvin, nominated him at the convention, saying. “I urge this committee to unite behind Joe. And together we will lead the Republican party to victories not seen since the days of Ronald Wilson Reagan,” said Melé of Chestnut …
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Republican Joe Carvin announced his campaign for the 17th District Congressional seat of incumbent US Representative Nita Lowey during a press conference in his hometown of Port Chester.
Republican Joe Carvin announced his campaign for the 17th District Congressional seat of incumbent US Representative Nita Lowey during a press conference in his hometown of Port Chester, NY. Check Rye Patch for continuing coverage of Joe Carvin's campaign.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Trustees win unopposed in South Nyack, Upper Nyack and Grand View
A staggeringly low number of village voters hit the polls yesterday, though the lackluster numbers were likely due to no-contest bids. Two trustees ran for election without challengers in each of the three villages with open posts—South Nyack, Upper Nyack and Grand View. (To see what the officials had to say about the coming Tappan Zee Bridge, village budgets and relationships with towns, click here.) Here's the voting breakdown: Upper Nyack, total of 23 voters including two absentee ballots James Sarna: 16 votes Joespeh Diamond: 21 votes -- South Nyack, total of 37 voters Alain Leinbach: 34 votes Bonnie Christain: 34 votes -- Grand View Jospeh Abrams: Patch is awaiting results Catherine Whitney: Patch is awaiting results
William Demarest
7:37 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
I was voter No. 98 at the polling place at the old Hilltop School tonight. more ›