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Stony Point's Assemblyman Says Proposal Spells Tax Relief For Families
ALBANY, N.Y. -- State Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury), whose district includes Stony Point, says that a newly unveiled proposal could bring families in the Hudson Valley and elsewhere much needed tax relief.
The plan, aired in Albany on Tuesday, Feb. 2, will cut taxes for middle-class and low-income workers while raising them for millionaires, Skoufis said.
According to media reports, the move would raise $1.2 billion in new revenue and make taxes more fair.
The assemblyman, who represents the 99th District, said he sponsored the legislation.
The measure will, he said, cut the inco…
Dover Plains' Zephyr Teachout Meets With Voters In Bid For Congress
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham law professor who just announced her candidacy for Congress, met with Dutchess County residents this past weekend, according to a report by Time Warner Cable News.
Teachout, a Dover Plains resident, sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2014, but lost to incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
She is seeking to represent the 19th congressional district, which consists of all of Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia, Schoharie, Otsego, Delaware and Greene counties and parts of Montgomery, Dutchess, Rensselaer and Broome counties.
Teachout told vote…
Red Hook Teen Charged With Shoplifting At Kingston Walmart
RED HOOK, N.Y. – A Red Hook teenager faces shoplifting charges after he was arrested on Monday, Feb. 1, at the Walmart in Kingston, Ulster police said.
Aidan T. O’Shea, 18, who security personnel accused of taking $56.85 worth of merchandise from the store on Frank Sottile Boulevard, has been charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor, police said.
He was to appear in Ulster Town Court this week, police said.
