NEW YORK STATE SENATE — Westchester County – District 34 — Alessandra Biaggi (D) Bronx, Westchester

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Alessandra Biaggi (born c. 1986) is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, she is Senator for the 34th District of the New York State Senate, which includes portions of Bronxand Westchester Counties.

Alessandra Biaggi (D)

Chair of Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance

34th Senate District
District 34 Map

Contact Information

Website
Facebook
Twitter @SenatorBiaggi
District Office

1250 Waters Place, Suite 1202
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: (718) 822-2049

Albany Office

Legislative Office Building, Room 905
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 518-455-3595

Committee Membership

Alessandra Biaggi was born in Mount Vernon, New York.

She is the granddaughter of late congressman Mario Biaggi.

Mario Biaggi was a U.S. Representative from New York (served from 1969 to 1988) and former New York City police officer.

He was elected as a Democrat from The Bronx in New York City. In 1987 and 1988, he was convicted in two separate corruption trials, and he resigned from Congress in 1988.

Alessandra Biaggi graduated from Pelham Memorial High SchoolNew York University, and Fordham Law School, where she was a member of the Fordham Law Review.

In 2014, she attended the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University.

Alessandra Biaggi lives in Pelham, NY, where she was born and raised.

She’s been active in politics for over a decade

Alessandra Biaggi interned in the offices of Congressman Joseph Crowley, the Kings County District Attorney, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and worked as Assistant General Counsel for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Office of Storm Recovery.

She most recently served as counsel in Governor Cuomo’s Counsels Office, and as a member of the Governor’s executive clemency team.

During the 2016 presidential election, Biaggi served as Deputy National Operations Director for Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

On January 24, 2018, Biaggi announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for New York State Senate in District 34 against incumbent Jeffrey D. Klein, the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference.

Biaggi defeated Klein in what amounted to a major upset.

Senate District 34 covers the Riverdale, Pelham Bay, Throggs Neck, City Island, Morris Park, Middletown, Hart Island, Hunts Point, Eastchester, parts of Castle Hill and parts of Westchester Square. 

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY — Westchester County – District 88 — Amy Paulin (D)

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Amy Paulin (born November 29, 1955) was elected to the New York State Assembly in November 2000. 

Amy Paulin (D)

District 88
District 88 Map

Contact Information

Website
Facebook
Twitter @AmyPaulin

District Office

700 White Plains Rd., Suite 252
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Phone (914) 723-1115
Fax (914) 723-2665

Albany Office

LOB 713
Albany, NY 12248
Phone (518) 455-5585
Fax (518) 455-5409

Committee Membership
  • Committee on Energy (Chair)
  • Committee on Rules
  • Committee on Education
  • Committee on Health
  • Committee on Higher Education
  • Task Force on Women’s Issues
  • Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force

Amy Paulin earned her B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany and her M.A. in Criminal Justice from State University of New York at Albany.

Her professional experience includes working as an executive director of My Sisters’ Place and as a fund-raising consultant for nonprofit agencies.

On November 4, 2008, Paulin won re-election to the New York State Assembly, District 88, defeating opponent Anthony Pilla (R).

In 2010, Paulin ran unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary. She defeated Rene Atayan (R) in the general election on November 2.

In addition to running on the Democratic ticket, she was also listed as a candidate of the Independence Party of New York State and Working Families Party.

Incumbent Paulin ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 88. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. She also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets.

She was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Once again incumbent Amy Paulin defeated Anthony Decintio Jr. in the New York State Assembly District 88 general election in 2016 and in 2018 she faced no republican opposition.

Paulin resides in Scarsdale with her husband, Ira Schuman. They have three children, Beth, Sarah, and Joseph.

Pelham Town Clerk – Colleen Walsh – 2 Stars

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Colleen Walsh

1. Freedom Of Information Compliance And Knowledge Ratings:

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Pelham Town Clerk Colleen Walsh has failed to provided a response to all of our Freedom of Information Requests for access to public documents under New York States FOI laws.

It appears that Colleen Walsh doesn’t know how to respond to a simple FOI request for access to a public document. After many written and phone inquiries the town had the attorney listed bellow to respond to our FOI request for the town clerk’s compensation.

While it is good that after nine days we finially got a copy of the current budget with Ms. Walsh’s pay listed, it is bad that the honest hard working taxpayers had to pay for a Manhattan attorney to do Ms. Walsh’s job for her.

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Thomas Richard Kleinberger, Esq
411 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10016
(917) 326-5523 (Telephone)
(917) 326-5525 (Fax)
tkleinberger@adamsre.com

But the attorney for the town attorney is very temperamental. When we emailed a FOIL of his invoices to the town.

We wanted to learn just how much Pelham’s attorney was was pocketing in fees due to Ms. Walsh’s incompetence when it came to responding to FOI requests for documents.

In less than an hour of getting a Freedom of information request for copies of any invoices from the Pelham Town Attorney responded to the email saying,”In future any FOIL requests will only be addressed by the Town if in  a physical writing (i.e. a letter).

We had to to respond to Thomas Kleinberger’s mini meltdown with…..

New York’s courts have repeatedly ruled that every town subject to the Freedom of Information Law, and must accept emailed FOILS provided that it has the ability to receive requests for records from the public and transmit records by means of email, is required to do so.

Some have joked in Pelham that the hussy fit throwing Mr. Kleinberger got his law license at Sears.

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Town Clerk Colleen Walsh was not just unresponsive with us. When the League Of Women Voter’s sent her a questionnaire in the 2015 election she refused to respond.

From The 2015 LWV Voting Guide:

TOWN CLERK – PELHAM Term: 2 years; Salary: $5,500
Candidate: Colleen W. Walsh Party: R, REF
Questions: – no response –

Sadly abuse and corruption can flourish in Pelham and in New York when government officials feel entitled and refuse to follow New York State’s Freedom Of Information statutes that allow taxpayers and the media to bring accountability and transparency to local government.

Pelham Town Clerk Colleen Walsh would have gotten a rating of FAILURE, but Pelham Town Attorney Thomas Richard Kleinberger was able to provide a copy of the 2016 budget listing her pay.

So we are tentatively given Ms. Walsh TWO STARS as we wait to see if Mr. Kleinberger can try not to be so emotional and complete the other open FOIL requests, when he returns from vacation next month.

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However, if we could we give Colleen Walsh the Bubble Headed Bleach Blonde Award, because she need to get TomKleinberger, Esq to complete a simple Freedom Of Information Request asking for her pay as an elected official.

What good is a town clerk that doesn’t have the skill set need to respond to an FOI request for a public document. It is laughable that she uses the email address toptownclerk@aol.com.

2. Email Address For Filing FOI Requests

toptownclerk@aol.com

Or

townclerk@townofpelham.com

3, Mailing Address For Filing FOI Requests:

Town Clerk
34 Fifth Avenue Town Hall
Pelham, New York 10803

4. Experience:

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UNRESPONSIVE: We got no response from Pelham Town Clerk Colleen. Walsh on our information request about her experience.

From the internet we learned Ms. Walsh is a fitness trainer who provides personal training and group fitness classes and has sometimes called her classes,”Sun and Moon Fitness”.

She even made a video called “Strong Mamas/Fit Families”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F09pSoOUWq4

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Colleen Walsh

Ms. Walsh apparently has a “Corporate Wellness Coaching” Certificate and a “Holistic Life Coaching” Certificate from some place called the Spencer Center.

Many in Pelham say that Ms. Walsh’s fitness training experience doesn’t give her the experience needed to bring the accountability and transparency that Pelham desperately needs.

Honest hardworking town residents are grossly over taxed and pay too much for often poorly delivered services. This is because they can’t access to the public documents and information they need to bring about real change in the town.

5. From The Pelham Town Website:

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FAILING WEBSITE – GRADE

It looks like that as of the date of this post Town Clerk Colleen Walsh has failed to have the town website updated with the latest information about the Pelham Town Clerk’s Office, which lists another person, Timothy Case, as the Pelham Town Clerk.

The Clueless Ms. Walsh has been the Town Clerk since January 2014, so for 2 years And 7 months she has listed someone else as the Town Clerk on her Town Of Pelham Web Page.

Worse yet the Town’s web Page is not ADA compliant.

The Pelham Town Website Reads:

The Town Clerk is an elected official and serves for a term of two (2) years. The Town Clerk is charged with custody of all legal records, books and papers of the Town and is responsible for the recording of all of the Town Board’s Proceedings and decisions. In this regard, the Town Clerk’s charged with publishing items tobe considered by the Town Board during its meetings and is charged with posting all notices required by law.

The Town Clerk supervises all town wide general elections, primaries related to those elections, conducted in the Town of Pelham pursuant to applicable laws. Applications for absentee ballots, and voter registration forms are available in the Town Clerks Office.

The Town Clerk also serves as Registrar of Vital Statistics, which includes records of Marriages, birth, deed records as early as 1860. Current birth & death records are kept in the Village of Pelham and the Village of Pelham Manor.

The Town Clerk’s office also issues Marriage licenses. It is necessary to make an appointment to obtain a Marriage license.(9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Monday – Friday) Please call (914) 738-0777.

The fee for a Marriage license is $40.00.

Marriage Transcripts are $20.00.

Dog Licenses are available at the Town Clerks Office for Village of Pelham residents. The requirements for the license are (1) Village of Pelham Resident, (2) updated paperwork on dog, which should include current rabies information and proof of neutered/spayed, (3) Owners I.D.

The fee for a dog license is $16.00 (neutered/spayed)

$23.00 (unaltered)

$5.00 for a lost tag.
Click here to print out application.

****Pelham Manor Residents must go to Village of Pelham Manor (Village Clerk at 4 Penfield Place) to acquire a Disabled permit and/or Dog license. If you have any questions please call 914/738-8820.  ****

If you are a new voter, have moved since the last election, or wish to change your registration you may do so by visiting the Town Clerks office.

Timothy Case
Town Clerk

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6. Media Reports

Extra, Extra Read All About It!!!!

Pelham’s Privileged Political Class Wins Again!!!!!!

Only 54 People For For Colleen Wash To Be Town Clerk!!!!

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DAILY VOICE: Pelham Residents Vote For Uncontested Candidates

Voters Tuesday turned out to vote for Pelham supervisor, town clerk, two council seats and receiver of taxes — all of which were uncontested.

With 10 percent of the vote counted at 9:30 p.m. Supervisor Peter DiPaola Jr had 56 votes – 100 percent of all votes cast. DiPaola ran on the Republican line.

Republican Colleen Walsh received 54 votes – 100 percent – for town clerk…..

Please Read More Here:

http://pelham.dailyvoice.com/politics/pelham-residents-vote-for-uncontested-candidates/412525/

7. Notes

This Ratings Page Has Been Updated With Additional Information

About Pelham, New York

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Pelham is an inner-ring suburban town in Westchester County, New York, approximately 14 miles northeast of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 12,396.

Historically, Pelham was composed of five villages and became known as “the Pelhams”. Pelham currently contains two independently incorporated villages: the Villages of Pelham and Pelham Manor

Approximately 28 minutes away from Grand Central Terminal by the Metro-North train, Pelham is home to many New York City commuters and has an active social community for its residents.

In 1654, Thomas Pell bought the area within the present-day town from theSiwanoy Indians. He named his manor “Pelham” in honor of his tutor, Pelham Burton.

Pelham was incorporated as a town on March 7, 1788. It included all of City Island and present-day Pelham Bay Park east of the Hutchinson River. In 1895, the town was reduced in size to its current boundaries. In 1891, the village of Pelham Manor incorporated. In 1896, the village of North Pelham and the village of Pelham incorporated. In 1975, the villages of North Pelham and Pelham merged, forming the present village of Pelham. The Village of Pelham and the Village of Pelham Manor share several services such as school and recreational activities.

There is a grassroots movement to continue the consolidation of services in order to reduce taxes.

The Pelham Picture House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010..

Pelham is home to four elementary schools (two located in each village), one middle school, and one high school. The elementary schools are Hutchinson, Colonial, Siwanoy, and Prospect Hill. Pelham Middle School and Pelham Memorial High School gather students for all of Pelham. These are all part of the Pelham Union Free School District. There are also several private and religious based schools. Since 1948, New York City has paid the district to educate children who live in a small strip of land between Pelham and Pelham Bay Park that is part of the Bronx due to a boundary error, as doing so is less expensive than sending school buses there….

Please Read More Here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham,_New_York

Village of Pelham – Terri Rouke – Under Review

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Terri Rouke

1. Freedom Of Information Compliance And Knowledge Ratings:

Under Review

2. Email Address For Filing FOI Requests

info@pelhamgov.com

3, Mailing Address For Filing FOI Requests

Village Clerk
195 Sparks Avenue
Pelham, NY 10803

4. Experience:

Terri Rouke did not provide a brief biographical paragraph outing her experience and education for the FOIL Westchester public interest project that measures how well village clerks comply with New York State’ Freedom of Information laws.

From the internet we found the following about Ms. Rouke:

Education

SUNY Purchase
Bachelor’s degree, American Literature

University of Bridgeport

Terri J Rouke – Intelius

Also Known As

Terri J Booth

Age

Terri J Rouke is in her 60’s

Terri Has Lived In
Pelham, NY
Terri’s Relatives

5. From The Village Website:

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The Village Clerk is subject to the direction and control of the Mayor.  However, state law imposes numerous responsibilities upon the clerk, which the clerk has an independent responsibility to perform.

Most of the village clerk’s duties are set forth in Village Law §4-402, which partially provides as follows:

Village Minutes
Oath of Office
Local Legislation
Order to Pay Claims
Transmitting Funds
Maintaining postings
Custody & Production of Books and Records
Filing, publishing notices relating to resolutions, local laws, public meetings, open meetings.
Serving as point of contact for citizens with questions about the village.
Acting as liaison between citizens and the village board of trustees

Staff Contacts

Name Title Phone
Terri Rouke Village Clerk (914) 231-3320
Sandy Shriman Deputy Village Clerk (914) 738-7514

6. Media Reports / Related Pages

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THE PELHAMS – PLUS: Village of Pelham Board Public Hearing April 4 to Override Tax Cap

Village of Pelham, NY – Public Hearing Notice

Scheduling a Public Hearing for Local Law #1-2016 to override the real property tax levy limit established in General Municipal Law  §3-c

The Board of Trustees of the Village of Pelham hereby schedules a public hearing to be held at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016, in Village Hall at 195 Sparks Avenue, Pelham, NY, on a proposed Local Law that would amend the Code of the Village of Pelham, as follows:

A local law to override the real property tax levy limit established in General Municipal Law §3-c

A copy of the proposed Local Law is on file in the offices of the Village Clerk and may be viewed during normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or an electronic copy may be obtained from the opening page of the Village’s website www.pelhamgov.com.

By Order of Mayor Michael J. Volpe and Board of Trustees

Terri Rouke, Village Clerk

http://www.pelhamplus.com/article_8e148a2a-f2ab-11e5-8dd4-f7551eb485ed.html

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/terri.rouke

7. Notes

This Ratings Page Has Been Updated With Additional Information

About Pelam, New York

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The Village of Pelham is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 6,910 at the 2010 census. It is located in the Town of Pelham, which is colloquially referred to as Pelham

On June 27, 1654, Thomas Pell purchased 9,166 acres (37.09 km2) from the Native American tribe of the Siwanoys. The purchase included an area which is known today as Pelham, New Rochelle, and portions of Bronx County. Among the land that he purchased, of course, was all the land that constitutes today’s village of Pelham. Upon his death in 1669, Thomas Pell left the land to his nephew and sole heir, John Pell.

The original Village of Pelham was incorporated in 1896, bounded by the New Haven Railroad‘s main line to north, Colonial Avenue to the south, New Rochelle to the west, and the Hutchinson River to the east. The Village of North Pelham was incorporated on August 29, 1896. Its boundaries were the New Haven Railroad to the south, New Rochelle to the west and northwest, and the Hutchinson River to the east and northeast. By 1940, the Village of Pelham’s population was 1,918 and the Village of North Pelham had a population of 5,046. In June 1975, the Village of North Pelham merged with the existing Village of Pelham….

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_(village),_New_York

Zip code: 10803

 

Population: 6,997 (2013)