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Gerald McKinstry

Gerald McKinstryGerald McKinstry has been a staff writer for The Journal News in both Westchester and Rockland counties since 2004. He currently covers Westchester County government and politics in the region. He's also covered many other communities on both sides of the Hudson River. Before that, he was an editor with The Standard Star and Review Press, two weekly newspapers affiliated with The Journal News in southern Westchester. He started that post in 2001. He is also an adjunct professor of journalism at Iona College. McKinstry grew up in a hilly place called Yonkers, “a city," as the saying goes, “where nothing is on the level." He is married and has two children.

E-mail Gerald McKinstry at gmckinst@lohud.com

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Westchester whistle-blower hotline

August
7

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Hey whistle-blowers, Westchester County will soon have a hotline to annonymously report government fraud and waste. County Executive Andrew Spano’s office today announced it was adding a hotline whereby county workers can report instances of government abuse, fraud or waste. Dubbed W.A.T.C.H. [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on August 7th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

No need for lieutenant governor’s office

August
7

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With David Paterson’s elevation to governor, his old lieutenant’s post has been slashed from the state budget. The position won’t be replaced until the November 2010 election, Assemblyman George Latimer tells us.  That means there’s no need to fund that office and [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on August 7th, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Murtagh going ‘retro’ in Senate race

July
31

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Retro-what?A Yonkers city councilman, running for state Senate said New York’s financial problems can’t be solved with “retronomics that tax people into their grave.”  Hmmm. Retronomics, sounds like political insider-speak. Must delve some more. (Google search here)….David Gergen, a long-time advisor [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on July 31st, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Feld opens campaign headquarters

July
31

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Larchmont Mayor Liz Feld, a Republican running against longtime Democratic State Senator Suzi Oppenheimer, hopes to attract some buzz this weekend — she’s officially opening her campaign headquarters at 10 a.m. Saturday.The headquarters are at 1921 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont. The 37th state senate district [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on July 31st, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Feld blasts MTA rate hikes

July
25

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Larchmont Mayor Liz Feld, a Republican candidate for State Senate in Westchester County’s 37th District, yesterday ripped The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plan to increase tolls and transit fares.

In a release, Feld said raising rates is “yet another example of New York taxpayers [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on July 25th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Stewart-Cousins challenges Murtagh signatures

July
24

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There are days when news just lands right in front of you.

While talking with Doug Colety, chairman of Westchester County’s Republican Party yesterday at party headquarters about upcoming Republican convention matters, he was served with papers from Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ campaign, challenging [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on July 24th, 2008 | 27 Comments »

Lowey assails Bush on law enforcement funds

July
22

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Congresswoman Nita Lowey today accused President Bush of “politicizing” the process by which local law enforcement agencies receive federal grant funds.

Lowey, a Democrat representing Westchester and Rockland counties, called on the president to sign legislation reauthorizing the Edward Byrne [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on July 22nd, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Dems have candidate in Eastchester

June
18

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Eastchester Democrats will have a choice for Town Board come November.

Christine Doody Doherty was chosen this month by the party to run for Town Board.

Doody Doherty, daughter of the late Supervisor Jim Doody, is a teacher with Nanuet Public Schools. She [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on June 18th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Eastchester GOP nominates Salanitro

May
16

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The Eastchester Republican Town Committee last night nominated Fred Salanitro for Town Board.

Salanitro was appointed to the board in January to fill the seat vacated by Rocco Cacciola, who became the town’s tax receiver. Salanitro is lawyer who has served on the Eastchester [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on May 16th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Sayegh running for Town Board in Eastchester

May
7

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Tony Sayegh, a former Tuckahoe trustee and deputy mayor, yesterday announced that he is running for the Eastchester Town Board.

Sayegh made the announcement at Ciao Restaurant after stops at a senior center in Tuckahoe and Veterans of Foreign War [...]

Posted by Gerald McKinstry on May 7th, 2008 | 6 Comments »

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