The New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials has a new executive director. Barbara Van Epps replaces Peter Baynes, who retired this spring after 17 years. Van Epps began in mid-August and has been with NYCOM since 2006. She previously spent more than a dozen years working for the New York State Division of the Budget’s Local Government Unit.
A longtime figure in city politics, Democrat Michele Madigan wants to become the next mayor of Saratoga Springs.
New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik faces new competition in the 21st District. Democrat Matt Putorti, a lawyer from Whitehall, announced his candidacy for the...
Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat running for a second term, is also a former member of the New York state Assembly and...