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- Happy Mothers Day weekend to all Moms #in the #HudsonValley and beyond. You make a difference every day! 1 week ago
- Grand day #in the #HudsonValley: Taconic State Park to #Hudson Children's Book Fest to Val-Kill to #Marist @CIACulinary #106AD #ILMPD 1 week ago
- Many thanks to Dad's Copake Diner, a real classic, for hosting great Diner Stop Mobile District Office. Love the #HudsonValley. #106AD 1 month ago
- Today is World Autism Awareness Day.There is no early detection or cure but autism effects 1 in 88 kids.@sharethis ow.ly/jFfac 1 month ago
- Picked up first edition of smart and good looking new quarterly Modern Farmer based #in #Hudson #NY @justfood conference. @modfarm 1 month ago
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One Year in Office
April 17 marks one year since I began serving our region in the New York State Assembly. This past year has been extraordinary on many fronts: Being sworn in that day to the Assembly, working with my diverse colleagues from … Continue reading
Celebrating New York Women
Women’s History Month, celebrated each March, is a time to remember the women who helped shape our nation’s history and to shine a spotlight on those women who continue that progress today. In the best of all possible worlds, women’s … Continue reading
FDR @ 131
This past week I had the great honor of being the guest speaker at the birthday commemoration for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt held in the Rose Garden at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park. The following are … Continue reading
Bullish on the Hudson Valley. Bullish on New York.
The new year has kicked off in extraordinary fashion, beginning with our district swearing-in — with 200 friends and supporters – as Member of the New York State Assembly representing the new 106th AD. Held at the historic Franklin D. Roosevelt … Continue reading
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Tagged Anderson Center for Autism, Camphill, Columbia County, Copake Iron Works, Culinary Institute of America, Dutchess County, FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Habitat for Humanity, Hudson River School of Painting, Hudson Valley, New York State Assembly, NY 106th AD, Omega Center for Sustainable Living, State of the State, Taconic State Park, TasteNY, Walkway Over the Hudson, WAMC, Wassaic Project
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Victory in New York’s 106th AD!
Tuesday was, quite simply, a great night — for our country, for the Hudson Valley and for our campaign to win a full term in the New York State Assembly. Our victory was truly a team effort and I am … Continue reading
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Tagged 106th AD, Election 2012, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hudson Valley, New York State Assembly
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Senior Moments
“One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it’s such a nice change from being young.” Will Rogers It has been a privilege and a learning experience to be a member of the New York … Continue reading
Diner Dialogues Gets Real
A little more than a year ago when I first launched this blog, Diner Dialogues: Talk of the Hudson Valley, I envisioned a community conversation that spanned the range of issues many of us care, think, and talk about here … Continue reading
Member of the Assembly
It is hard for me to believe that six weeks has already passed since April 17th when I was officially seated in the New York State Assembly as the representative for the Hudson Valley’s 103rd Assembly District. The unanimous resolution … Continue reading
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Tagged Grazin Diner, Irving Farms Coffee House, NY 103rd AD, NY State Assembly
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Sweet Victory
It’s official! All the absentee ballots are counted and the results certified. We can now truly say we have WON the March 20th special election. The people have spoken and we have nearly doubled our lead since election day. I … Continue reading
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