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Tag: John Faso

Viewpoints

Alan Chartock: Wait for 2020 to be rid of Trump

To attempt an impeachment now will just create a firestorm among the Trump true believers that will last for decades.

by Alan Chartock
Posted on January 8, 2019
News

Pop-up demonstrations protest threats to Mueller investigation

Some 120 demonstrators showed up to a hastily organized rally at Great Barrington Town Hall, one of more than 1,000 rallies nationwide occurring at 5 p.m. to support the Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election..

by Marcie L. Setlow
Posted on November 8, 2018
We the People

New video parodies N.Y. Congressman John Faso for taking away health care

In a new video ad, “Make You Sick,” released this week by the Catskills Freedom Network, animated rapper DJ Faso again turns the tables on the real Faso, imagining him as a rapper trying to explain his betrayal to his voters.

by Edge Staff
Posted on October 25, 2018
Viewpoints

Catskills Freedom Network releases video parody, ‘DJ Faso: Race Bait’

The animated rap artist “DJ Faso” turns the tables on the real Congressman Faso.

by Edge Correspondent
Posted on October 6, 2018
News

News Briefs: Delgado phone bank; draft Pedestrian Transportation Plan available for public comment

The draft Pedestrian Transportation Plan is now available for public comment and an open house forum will take place Thursday, Sept. 20, at the State Transportation Building in Boston.

by Edge Staff
Posted on September 19, 2018
News

News Briefs: RMV plate lottery; Rhodes ad focuses on gun safety

Althea Brennan, a junior at Chatham High School who is featured in the new Gareth Rhodes campaign ad, helped lead her school’s walkout to protest the lack of gun safety reform.

by Edge Staff
Posted on June 21, 2018
News

Seven Democrats seek chance to unseat Republican John Faso in crucial NY-19 district

The Democratic candidates debate lasted nearly three hours and covered issues from Trump’s new tariffs, how to protect the EPA and deal with a shortage of farm workers as well as questions on immigration reform, gun control and health care.

by Victor Feldman
Posted on June 20, 2018
News

News Briefs: Berkshire Museum painting acquired by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Knight declares DA candidacy; Democratic NY-19 candidates to debate

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has invited all Berkshire County residents to visit the Frederic Church painting free of charge “in perpetuity.”

by Edge Staff
Posted on May 25, 2018
News

News Briefs: Caccaviello joins ballot for DA; MassHealth overpaying for drug tests, screens; ‘Listen to Us John Faso’ poll

Caccaviello was sworn in as Berkshire district attorney March 15 after serving as first assistant district attorney under former Berkshire District Attorney David Capeless.

by Edge Staff
Posted on April 22, 2018
News

News Brief: NY-19 candidate Gareth Rhodes gains support of Kingston City Council members

Bill Carey, Ward 5 alderman and former majority leader of the City Council, and Jeffrey Morell, Ward 1 alderman, are supporting Rhodes’ campaign.

by Edge Staff
Posted on March 15, 2018
News

In NY-19 race, Democratic candidates take shots at ‘empty suit’ Faso

Though its boundaries have shifted in recent years, NY-19 has been represented by a mix of Democrats and Republicans over the decades.

by Terry Cowgill
Posted on February 22, 2018
News

News Briefs: Lenox real estate taxes due; Rhodes calls on Faso to address union pensions

The Butch Lewis Act of 2017 is a bipartisan bill that would help repair the nation’s union pension crisis by providing critical financial support to protect pension plans at risk of insolvency.

by Edge Staff
Posted on January 10, 2018
News

Youthful challenger races around NY-19 in bid to ‘repeal and replace’ Faso

Rhodes, who exudes the boyish charm one would expect from a guy who grew up on a Bruderhof farm in Ulster County and eventually found his way to Harvard Law School, saves his best shots for the man he wants to replace: first-term Republican Rep. John Faso.

by Terry Cowgill
Posted on December 7, 2017
Letters

Article on Reclaim NY is an accurate account of group’s activities

In their letter to the editor Joyce St. George and Susan Dey write: ‘The government is our enemy” was the insinuation we heard over and over again during the various Reclaim presentations and workshops we attended.

by Letter to the editor
Posted on October 14, 2017
We the People

Catskill Freedom Network to hold fundraiser

Catskill Freedom Network is an all-volunteer grassroots Democratic political action committee whose aim is to elect a Democrat and defeat Republican Rep. John Faso in New York’s 19th Congressional district in 2018.

by Edge Staff
Posted on July 25, 2017
News

News Briefs: Baker-Polito administration to fund bridge projects; $4.23 million allotted for infrastructure; Green Tea Party meeting; Guiel announces City Council candidacy; conservation commissions urge Baker to drop pipeline support

Seventy-four city and town conservation commissions across Massachusetts have urged Gov. Charlie Baker to drop his support for fracked gas pipelines.

by Edge Staff
Posted on March 31, 2017
News

Berkshire County Dems galvanized, organizing to resist Trump administration

There was no shortage of ideas, starting with the unseating of a Republican Congressman John Faso, whose New York district, the 19th, borders Berkshire County. A complete list of organizations with contact information and links included with this article.

by Terry Cowgill
Posted on March 21, 2017
Letters

The Trump rubber stamp next door in NY19

In their letter signed by Holly Morse of Mill River and 11 others: “It’s so SAD that John Faso is just miles away [in New York State], aiding and abetting the Trump Agenda.

by Letter to the editor
Posted on March 17, 2017
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