Two of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s Congressional colleagues today offered their support for her ongoing presidential campaign. Sen. Charles Schumer, speaking at an Ossining press conference, disagreed with calls from some Democratic party leaders that Clinton should drop out of the race and cede the contest to Sen. Barack Obama.

“I don’t think it’s fair to pressure [...]

Westchester Republican Committee Chairman Doug Colety reminded me in an email this morning that the Westchester GOP “will be supporting (state Assemblyman) Greg Ball” at its convention later this month. Ball is facing a challenge from Republican John Degnan, a former Brewster mayor and village trustee, in his bid for a second term representing the [...]

State Assemblyman Greg Ball sent out a copy of a mailer today touting some upcoming fund raisers. On one side are the upcoming events. On the other is a copy of a New York Times story about Ball’s actions during the state Legislature’s vote for a new comptroller.

If you remember, Ball, R-Carmel, criticized the Legislature [...]

If you’re keeping a list of possible opponents for state Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Carmel, strike Westchester County Legislator Mike Kaplowitz from it. Kaplowitz, a Somers Democrat, said today he’s “decided not to run for state Assembly.”

Kaplowitz won a sixth term last year as a county lawmaker. He lost a state Senate run against Sen. Vincent [...]

There were two campaign kick-offs in LoHud’s northern reaches this past weekend. One was for state Sen. Vincent Leibell, a Patterson Republican seeking his eighth term. The other was for state Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Carmel, who is seeking his second term.

Photos of Ball’s event can be found here.

There are some photos from Leibell’s event posted [...]

June 13th will be “Eliot Spitzer Night” at the ballpark . . . at least at the home of the Macon Music, a Georgia minor league team.

Anyone named Eliot, Spitzer or Kristen will get $1 off admission. And there’s more.

Kieran Lalor, a Peekskill Republican who wants to unseat Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains, had this to say about the war in Iraq and how it figures into his campaign.
“Most people say we (Republicans) lost the Congress last time because of the war. I put my life on the line there, I lost friends there, [...]

The global war on terror, Roger Clemens and HGH . . . it’s all part of a radio spot by Westchester County Legislator George Oros in his run for Congress. Oros and Kieran Lalor, another Republican, want to unseat Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains.

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Seems Cupid may have his work cut out for him at the Capitol. Want to know more? Read this. (Blog thanks goes to an avid, civilian POH reader for sharing the link.)

Editor’s note: Includes items on local lonelyhearts Greg Ball, Kenneth Zebrowksi and Jeff Klein.

Want to see Putnam County’s results for yesterday’s presidential primaries? Then head on over to the PCBOE.