Three key groups representing more than 125,000 building and construction trades workers, Dutchess County employees, and organized labor members and their families have endorsed Micki Strawinski (D-Red Hook) for election to the Dutchess County Legislature next Tuesday, November 8, representing Red Hook and Tivoli. The Hudson Valley Building and Construction Read more…
In their 2011 caucus held Thursday night at Red Hook’s Town Hall, Red Hook Democrats continued their push to run the best possible candidates regardless of party affiliation. (more…)
The Red Hook Democrats and their families and supporters gathered together under the Red Hook Recreation Park Pavilion to celebrate Independence Day. Children ran beneath the sprinkler in the 90 degree heat while the adults enjoyed the chicken, burgers and hot dogs cooked up by Ed Blundell and the numerous Read more…
Democrats honor Glenn Goldstein & Susan Goodman-Goldstein Democrats from Red Hook and elsewhere in Dutchess County gathered at the farm of Chris and Sarah Gilbert to salute longtime Democratic activists Glenn Goldstein and Susan Goodman Goldstein. Many thanks to all who attended and to Vicky Perry and Sarah Gilbert for Read more…
An important voting reform bill passed in the Assembly last week. New York State’s absentee ballot application will be simplified if it passes the State Senate, too. Only 5 members took the radical position to oppose the reform. Assemblyman Molinaro was one of the 5 “NO” votes.
The simplified form would require less personal supporting information, like the name of the voter’s physician – information that some voters might prefer not to provide on a publicly available document. And by eliminating the requirement for that information, the new law would also eliminate an excuse for election lawyers to throw out votes cast when that information wasn’t provided, by oversight or out of privacy concerns.
After unanimously supporting the bill when it first came to a vote last month, Senate Republicans including our state senator Steve Saland voted against overriding the governor’s veto of ethics reform. The Senate debate laid bare the acrimony between Republicans and Democrats, who traded accusations over which party was to Read more…
Dozens of Democrats March Proudly in Parade Red Hook Democrats came together in an unprecedented show of solidarity on Hardscrabble Day 2008 with over 60 people walking and riding in the parade. Special thanks to local artist David Levine for his wonderful float and to Norman Greig for providing and Read more…
Robert McKeon and Bill O’Neill get nod Town Board Member Robert McKeon Town Board Candidate Bill O’Neill At their caucus on Thursday, July 9th, Robert McKeon and Bill O’Neill were nominated to run for the Red Hook Town Board in November’s elections. The caucus was open to all registered Democrats Read more…
Defeats Rob Latimer in 2008 Special Election With a strong show of support from across Red Hook, Democratic and Red Hook United candidate Robert McKeon defeated Republican Rob Latimer to earn a town board seat and, with it, delivered the first Democratic majority in the modern history of the Town Read more…