District 99 candidates for the 2024 general election: incumbent Christopher Eachus and challenger Tom Lapolla. ( Photos provided) Assembly District 99 candidates share their policy priorities Residents in NYS Assembly District 99, which includes portions of Monroe, Harriman, Kyras Joel and Woodbury, will have two... Local News 16 Oct 2024 | 12:00
Congestion pricing affecting OC citizens I’m writing you today to inform Orange County citizens that Assemblyman Eachus and Senator Skoufis have thrown you under... Letters to the Editor 21 May 2024 | 02:58
New York is right to protect health care access I’m writing in response to Tom Lapolla of Monroe, whose letter to the editor in last week’s edition expressed objection to... Letters to the Editor 04 Aug 2023 | 02:01
Letter to the editor. Honoring life? While I appreciate, to some degree, the public efforts of state and local officials in trying to prevent the closure of Saint... Letters to the Editor 12 Apr 2023 | 05:06
‘Radical traditionalist Catholics’ Now who did you say was “radicalized”? Earlier this month a document was leaked from the FBI, which warned against “radical... Letters to the Editor 01 Mar 2023 | 01:15
A tale of two representatives I recently had the opportunity to meet my two state representatives. While in Albany I was able to shake hands with my State... Letters to the Editor 01 Feb 2023 | 11:25
Vote for Dorey Houle In a recent NYS State Senate Democrat primary, the winner of that race confidently declared that “socialism wins” immediately... Letters to the Editor 08 Oct 2022 | 01:04
Reconsidering Colin Schmitt To the editor: A recent submission to this publication offered a skewed opinion on the Republican candidate for the 18th Congressional... Letters to the Editor 29 Aug 2022 | 12:55
Critical Race Theory: Academic theory or political indoctrination? Assemblyman Colin Schmitt recently announced that he will be introducing a bill that bans “Critical Race Theory” (CRT) in... Letters to the Editor 09 Aug 2021 | 11:05
Some more equal than others? It appears as if Twitter has now permanently banned President Donald Trump’s account, Facebook and Instagram are also considering... Letters to the Editor 24 Jan 2021 | 06:49
Tyranny or freedom We can only hope as this election draws near we all recognize that this is not an election between the two candidates running... Letters to the Editor 19 Oct 2020 | 11:54
In defense of the Electoral College The United States of America is, properly understood, a “representative democracy,” a constitutional republic, whose fundamental... Letters to the Editor 21 Jul 2020 | 11:16
Religious liberty: A ‘bogus term?’ In a recent interview, Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney said: “We know that Neil Gorsuch is a supporter of so-called religious... Letters to the Editor 23 Jun 2020 | 09:46
'All politics aside' Although I tend to disagree with Governor Cuomo on most issues, I would like to recognize his handling of the current health... Letters to the Editor 30 Apr 2020 | 12:52
Irony and true courage I find it very ironic that a recent letter writer characterized our young State Senator James Skoufis as a man “that protects... Letters to the Editor 26 Aug 2019 | 12:28
