News from the Campaign
Elevator Speech And Shoe Leather
…or whatever it is that Timberland makes its boots out ofI started “pounding the pavement” to get ballot signatures for this primary election season over Presidents’ Day weekend. Some time last week, around door # 1,100, I noticed pieces of the sole of one of my...
Still in it to Win it, and Some Peace & Quiet
HERE IS A PRESS RELEASE THAT I SENT OUT EARLIER TODAY ABOUT A DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE POLLCounty Legislator Damon Maher explains his decision to continue his campaign for Mayor of New Rochelle without the support of the New Rochelle Democratic Committee.The New Rochelle...
Over the MLK Weekend: Contemplation, Decision, Action
My wife Deborah and I were pleased that her strong efforts to revive the annual Inter-Religious Coalition of New Rochelle’s Martin Luther King interfaith Shabbat Dinner and Service at Temple Israel of New Rochelle, after a too-long COVID break, resulted in...
Don’t Think Of An Elephant
And certainly don’t talk like a member of the Elephant Party.NOTE: This partisan message comes from my personal/political email account, not my official County platform.I borrow my subject box here from the influential George Lakoff book about properly...
Great News! I Didn’t Have Time To Vote Early On Saturday…
Because there was a line halfway down the hallway at the New Rochelle City Hall annex on Saturday morning, I waited until Sunday to vote with some of my family at a quieter, less well-known polling location around the back of the New Rochelle United Methodist Church...
Ticket Time In TonyTown
“Let’s Be Particularly Careful Out There” While rolling up Mill Road or down Route 22 in Eastchester, heed the advice of Sgt. Esterhaus in the old Hill Street Blue series. According to allegations in this recent Journal News article, the...
(White)Wash, Rinse, Repeat
New Rochelle Judge Acquits White Policeman of Unjustified Assault on Black Man Last week New Rochelle City Judge Matt Costa inexplicably acquitted NRPD Detective Michael Vaccaro in a non-jury trial involving a beatdown on Main Street in February of last year....
My Legislative Priorities
Here's a summary of my legislative priorities for my new two-year term of office. HOUSINGPass Right to Counsel bill for tenants facing eviction.Finance more Affordable Housing deals throughout the County and raise per-project maximum County housing acquisition and/or...
Hard-Core Scorn
As I write this, crypto-Republican Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano still hasn’t apologized for his outlandish and obnoxious comments on local radio about the Democratic Party in general and US Representative Jamaal Bowman in particular for his principled, strategic vote on...
Budget News
I am pleased to tell you that this morning I joined my colleagues in our unanimous vote to approve operating, capital and special district budgets for 2022 that strengthen the County's finances, provide historic levels of support for human services in Westchester...