It’s spring village election time. This year, we’ve got three contested races: Airmont, Montebello and Pomona. The rest of the villages have incumbents running unopposed, except for Hillburn, where a trustee is running for the mayor’s seat and a first-time candidate runs for his trustee seat. And in Wesley Hills and New Hempstead, there aren’t any village board positions up this year. So, the candidates for the three villages with contested races will be invited to sit down with us (and you!) to discuss the issues in their villages. We try to use Mogulus and Cover It Live to webcast as many of these hearings as possible. You’ll find details in tomorrow’s Journal News Opinion page, or on LoHud.com/opinion. Also, candidates in uncontested races, as long as those in a challenged race, are invited to participate in a candidates database. For more information, look here. This is great for the candidates, but it’s really wonderful for the voters, who have even more information at their fingertips.
The Journal News/LoHud edit board interviews and endorses candidates in all challenged elections (except judicial posts), from the village to the federal level. It can be interesting, it can be entertaining (some funny local pols we have), it can be educational (yes, there are some smart ones too. It can even be a little, er, energetic—fingers point, arms fly, sometimes candidates even stand toe-to-toe to discuss the issues. Ah, the memories.
By the way, if you have a question for the candidates, drop me an email and I’ll add it to my stack of queries: ncutler@lohud.com