On the ground

The Sidney Democratic Committee is pleased to announce that it will sponsor a Meet the Candidates event in the Village of Sidney.

The Committee will hold the event to provide members of the community with an opportunity to meet all three Democrats running for local office in this year’s general election, coming up on November 3rd. The candidates — Dawn Rivers Baker for Supervisor, C. Pete Cordes and Veronica Crandall for Town Council — are all expected to attend the event.

The ‘meet and greet’ will be held at the Sidney Memorial Public Library on October 24, 2009 from 1 pm to 3 pm in the Smart Community Room. Refreshments will be served.

WHO: Sidney Democratic Committee

WHAT: Meet The Candidates: Dawn Rivers Baker, C. Pete Cordes, Veronica Crandall

WHERE: Sidney Memorial Public Library, Main and River Streets, Smart Community Room

WHEN: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Support our Democratic candidates this fall in these local races. We would greatly appreciate your help, either in time or donations. (You can donate online by clicking the ActBlue sidebar link):

BOVINA: Evelyn Stewart, Town Council / Edward Weber, Superintendent of Highways
COLCHESTER: Bonnie Seegmiller, Town Council
DAVENPORT: Dennis J. Valente, Supervisor / John B. Herron, Assessor
HAMDEN: Wayne E. Marshfield, Supervisor / Rosemarie Bryden, Town Council
HANCOCK: Melody R. Oliver, Town Clerk / Andrea Robinson, Assessor
KORTRIGHT: Steven C. Bower, Supervisor / Steven G. Smith, Town Council / William J. Smith, Superintendent of Highways
MEREDITH: Keitha Capouya, Supervisor / Penelope R. King, Town Clerk (2-yr vacancy) / Paul Menke, Town Council / John H. Janiszewski, Town Council / William Jester, Superintendent of Highways
MIDDLETOWN: Michael Finberg, Town Council / John Bernhardt, Town Council
ROXBURY: Thomas S. Hynes, Supervisor / Diane Pickett, Town Clerk / Wayne Pebler, Town Justice / Joan Moore, Tax Collector / Stephen Schuman, Superint. of Highways
SIDNEY: Dawn Rivers Baker, Supervisor / C. Peter Cordes, Town Council / Veronica Crandall, Town Council
TOMPKINS: William G. Layton, Supervisor / Amy Glerum, Town Clerk
WALTON: Richard Dumond, Town Council

Check out our dinner photographs on our Facebook Page, on the link to the right!

I love Albany………….

I love flying into the Albany Airport coming up the Hudson and seeing the skyline with the Egg, the Plaza and the Capitol……….well, maybe not the Capitol.

Yes folks, this morning we made national news. NPR reported that the New York State Senate has disintegrated into a playground. The Republicans are claiming the majority after a questionable power grabbing ploy. The Democrats are going to court. Meanwhile, we have many important issues on the table to finish up the session.

Governor Paterson was quoted as saying “This is humilating, even by New York State standards”
New York State Government is NOT a joke, it’s not a circus, although there was someone at the Capitol yesterday dressed as a clown. We need to work very hard to elect Democrats who will adhere to the highest standards of ethics and responsibility!

Please call or email Senator Bonacic and express your outrage! Tell him to stop being part of his conference’s power-grabbing games and get some work done!
bonacic@senate.state.ny.us
518-455-3181