City
Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) and the union DC 37
Local 1549, which represents the cityâ $ ™ s clerical and administrative employees, called upon the New York Police Department last week to turn over 500 desk job positions to civilians.
The Woodstock Republican Committee at its September 15 caucus injected new life into the
local electoral season by choosing independent candidate Lorin Rose for town supervisor over Jeremy Wilber, the freshly minted Democratic nominee, and endorsing the Town Board candidacies of
Peter Cross and Ken Panza, who will face incumbent
councilman Jay Wenk in a three - way race for two seats in the fall election.