FINAL UPDATES ON ONGOING STORIES IN PREVIOUS BLOGS:
Dear Readers:
It is official, the John Jay administrators have backed down and said the three girls will NOT have to seve their suspensions. This is NOT a victory for free speech, but a defeat for respect for authority and the rule of law. At John Jay you can now have civil disobedience WITHOUT consquenses, "there is no joy in mudville tonight".
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In a unanimous vote our Westchester County legislators voted to spend 6 million of our tax dollars on the six money making rides at Playland. When you go back to some past entries on this blog, you will see it was not always unanimous. Did it ever occur to anyone that these rides made money because the were privately operated? We have seen with the Westchester County Medical Center what happens when County government runs things, it is not a pretty picture. Playland is losing money now, there argument is that it will lose less. You wanna bet?
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Darren Rigger, Peekskill Demoratic Party Chairman called the Journal News to point out the personal attacks On Councilwoman Claxton on their blog site. To avoid issues of slander the blog page editor removed the offending posts. You see, even blogs have to abide by the laws of slander. If you don't get personal, stick to the issues and you won't have to worry.
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Former Peekskill Councilman Bill Schmidt has started his own blog. It will be titled "ON THE OTHER HAND". Here is the link: http://peekskillperspectives.blogspot.com/ . His first topic will be 'CAN PEEKSKILL AFFORD ANYMORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING?" It should be posted within the week. I hope you will do like I have and put this link in 'YOUR FAVORITES".
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THIS WAS IN THE JOURNAL NEWS
Suspension of Peekskill housing director sparks controversy
By MARCELA ROJASTHE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: March 18, 2007)
Peekskill - The suspension of the head of the Peekskill Housing Authority has caused a maelstrom of controversy in the city, with many arguing that his removal is the first step toward getting rid of public housing.
The agency's board of commissioners voted 4-2 Thursday night in favor of the immediate 30-day suspension with pay of executive director Gheevarghese "Thomas" Thankachan. The director makes about $90,000 a year.
The action has mobilized many Housing Authority tenants, who packed the gathering and Monday night's Common Council meeting in support of Thankachan, to speak out against one of the more vocal and, many claim, irascible housing board members.
"The only comment I can make is that they did not give me a reason," said Thankachan, who has led the Housing Authority for four years and served as its legal counsel before that. "Why they did it, I don't know."
The board's chairman, Mel Bolden, said Friday that Thankachan was suspended for incompetence or misconduct, though no explanations for his temporary departure were given at Thursday night's meeting. Bolden, who voted against the suspension, said the four commissioners have until the board's next public session on April 19 to prove the charges.
"I do believe Thomas was working with the community, but other board members perhaps think that there is a need for a changing of the guard," said Bolden, who is also a Common Council member. "I think he was doing a good job."
Lisa Shirin, the Housing Authority's administrative assistant, will be interim executive director.
Board member Leesther Brown said Thankachan's suspension was a personnel matter that will be disclosed later. Brown, who was recently reappointed by Mayor John Testa, has been the focal point of this contentious issue.
Many contend that she and other commissioners appointed by the mayor in the past year are part of his strategy to sell Bohlmann Towers, a federally subsidized apartment complex on Main Street, to private developers.
The Peekskill Housing Authority oversees several low-income residential buildings in the city, including Bohlmann and Dunbar Heights on Highland Avenue.
"I wouldn't hold the mayor's hand if he was trying to get rid of public housing," Brown said. "I'm trying to get these people a better quality of life. They deserve that."
But many have accused Brown of regularly harassing and threatening tenants and Housing Authority staff members. While complaints against her have been filed with the Peekskill Police Department, none has risen to the level of a crime, police said.
At the meeting, John Gilleo, president of the Dunbar Heights Tenants Association, presented the Housing Authority a petition signed by 150 people, mostly Dunbar residents, calling for Brown's removal and to keep Thankachan as the authority's executive director, he said. Gilleo was told to give the petition to the mayor.
"In my heart, I feel that they are trying to take public housing away from the needy," said Gilleo, a six-year Dunbar resident. "If they can get enough authority from the city, they can take the buildings."
Testa vehemently denied any such plan. The city has no authority over the apartment complexes, he said, because they are owned by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. He further maintained he has nothing to do with the board's decision-making.
"People need to calm down and let the board do their job," Testa said. "I'm hoping that in 30 days, tempers will calm, the agitators will be ignored and the situation of public housing in Peekskill will be better and safer."
In the meantime, Gilleo said, a peaceful demonstration is planned for 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in front of City Hall, 840 Main St.
"They railroaded Thomas. He has taken the buildings to a higher level, proposing scholarships for residents and a job fair," said Sandra Dolman, chairman of the People's Housing Coalition in Peekskill. "There's been a game plan for years to get people out and make way for co-ops."
Reach Marcela Rojas at mrojas@lohud.com or 845-228-2271.
MY COMMENTS ON THIS:
Dear Readers:
When someone makes unfounded accusations in order to divert attention from themselves, I must ask why? THERE ARE NO PLANS TO SELL BOHLMANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The reality is it would not be politically feasible both locally and federally to do so. Sure, there are some who would welcome that, you would be a fool to not think so. Are they even close to a majority, nah, I don't think so.
The most important thing for Peekskill as a whole is the safety, security and stability of it's public housing. Therefore within the next thirty days, I think the following questions must be answered.
1) What has been done for the safety of the residents of Bohlmann towers visa-via the broken security cameras and security doors?
2) The Housing Authority is a public institution, Have the books been opened for inspection?
I think the answers to these questions will do more to diffuse and resolve the situation.
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TWO MESSAGES FROM COUNTY LEGISLATOR OROS
George Oros
Legislator, 1st District
NEWS RELEASE
March 13, 2007 Contact: George Oros
Tel: (914) 995-2828
oros@westchesterlegislators.com
A Risk Not Worth Taking
GOP Caucus Raises Serious Questions About Proposed New Home For BOE
The Republican minority of the Board of Legislators has demanded County Executive Andrew Spano and his administration fully disclose any risks to the public involving the abandoned warehouse at 450 Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley that has been proposed as the new home for the Board of Elections.
Minority Leader George Oros and fellow Republican legislators Ursula LaMotte, Jim Maisano, Suzanne Swanson, Gordon A. Burrows and Bernice Spreckman penned a letter to Spano and Budget Chair Michael Kaplowitz after learning about some potentially harmful issues with the building, including asbestos, mold, lead paint and a buried oil storage tank.
"There are a lot of things wrong with this building," Oros said. "The location is bad enough, but all these possible health risks should force the county executive and his advisers to look elsewhere."
"We have to look for a better place," Burrows said. "This building is old and in terrible shape. We'll be wasting millions of dollars to fix all the problems. It's not worth it."
In its letter, the GOP raised questions about an underground 20,000 gallon fuel oil storage tank, a 100 gallon diesel fuel oil spill that occurred last August at 444 Saw Mill River Road, documented asbestos-containing materials on the property, the presence of lead-based paint and a reported abundance of mold.
“The County is not spending the taxpayers money wisely by trying to ignore the age and condition of the oil tank,” Swanson said.
"No matter which way you look at this, it's a mess," Maisano remarked.
Meanwhile, the Republicans also raised their collective eyebrows at recent published reports that stated the property is owned by Ardsley Partners III. One of the firm's principals is Jon Halpern who, according to The Journal News, “has been a major donor to county Democrats and served on the ‘gala committee’ of a Spano fundraiser in 2005.”
The letter requests that all these issues be discussed in the Budget and Appropriations Committee prior to the final vote.
MESSAGE TWO:
George Oros
Legislator, 1st District
NEWS RELEASE
March 14, 2007 Contact: George Oros
Tel: (914) 995-2828
Goo6@westchestergov.com
First County Legislative District Cashes In
Municipalities share a piece of almost $900,000 awarded in federal fundsProperty tax exemption should be approved for volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel
Legislator George Oros (R-C/Cortlandt) is pleased to announce that nearly $900,000 was awarded to communities within his district from the federal Community Development Block Grant program. The funds are allocated and awarded by Westchester County and the Board of Legislators.
Oros noted that “thanks to a team effort” his district will receive 24% of the funding distributed among the 17 county districts. The First District includes part of Cortlandt, Peekskill, Buchanan and northern Yorktown.
“Once more our district outranks the others in securing these funds,” said Oros.
“This funding will help the municipalities I represent complete projects that directly benefit residents,” Oros stated. “The efforts of Peekskill Mayor John Testa, Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi, Buchanan Mayor Dan O’Neill and Yorktown Supervisor Linda Cooper in fostering a smooth working relationship make it much easier to secure these funds; they deserve a note of thanks.”
The projects approved for CBDG funds include:
Peekskill: $203,050 for infrastructure improvements on Bank, Main and Park streets; $200,000 for infrastructure improvements on Division Street.
Cortlandt: $145,000 for phase II of the Broadway streetscape sidewalk project in Verplanck.
Buchanan: $200,000 for sidewalks on Westchester Avenue
Yorktown: $150,000 for the streetscape project in Jefferson Valley.
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RELATED ARTICLES IN THE NORTH COUNTY NEWS
YORKTOWN: Will Roker run?
Hall details bill for Iraq exit strategy
By Adriane Tillman
Keyed by detailed remarks on an Iraq exit strategy by Congressman John Hall, an aura of confidence, excitement and anticipation pervaded the Yorktown Democratic Committee’s annual brunch, as 220 party affiliates and county Democrats dug into steak or salmon at Traveler’s Rest on Sunday, March 11.Hall was honored by the local Democratic leadership, as was County Legislator Michael Kaplowitz and County Court Judge Jeffrey Cohen. The Democrats had plenty to celebrate, and apparently plenty to anticipate.
Who will supervise?Amongst praise and recognition for fellow politicians, the question of the day remains: Who will run to succeed Yorktown Supervisor Linda Cooper?The Democratic Committee has yet to officially endorse a candidate, which is planned for its convention on March 22. One name mentioned more than once throughout the morning was Town Clerk Alice Roker. Yorktown Democratic Committee Chair Joe Apicella called her “a jewel in Yorktown’s jewelry box” and said he hopes she will consider running for higher office. Naomi Cohen echoed that sentiment, as she addressed the crowd on behalf of her husband, former Yorktown Judge Jeffrey Cohen. Even John Hall mentioned her name when he recognized Yorktown Democratic councilmen Lou Campisi and Matt Metz.Roker said she is considering all possibilities, including running for supervisor or taking a job in the private sector.“I love what I do for a living, Roker told North County News. “I have a lot more to complete, to do in this particular job, but I never allow myself to just have tunnel vision in terms of only looking at this position.” Roker has served as Yorktown’s Town Clerk since 1990, an elected position she vies for every four years. She said the Democratic Committee asked her to run for the position. Before that, Roker worked for WNBC as a producer for Live at Five, and earlier as an elementary school teacher. Don Peters already announced he will run again for supervisor. Peters lost to Cooper two years ago by a narrow 93 votes. Democratic councilman Jim Martorano said he would consider a bid for supervisor but does not want to undercut Peters’ candidacy.Councilman Nick Bianco, who runs independently as a conservative and is also up for reelection, said he is considering everything. Bianco joined the Democrats for brunch, and told NCN he also attends the Republicans’ comparable event as well. “I’ll give it some thought about where I can be the most effective for my family and for the town,” he said, implying he can have virtually as much influence as a member of the Town Board as does someone in the top spot: “A council member’s vote is one vote, just like the supervisor’s vote.” The Hall Report Hall updated the audience about Congress’s first 100 days in office, highlighting bills to raise the minimum wage, cut interest on student loans, and charge oil companies fees for drilling on public land.He announced the Hall bill, introduced March 9, that requires the state to monetarily favor developers that build near existing treatment facilities, instead of developers who build on pristine land, knowing they’ll receive government money for sewers. “It’s an anti-sprawl law… to concentrate development where there already is development and to expand and upgrade those [sewer] systems,” he said.Hall then spoke about the topic on which he is most passionate: Iraq. The freshman congressman announced a resolution for redeployment that is expected to garner enough votes to pass through the House of Representatives. The bill says troops will stay as late as August 2008 if the Iraqi government meets the Iraq Study benchmarks for political reconciliation and constitutional changes. If not, troops will begin withdrawing by this October and completely pull out by April 2008.“It’s a start,” Hall said. “Before there was no deadline and now there’s light at the end of the tunnel.” The resolution also requires the president to seek congressional support before attacking Iran, prohibits the military from creating permanent U.S. bases in the area, and stipulates troops must rest for a year between deployments.
Biggest healthcare boost since GI BillThe bill further provides the largest increase in veterans’ healthcare since the GI bill. Caring for veterans from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq will likely exceed $1 trillion, Hall said. The ratio of wounded to those killed in the current fighting is 15:1, compared to a 2:1 ratio in Vietnam, according to Hall, who pointed out that is because today’s superior medical attention in the battlefield keeps more wounded soldiers alive. Yet, along with an improved proportion of survivors who are injured in combat, he explained, comes a greater strain on America’s ability at home to care for its wounded veterans, a situation underscored by the scandalous conditions surrounding patients at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. Hall predicts 45 Republicans will cross party lines to vote for the bill. “They don’t want to vote against the biggest veterans’ healthcare package in 50 years, or against holding the Iraqi people responsible for their own country, or resting troops and having them fully trained and fully equipped,” he said. Hall’s victory in November 2006 put an end to Sue Kelly’s 12-year reign. The five-member Yorktown Town Board is controlled by a Democratic majority of three. When Martorano was first elected seven years ago, a Democrat had not been present on the board for 12 years.“It’s a good time to get into politics,” Apicella said.
Adriane Tillman can be reached at atillman@northcountynews.com or (914) 962 4748 x.267
BRUCE APAR'S LEAD COMENTARY:
TALKING POINTS: Yorktown Dems are in a party mood
By Bruce Apar , Editor-in-Chief + Publisher
There were high spirits and good humor charging the air at Traveler’s Rest for the March 11 Annual Sunday brunch of the Yorktown Democratic Committee, with Congressman John Hall and County Executive Andy Spano leading the charge. Joe Apicella of Capelli Enterprises, who holds impressive sway over the Yorktown Democratic Committee as its chairman, did a masterful job as Master of Ceremonies, ably aided by Committee member Joe Eriole, who sprinkled his measured remarks with scholarly references.
Hall praises MartoranoThose who read tea leaves for a living – journalists, say – had a lot to drink in. Yorktown business owner Don Peters introduced County Legislator and honoree Michael Kaplowitz, tagged by Mr. Apicella as a “rising star in this County’s Democratic Party.” Mr. Peters, the only declared candidate to date of either major party for Yorktown Supervisor, kept calling Mr. Kaplowitz his “walking partner,” alluding to their pounding the pavement together come campaign season, with the legislator running for re-election.By introducing at yet another local event Congressman John Hall, the highest profile honoree, Yorktown Councilman James Martorano, who holds the appointed title of Deputy Supervisor, reinforced the perception he is Yorktown’s closest confidante of the region’s first Democratic member of the House of Representatives since, as Mr. Martorano told the crowd, The Civil War.Though Mr. Martorano is not commenting for publication, there’s a discernible buzz among Democrats who want him to take a run at the Supervisor’s office. When I asked Mr. Hall if he planned to take an active role in Yorktown’s elections this year, he replied, “When Jim Martorano dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for Congress, he endorsed me. He's a great guy. I don't know if he wants to run for Town Council or for Supervisor. I certainly want to help the Democrats in Yorktown in general."
Peters, Martorano, Roker The big question is whether the Dems would hold a primary or settle on their most electable candidate in caucus on March 22.As our Page 1 story this week by Adriane Tillman reveals, the Democratic field of viable Supervisor hopefuls may have just tripled this past week with not only Mr. Matorano as a possible contender for the nomination Mr. Peters covets, but also what seems to be mounting support for perennially popular Town Clerk Alice Roker.In fact, a virtual endorsement of Ms. Roker unexpectedly came from the spouse of third honoree, County Court Judge Jeffrey Cohen, whom ethics rules precluded from appearing at a political event in his role as a sitting jurist who is not running for election. Naomi Cohen was effusive and explicit in her praise of Ms. Roker. Listen in … “Alice Roker and Jeff Cohen were the first Democrats to get elected in 1989 [in Yorktown] and since then Alice has done a wonderful job. Everybody knows Alice. I’m still waiting for you to run for higher office, and I’ll be right next to you next time around. We have talked about it in the past, and I think it would be a wonderful thing. Everybody recognizes that Alice can do even more than she’s doing. I’ll be there next to you, helping you.”We don’t know if Ms. Roker will decide to run for Yorktown Supervisor, but if she does, it looks she already has a campaign manager.
Our New METhis issue marks the promotion of award-winning, veteran journalist Danny Lopriore to North County News Managing Editor, a title known in publishing shorthand as ME. Mr. Lopriore has been at NCN less than a year, but has more than proved his ability to lead by example, which he also did in prior managerial posts at The Journal News. His experience as a broadcast journalist also will serve us well as we venture further into NCN-TV land. In his day-to-day supervision of our editorial operation, and related duties, it’s fair to say, in more ways than one, Danny Lopriore is the new ME.
Bruce Apar can be reached at bapar@ncnlocal.com; (914) 962-3871 x 410. Read more of his commentary at “Bruce The Blog” on NCNlocal.com
MY COMMENTS ON THIS:
Dear Readers:
Thursday came and with usual anticipation I went to the corner deli and got my copy of the North County News. As I was waiting for the 1PM train I found out that I made a mistake and bought a Democrat press release instead. There it was right under the fold on the front page "HALL DETAILS BILL FOR IRAQ EXIT STRATEGY"........."WILL ROKER RUN?"....Then there in the editorial section is the commentary by the Publisher reprising the front page. A great big democrat love fest, I was ready after reading these articles to sing "Kumbya" to the departing passengers from the train. In the continuing tradition of the rest of the local media, The Journal News, The Westchester Guardian et.al., one side of the issues, no in depth analysis of what they witnessed. I shall now do what I have always tried to do, put into context what transpired.
On February 13, 2007 Rep.Hall gave a speech on the floor of the House Of Representatives regarding Iraq and the proposed bills up for discussion. This speech was dutifully NOT cover by the local media. The only place where you could find it was in the Plan-Putnam Blog. I posted the link to this address on a previous post and my comments. That link has since been disabled, I would think Rep.Hall's web site would still carry it. I,however printed it out. In that speech he made a couple of major points. 1) Congress was mislead into war 2) Bush lied when on 05/01/2003 He said "mission accomplished. 3) That when we leave Iraq Al Qaeda will lose their mission, and Iran and Syria would work for calm. After reading the entire speech it was no wonder the speech was not covered, Rep. Hall's local friends in the press did not want to embarrass him.
The following are my comments at the time on that speech:
Dear Readers:
Unlike most feckless politicians, Rep. John hall is in keeping with the platform he ran on. Rep. Hall ran as an anti-war candidate, and I would think that is a sincere position long held even before he ran for office.
This is a commendable attribute for those who put their trust and elected him to office. He is also being the same person to those who did not vote for him because of his positions. I am one of the latter. As I have stated in previous posts to this site on Rep. Hall's votes and Indian Point as an issue, I also believe he is wrong on the war in Iraq.
Nobody but nobody was mislead on the vote for war. The name of the resolution was "Bill to authorize the use of force in Iraq". There is NOTHING misleading in that title. This was a second resolution that was insisted on by the Democrats so they would be on record as not being weak on national security during the 2002 elections. When you go back and re-read the speeches by the legislators(Congress and Senate) before they voted, they knew and believed in what they were voting for. This resolution consisted of six reasons which WMD was fourth. The way this has been continually reported you would think WMD was the only reason, WHICH IT WAS NOT. At the time it was the correct vote, and all the re-writing of history won't change that.
When Pres. Bush stood on top of the Aircraft Carrier He spoke the truth. The initial phase of the battle had been won, Saddam was overthrown. He went on to say the we were in for a long haul of rebuilding and it would not be easy, though this hard I don't believe he knew at the time,AND NEITHER DID ANYONE ELSE!!!!! If you take the time to read General Tommy Frank's book you would find out that this speech was necessary for the other countries that held back during the initial push, to send help for the rebuilding stage to commence. Without that speech they would not have participated. This speech was not only not wrong but according to the Commanding General, NECESSARY.
Yes, mistakes were made, but I defy anyone to show where in war there were not. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, however a President(any President) does not have that luxury. You make the best decisions with the information at hand at the time and hope. The idea is to learn from your mistakes and make the necessary corrections which this President is doing. Whether these are correct, time will tell.
For Rep. Hall to actually believe that our withdrawal would cause Al Qaeda to lose their mission and Iran and Syria to work for clam is to ignore the history of those parties. It was that same ignorance of history that caused the death of three million Cambodians and two million South Vietnameese after Congress stopped the funding of that war. If Rep. Hall really believe in the wrongness of this war, He would not be voting for a non-binding resolution, but introducing a BINDING resolution to stop the funding, anything else is just playing politics with the live of our soldiers. I would have more respect for him had he done that even though I would think him to be wrong. .
I would suggest that those opponents of this war go back and re-read the resolution, re-read the speeches that were made by those who voted for that resolution. This way they can base their opposition on facts rather than talking points. Reading General Frank's book would help to.
Now let's turn our attention to part two of these articles, that is the race for Yorktown Supervisor. It just so happened I submitted a "letter to the editor" to the North County News on this particular topic. As I did not attend this love fest, it seem I was quite prophetic How ever the editors at the paper thought another letter blasting the Peekskill Guardian blog was more timely than mine which would have been a different voice on the race for Supervisor. The following is my proposed letter, you judge which was more timely.
LIFE AFTER LINDA (COOPER):
I will leave it to the historians to debate how good a Supervisor Linda Cooper is. Suffice it to say that being elected six times says a lot. Looking forward though, what does it mean for the voters of Yorktown. For Don Peters(Democrat), if he was going to run a campaign against Linda Cooper, it means he has got to put together a new game plan and cannot till he knows who will be the Republican candidate. How ever if he was going to run for Yorktown Supervisor (there is a difference between the two options), then it matters very little who will be the Republican nominee, for this would be a campaign based on ideas and vision on how HE would lead Yorktown into the future and hope he can convince enough voters that his vision is the way to go. As for his challenger, it would be up to Don to point out their differences in vision, but that is a minor point, for running for Supervisor, it is what HE will do, and who HE is that really matters.
There have been rumbling that now that Linda Cooper is no longer in the running, other Democrats, who unlike Don Peters, had not the nerve two years ago or this year to leave the safety of their incumbency now wish to be the next Supervisor. It would be wrong for the party heads to encourage such a move. It would look like they were using Mr. Peters as a sacrificial lamb two years ago, and now that it may become a reality that a Democrat may be the next Supervisor, they would choose an insider. It would be ignoring the ONE trait that made Mr. Peters so formidable, the fact that he was NOT an insider, that there was a feeling of independence about him. It would also renforce the cynicism of the voters that outsiders are only tools to be used by the insiders. As the position of Supervisor is that of an executive position, I do not believe that someone not willing to take risks deserves that position. That in the past these Supervisor wanna be's were not willing to risk the safety of incumbency says a lot on how strong an executive they would be. "Self-preservation" is not a good character trait of an executive.
The only serious threat to Don Peters being the next Supervisor would come from Councilman Nick Bianco(Conservative-Republican) Councilman Bianco has a track record being a sitting Councilman. It will be tough to discredit that record. Not impossible, but tough. Nick has been an effective advocate for the people of Yorktown and the people of Yorktown would be well served if he were Supervisor. This would truly be a race based on ideas and vision should this be the match-up. Should Councilman Bianco run for Supervisor, it would be a referendum on his service to the town just as if he were running for re-election to the Council. This would be a race to close to call. If the Republicans nominate anyone else, then I believe Don Peters will be the next Supervisor. I do not see the Republicans fielding a stronger candidate, as they have not been building a strong "back-bench". Councilman Bianco is the only candidate the Republicans can field, as he is a "Conservative-Republican", not a "Republican-Conservative"(there is a difference) that has the best chance for keeping the Supervisor's seat Republican. It would not surprise me if the Republicans and Councilman Bainco knew that too.
It would be wise for the Republicans to start thinking out-side the box when trying to field a slate for the next election. As they have gone from a 3-2 majority to a 4-1 minority says that the path they have been traveling is the wrong way to go. It would be wrong for the party heads to choose someone who has been part of this loss of recent elections. They, like the Democrats must choose an outsider with a new vision if they have any hope of gaining elective office. The people there now have lost touch with the people, and need someone of the people to regain that touch. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the coming weeks.
As I said before, bias in the media is not always what IS printed, but what they CHOOSE to ignore.
EDITORS NOTE: A special "Manifesto" congrats. to Danny L. on his promotion. Readers of his will always note how balanced HIS reporting has been.
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SITES TO LINK TO:
ON THE OTHER HAND W/ FORMER PEEKSKILL COUNCILMAN SCHMIDT: http://peekskillperspectives.blogspot.com/
PLAN PUTNAM: planputnam@googlegroups.com/
PEEKSKILL GUARDIAN: http://peekskillguardian.blogspot.com/
NORTH COUNTY NEWS: http://northcountynews.com/
THE JOURNAL NEWS: http://thejournalnews.com/
PEEKSKILL DEMOCRATS: http://www.peekskilldems.com/
PEEKSKILL REPUBLICANS: http://peekskillgop.com/
PEEKSKILL MAYOR JOHN TESTA'S STATE OF THE CITY ADRESS: For further information about the City's progress in economic development, neighborhood revitalization, downtown revitalization, waterfront redevelopment, code enforcement and quality of life initiatives, infrastructure improvements, business growth, historic preservation, and open government, read Mayor Testa's complete State of the City Address, which is available by clicking this link.*******************************************************************************
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CABLE SHOWS TO WATCH:
ON POINT ON PEEKSKILL: Every Tuesday at 8PM chanel 15 (Peekskill only)Hosted by: DARREN RIGGER
DON PETERS AND YORKTOWN: Every Tuesday at 10PM chanel 22Hosted by: DON PETERS
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
All articles re-printed in this blog from the North County News are with the permission of Bruce Apar Publisher and Editor-in-Chief.
BAZZO 03/17/07
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