Greenwich, CT
Politics
Oz Griebel Expected To Play 'Spoiler' Role In Next Week's Governor Election Oz Griebel Expected To Play 'Spoiler' Role In Next Week's Governor Election
Oz Griebel Expected To Play 'Spoiler' Role In Next Week's Governor Election This story has been updated. With Ned Lamont and Bob Stefanowski nearly deadlocked in recent public opinion polls, a third candidate is expected to play a key roll in the Nov. 6 election. Political observers are saying that Richard "Oz" Griebel, a former Republican running as an independent could sift decisive votes away from the two major party candidates. University experts, pollers and party officials predict Griebel could receive at least 6 to 7 percent of the statewide vote -- especially in Hartford County -- and more likely harm Stefanowski of Madison than Lamont of Greenwi…

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by Jon Craig
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Area Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Area
Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Area Click here for an updated story: FBI Raids Area Home Of Man Who Planned To Blow Himself Up On Election Day At National Mall FBI agents and Orangetown Police officers blocked a Tappan street as they served an arrest warrant based on threats made against targets out of the area, according to Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day said. “At this time I can state that there is no danger to the public and that the Orangetown Police Department, along with county assets and the FBI, were serving an arrest warrant based on threats that were made to targets, not in the local area," said Day. The offi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Stefanowski, Lamont Agree To Four Debates Stefanowski, Lamont Agree To Four Debates
Stefanowski, Lamont Agree To Four Debates Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski has agreed to four debates with Democrat Ned Lamont before Election Day on Nov. 6. Stefanowski, a former General Electric chief executive officer from Madison, and Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont, a Democrat, have agreed to debate on Sept. 12 and 26 as well as Oct. 18 and 30.  Lamont reportedly asked for another debate on Sept. 5 in Hartford. Stefanowski declined invitations to five debates against other GOP candidates en route to his primary win on Aug. 14. “While Ned Lamont is on the record saying he would continue Gov. (Dannel) Malloy'…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
Politics
New Siena Poll Released On Cuomo-Nixon Gubernatorial Race: Gap Is Closer Among Younger Voters New Siena Poll Released On Cuomo-Nixon Gubernatorial Race: Gap Is Closer Among Younger Voters
New Siena Poll Released On Cuomo-Nixon Gubernatorial Race: Gap Is Closer Among Younger Voters As pundits and pols always say, the most important poll is on Election Day.Even so, the latest Siena College public-opinion poll offers some telling trends in the Democratic primary race between incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle and Cindy Nixon of New York City, an education activist best known for her TV acting in "Sex And The City."  The good news for Cuomo: His overall lead remains solid at 60 to 29 percent among likely primary election voters. About 11 percent were undecided.  The bad news: His support among the state's youngest voters as well as Upstate voters is much…

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by Jon Craig
Yonkers, NY
Politics
Westchester Residents Elect Village Mayors, Trustees, Justices Westchester Residents Elect Village Mayors, Trustees, Justices
Westchester Residents Elect Village Mayors, Trustees, Justices Tuesday was Election Day for many villages in Westchester.  Races were uncontested in seven villages, listed at the end of this article. There were contested elections in the villages of Bronxville, Buchanan, Larchmont, Pelham Manor, Scarsdale and Tuckahoe: BRONXVILLE Republican William Primps, with 504 votes, beat Democrat Natasha Nordahl, with 462 votes, in the race for a four-year term as Village Justice.   Mark Wood and William Barton were both elected to the Village Board of Trustees unopposed. BUCHANAN Incumbent Mayor Theresa Knickerbocker, running as the Democratic and Resident'…

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by Jon Craig