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According to the New York State Board of Elections, 329 candidates registered for the first state-level public campaign finance program, which aims to curb the influence of big money in politics by matching small, local donations with public funds.

LINDEN – There is always time to remember the champions of the past. The 1971 Linden Bulldog team, the winners of the 1971, and final, Montgomery County basketball tournament, were honored …

LINDEN   ­— North Montgomery High School will honor the 1970-71 Linden High School basketball team during Tuesday’s boys’ varsity basketball game against West Lafayette. …

Lawmakers want a separate, more independent study.

Fifty-two years ago, a legend was born.   At that time wherever one went in Montgomery County and started talking about basketball, inevitably the name of Daryl Warren would be mentioned. He is …

Seven law enforcement officers from Greene County will be honored by Two Rivers Crime Stoppers this month for their efforts in saving the life of a man who was threatening to kill himself.

Ex-Rep. Vito Fossella has been barred from collecting up to $325,000 in public matching dollars after failing to disclose his company’s business dealings with city and state. The Trump-backed candidate’s comeback campaign is running in the red.

The last campaign report had the former governor campaign fund at $18,000,000+.

Voting rights advocates are beginning to wonder if the gusto to transform New Yorks elections embraced by state lawmakers last year -- changes many considered necessary adjustments, if still a work in progress -- will extend into the pandemics second election cycle and the decisive New York City primaries in June. There are already signs it has waned with the completion of the presidential election, the availability of vaccines, and new sights set on New Yorks full reopening. Many improvements ...