Town Justice candidate Chris Kraft on Tuesday decisively defeated incumbent Will Myers 4,770-3,002, according to unofficial results, to fill the remaining three years of the late Judge Dan Lamb’s four-year term.
With the city increasingly relying on grant money to fund everything from new sidewalks and sewer upgrades to firefighters and an in-house health and wellness consultant, Mayor Steve Noble is seeking a beefed-up administrative team to handle the complex task of managing existing grants and seeking out new ones. Noble’s proposed 2019 city budget includes a request for $93,580 in new spending to fund a dedicated Office of Grants Management at City Hall.
As President Donald Trump delivered a midterm election message that leaned heavily on foreboding and fear, first-time congressional candidate Antonio Delgado was urging his supporters to “lean into your love.” On election night, voters across the sprawling 19th Congressional District did just that, electing the 41-year-old former corporate attorney and unseating Republican John Faso.
After twice beating him out for the Democratic nomination, Juan Figueroa once again defeated Paul VanBlarcum tonight to become the next Ulster County Sheriff.
The Hudson Valley played a pivotal role in an election that’s being interpreted as a rebuke of President Trump.
On Tuesday night, Oct. 30, a panel of three experts and activists on immigration issues sponsored by Ulster Immigration Defense Network, Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson, and La Voz radio show and magazine spoke about how policies at the federal, state and county level are impacting immigrants and what’s at stake in the upcoming election.
Hundreds of students gathered at SUNY New Paltz last week to gain momentum for young people turning out to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.
Voters in the 102nd district will see a rematch of the April 24 special election, when Tague, a Republican from Scoharie, defeated O’Connor, a Greene County legislator.
State Sen. John Bonacic is retiring after 20 years in office. Seeking his seat are Rosendale Councilwoman Jen Metzger and Orange County Clerk Annie Rabbitt.
In the contest for New York’s 46th Senate District, incumbent Republican George Amedore Jr. of Rotterdam faces a challenge from first-time candidate Democrat Pat Courtney Strong of Kingston.