Today is my final day at The Journal News and this is my final post on Politics on the Hudson.

Let me just take a moment to say what a great experience it’s been to report on and write about the people, politics and government of the Lower Hudson Valley. I take with me a treasure [...]

Less than two weeks after he underwent coronary bypass surgery, Westchester Board of Legislators Chairman Bill Ryan briefly returned to work this morning, board officials said.

Ryan, a White Plains Democrat, visited the board’s offices on the 8th floor of the Michaelian Office Building and even took his customary seat at the weekly meeting of the [...]

The proposed social host law now working its way through the Westchester Board of Legislators, which would make it a crime for adults to knowingly host a party where alcohol is served to underage drinkers, has gained some important support — the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police.

In a statement, the association urges [...]

Lila Kirton, the White Plains attorney who reportedly engaged in an extramarital affair with Gov. David Paterson, has left her state government job, according to a report in  the Daily News this morning.

Kirton, who has remained virtually out of sight in recent months, worked for now-disgraced Gov. Eliot Spitzer during his tenure as attorney general [...]

How’s this for an interesting dinner trio?

Bill and Hillary Clinton joined Rep. Nita Lowey for a meal at X2O Xaviars on the Hudson in Yonkers last night.

“It was a friendly, social dinner,” said Nina Blackwell, a spokeswoman Sen. Hillary Clinton. She declined to provide further details about the outing.

Lowey, a Harrison Democrat, was key supporter [...]

Not everybody is winding down, getting ready for the 4th of July holiday.

Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, D-Greenburgh, announced today that his Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions will join with two other Assembly committees for a public hearing Wednesday on how the New York City Industrial Development Authority handled the financing for the new Yankee Stadium.

The [...]

Republican state Senate candidate Liz Feld hits the airwaves today with the first commercial of her campaign against incumbent Democrat Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer.

The 30-second spot, which focuses on tax relief, is airing on local cable channels.

“Westchester County has everything that anyone could ever ask for,” says Feld, the mayor of Larchmont. “But right now, Westchester [...]

The Westchester Board of Legislators just issued the following statement concerning Chairman Bill Ryan, a White Plains Democrat.

“Legislator Bill Ryan, Chairman for the Westchester County Board of Legislators, was released from the hospital this weekend after undergoing heart bypass surgery last week. He has returned home and is said to be making a steady recovery.

“The [...]

Westchester Republicans today announced their candidate to take on Assemblywoman Amy Paulin in the 88th Assembly District — it’s Anthony Pilla, a 39-year-old Realtor from White Plains who ran unsuccessfully for City Council a year ago.

Pilla, in a telephone interview a few moments ago, said he was undaunted by the district’s heavy Democratic registration numbers [...]

Sen. Charles Schumer is already looking ahead to 2009 and the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s historic voyage up Hudson River (of course, it wasn’t called the Hudson River back then).

Schumer, a Democrat and New York’s senior senatoor, sent a letter to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, formally extending an invitation for her to attend [...]