News And Announcements
Browse important news and announcements from Team New Castle.
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Roads must be paved more than once in a generation
A more aggressive Pavement Management Program is required that starts with an accelerated paving program to catch up. We need to convert our reactive program into a proactive program. Our current, reactive strategy means paving is done on a ‘worst first’ basis where there are always a long list of Town roads in poor condition.…
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SAM Party of New York Endorses Jim Smith for New Castle Supervisor, Lauren Levin and Sean Maraynes for Town Board
Team New Castle is proud to announce that New York’s newest political party, the SAM Party, has just announced that we will be their candidates on the ballot for the November election. We are proud to be amongst the very first candidates in New York State that SAM has announced for their party line. See…
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Sean Maraynes in the Spotlight
Although we have many substantive issues to discuss, we think who we are as humans is substantive too. Here is some background and thoughts by Sean Maraynes, Candidate for Town Board. Also see Sean’s bio here. In my admittedly biased opinion, New Castle is the best place in the country to raise a family. I’ve…
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Vibrant Hamlets, Vibrant Community
The question on everyone’s mind (besides “When will the construction be completed?”) is what happens next? Join us for a community meeting where we will discuss what matters to you.
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Team New Castle Honors
Please join us on October 2, 2019 as we celebrate the non-partisan approach to local government and solving local issues that has defined Team New Castle. Over the past six years Team New Castle elected officials have represented the Town and we want to highlight what they have accomplished. As the political pendulum swings wildly,…
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Inside Chappaqua & Millwood Magazine
We love The Inside Press and in particular the Inside Chappaqua & Millwood magazine (although you should check out their other area publications for more great content. A recent cover story about the Break the Hold Foundation by New Castle resident Sabra Staudenmaier in Inside Pleasantville is a great example). Simply put, The Inside Press…
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Community Meetings Announced
We look forward to these discussions with you this Fall! First up, a topic on everyone’s mind: “Vibrant Hamlets, Vibrant Community” on September 18th. What’s next after construction finishes?
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An Independent Party to be proud of
After meeting the signature requirement (which appears to have been higher than any candidates in the history of the Town of New Castle) we successfully created the Independent Party, TEAM NEW CASTLE. It’s a rebuke of partisan politics and we hope that eventually elections in our Town will be without party labels similar to the…
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Supreme Court Rules Independent Party “TEAM NEW CASTLE” Will Appear on November Ballot
N.Y. Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenge Filed by Opponent Pool, Saland and Lichtenthal Surrogates and Attorney Kristen Browde Board of Elections Determination of Validity Stands Can you believe our opponents did this? Following a rare ballot access challenge by surrogates of our opponents and attorney Kristen Browde, New York Supreme Court Justice Janet Malone ruled…
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Don’t Lose Power with Community Preparedness
by Jim Smith While waiting at Town Hall Monday night (fully prepared for the scheduled Community Preparedness Committee meeting that must have been cancelled without notice) I decided to use the time to write about preparedness, a favorite topic. I’ve spent significant professional and personal time over the past 20 years in this arena; from…
