Elections

MAHOPAC, N.Y. – Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (R-Mahopac) rang in the New Year by being sworn-in for a second term at Four Brothers Restaurant in Mahopac.

Leading the ceremony was former state Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown), who was defeated by Sen. Peter Harckham (D-South Salem) in his bid for a third term in Albany.

All of the 94th Assembly District (Camel, Patterson, Putnam Valley, ...

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – In May, reports surfaced that Gov. Andrew Cuomo had lobbied his former staffer, Pete Harckham, to run for the 40th State Senate District against two-term incumbent, Terrence Murphy, a Republican from Yorktown.

Seven months later, Cuomo, a New Castle resident who happens to be one of Harckham’s most prominent constituents, administered the oath of office to his ...