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Robert Kennedy Jr. Appeals NY Ruling In Ballot Access Case Involving Northern Westchester Home Robert Kennedy Jr. Appeals NY Ruling In Ballot Access Case Involving Northern Westchester Home
Robert Kennedy Jr. Appeals NY Ruling In Ballot Access Case Involving Northern Westchester Home Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is appealing a judge's ruling that his listing of a Northern Westchester home on nominating petitions as a place of residence was false.  Following Judge Christina Ryba's ruling that Kennedy does not meet the legal requirement of a New York resident and cannot appear on the state's election ballots, the presidential hopeful has decided to keep fighting, according to a statement released by his campaign on Wednesday, Aug. 14 According to Ryba, Kennedy made a false statement when he listed his Katonah address at 84 Croton Lake Rd. as…

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by Ben Crnic
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Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack
Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack UPDATE: Police identified a man struck by a commuter train Saturday in Hackensack as a local church pastor. The Rev. Robert Davis Sr. was struck at the Passaic Street crossing off Railroad Avenue across from the Hackensack Market around 2:45 p.m., Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. It wasn't immediately clear how Davis, the pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, ended up in the path of the Spring Valley-bound #2115 NJ Transit train or which part struck him. His wife, the Rev. Carolyn Davis, was doing voter registration outside of the market and he was walking from home to be with her when he was str…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jerry DeMarco
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New York Will Become Early Voting State For First Time New York Will Become Early Voting State For First Time
New York Will Become Early Voting State For First Time Voting in New York will be a little easier this fall. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law on Thursday that will allow up to eight days of early voting before an election. The new legislation also will synchronize federal and state primary elections, allow voter preregistration for teenagers, provide voter registration portability within the state, and close the “LLC loophole.” “At a time when the federal government is doing everything it can to disenfranchise voters, we are breaking down the barriers that have discouraged too many generations of New Yorkers from exercising the…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
General Election Voter Registration Deadlines Approach In NY, CT General Election Voter Registration Deadlines Approach In NY, CT
General Election Voter Registration Deadlines Approach In NY, CT Friday, Oct. 12 is the final day that New York state residents can register online or in-person to vote in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, which include races for statewide offices, Congress and the U.S. Senate. Click here to register to vote online in New York state.  Voter registration applications can also be mailed to the Board of Elections, but must be postmarked no later than Friday Oct. 12. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat from New Castle, is running for a third four-year term against Republican Marc Molinaro, who is Dutchess County executive. There also are statewide for attorney genera…

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