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Joe Crowley

Lynn, MA

Business

Popular Entertainment Hall Breakaway In Danvers 'Saying Goodbye' At End Of Year

Popular Entertainment Hall Breakaway In Danvers 'Saying Goodbye' At End Of Year

Popular Entertainment Hall Breakaway In Danvers 'Saying Goodbye' At End Of Year A popular entertainment hall on the North Shore will be "saying goodbye" by hosting its last ever gathering at the end of the year, its owner said. Breakaway, located at 221 Newbury Street in Danvers, will be closing at the end of 2022, owner Joe Crowley said on Facebook. The venue, which used to be under the name Village Green, has been open for six years as Breakaway, a source tells Daily Voice. Crowley said he spent those turning the business around. "I’ve never done anything without giving 100% of myself to it. Breakaway required every bit of that plus some," he wrote. "It has been…

by David Cifarelli

11/08/2022

Mount Pleasant, NY

Politics

Newly Named White House Press Secretary Is Native Of Fairfield County

Newly Named White House Press Secretary Is Native Of Fairfield County

Newly Named White House Press Secretary Is Native Of Fairfield County A Fairfield County native has been named to serve as President-elect Joe Biden’s White House press secretary. Stamford native Jen Psaki (pronounced Saki) was named to an all-female communication's staff by Biden on Sunday, Nov. 29. Psaki, a 1996 Greenwich High School graduate, currently oversees the confirmations team for the Biden-Harris transition, the president-elect said in a news release. A graduate of William and Mary, Psaki is the daughter of Jim Psaki, of Greenwich, and Eileen Medvey, of Stamford. Since graduation, Psaki has worked on both Obama presidential campaigns a…

by Kathy Reakes

11/30/2020

White Plains, NY

Politics

Ocasio-Cortez Ally Launches Primary Challenge Against Eliot Engel

Ocasio-Cortez Ally Launches Primary Challenge Against Eliot Engel

Ocasio-Cortez Ally Launches Primary Challenge Against Eliot Engel Justice Democrats, the progressive group that backed U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset over incumbent Congressman Joe Crowley last year, is now supporting a 2020 primary challenge against another senior Democrat. In a campaign to unseat 30-year U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, the group said it supports Jamaal Bowman, a middle school principal and former teacher in the Bronx. New York’s 16th Congressional District includes southern Westchester and part of the Bronx. Bowman, 42, announced his campaign via this video on Tuesday. He’s running on a political platform centered on inve…

06/20/2019

White Plains, NY

Politics

Sanders Or Warren? Speculation On Ocasio-Cortez 2020 Presidential Primary Endorsement Swirls

Sanders Or Warren? Speculation On Ocasio-Cortez 2020 Presidential Primary Endorsement Swirls

Sanders Or Warren? Speculation On Ocasio-Cortez 2020 Presidential Primary Endorsement Swirls She's served as the nation's youngest congresswoman for less than six months. But U.S Rep.. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Yorktown High School graduate who quickly rose to political stardom last year with her upset victory over incumbent Joe Crowley is now a much-sought-after endorser. The fact that a 29-year-old freshman House member is being courted by at least two leading presidential candidates -- U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren -- underscores the dynamics of the primary election season. Both senators are more than twice as old as with many more years of congression…

06/16/2019

Mount Pleasant, NY

Politics

'Knock Down The House': Netflix Releases Documentary On Ocasio-Cortez's Political Rise

'Knock Down The House': Netflix Releases Documentary On Ocasio-Cortez's Political Rise

'Knock Down The House': Netflix Releases Documentary On Ocasio-Cortez's Political Rise First, the freshman congresswoman took Washington, D.C., and the nation by storm. Now she’s taking on Hollywood. “Knock Down The House,” the long-awaited documentary following 2007 Yorktown High School graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 election, has officially gone live on Netflix, creating a new type of buzz. The film, directed and co-written by Rachel Lears, follows the journeys of four aspiring political candidates, including Ocasio-Cortez - who was a bartender in the Bronx at the beginning of the process - and her surprise upset primary win over longtime incumbent Joe Crowley en …

05/06/2019

DV Plus - Westchester, NY

Politics

AOC Reduces Social Media Screen Time After Pelosi Touts Keeping House Caucus In Order

AOC Reduces Social Media Screen Time After Pelosi Touts Keeping House Caucus In Order

AOC Reduces Social Media Screen Time After Pelosi Touts Keeping House Caucus In Order The so-called political Princess of social media says she's taking a temporary break from Facebook, and reducing her Tweet time, while calling it a "public health risk to everybody." At last count, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who graduated from high school in Westchester, ranked No. 2 among politicians with nearly 4 million Twitter followers after the so-called King of social media @realDonaldTrump who boasts nearly 60 million followers of his daily tweets. The youngest-ever woman elected to Congress, at age 29, the 2007 Yorktown High School graduate ran under a differen…

05/01/2019

Bedford, NY

Politics

Will Maloney Hospitalization Delay DCCC Vote?

Will Maloney Hospitalization Delay DCCC Vote?

Will Maloney Hospitalization Delay Dccc Vote? U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who is hospitalized with a bacterial infection, has asked for a delay in Wednesday's vote for chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The congressman from Cold Spring is seeking the leadership post. House Democrats, who will make up the majority come January, planned to meet on Nov. 28 to begin organizing for the next Congress. U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley of New York City had been chairman of the Democratic Caucus, but he lost re-election in the June primary to Yorktown High School graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 29-year-old Bronx…

11/28/2018

White Plains, NY

Politics

Ocasio-Cortez 'Medicare For All' Plan Anti-Senior, Anti-Choice, Says Kellyanne Conway

Ocasio-Cortez 'Medicare For All' Plan Anti-Senior, Anti-Choice, Says Kellyanne Conway

Ocasio-Cortez 'Medicare For All' Plan Anti-Senior, Anti-Choice, Says Kellyanne Conway White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway recently slammed Democratic congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her calls for “Medicare for all,” telling senior citizens not to be fooled by the health care dream. Ocasio-Cortez, a 29-year-old graduate of Yorktown High School, was elected as the youngest-ever female member of Congress on Nov. 6. “Seniors don’t be fooled, it is anti-senior, anti-choice,” Conway said during a recent appearance on Fox and Friends. “You'll lose your doctor, it'll destroy Medicare Advantage, and I know Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez couldn't say what it would cost…

11/25/2018

White Plains, NY

Politics

Twitter Storm: Upset Winner Ocasio-Cortez Spars With Defeated Incumbent

Twitter Storm: Upset Winner Ocasio-Cortez Spars With Defeated Incumbent

Twitter Storm: Upset Winner Ocasio-Cortez Spars With Defeated Incumbent Progressive Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- a Yorktown High School graduate -- accused her former primary opponent U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley of mounting a third party challenge after her stunning upset of the powerful House Democrat in June. In this New York Time's article, a spokeswoman for Crowley said he would not run a third-party campaign: Asked about Crowley’s plans regarding the Working Families Party line, the campaign spokeswoman said: “Joe Crowley is a Democrat. He’s made clear he is not running for Congress and supports the Democratic nominee in NY-14.”…

07/15/2018

Mount Pleasant, NY

Politics

Nixon Sees Path To Albany Statehouse After Primary Shocker

Nixon Sees Path To Albany Statehouse After Primary Shocker

Nixon Sees Path To Albany Statehouse After Primary Shocker Long-shot gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon capitalized on Tuesday's stunning upset of New York Democratic powerbroker and U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, saying it shows voters are open to rejecting incumbents across the state. "What a truly special night!" Nixon, best known as the TV actor from "Sex And The City," wrote on Twitter: "Excited to have spent it with @Ocasio2018 celebrating her historic win." Nixon, an education activist seeking to defeat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was referring to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the victorious 28-year-old political newcomer. On …

06/28/2018

Mount Pleasant, NY

Politics

Ex-NY Times Editor Slams Coverage Of NYC Huge Congressional Primary Upset

Ex-NY Times Editor Slams Coverage Of NYC Huge Congressional Primary Upset

Ex-NY Times Editor Slams Coverage Of NYC Huge Congressional Primary Upset Jill Abramson, the first female executive editor of The New York Times, blasted her former newspaper’s political coverage for missing campaign progress by Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- who pulled off a stunning victory in Tuesday's primary election. Ocasio-Cortez, 28, easily defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, seated in Congress since 1999 and once seen as a likely successor to Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi. Linking to the so-called "Gray Lady's" article asking “Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?” Abramson wrote that she was angered by the question. “Kind of pi…

06/27/2018