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Nita Lowey Says She Won't Seek Re-Election After 31 Years In Congress Nita Lowey Says She Won't Seek Re-Election After 31 Years In Congress
Nita Lowey Says She Won't Seek Re-Election After 31 Years In Congress Click here for a related story: Who's Up Next? Speculation Swirls About Possible Candidates For Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat Longtime Congresswoman Nita Lowey, who represented most of Westchester and all of Rockland,  will not seek re-election in 2020. Lowey, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, made the announcement on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 10 that she will not seek a 17th term in office. She retires after more than three decades in Congress. “It is my deep honor and privilege to serve my community and my country, and I will always be grateful to the pe…
Man Nabbed For Swindling $167K From Hudson Valley Couple, Police Say Man Nabbed For Swindling $167K From Hudson Valley Couple, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Swindling $167K From Hudson Valley Couple, Police Say A 48-year-old man has been charged with stealing $167,000 from a  Westchester couple over the course of several years, police said. Detectives from the Rye Brook Police Department charged Eric S. Jackier of Barker Avenue in White Plains with grand larceny in the second degree, a C felony on Thursday, Feb. 1. Jackier is accused of swindling the money over a four-year period from an elderly Rye Brook couple after he claimed to be an expert who can facilitate the payment of Veteran’s benefits from the United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs, police said.  He gave himself the title of “N…