Mayors from 11 New York cities have called on leadership in the state legislature to enact a stricter gun law in the state.
The letter, addressed to State Senate leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, urges the leaders to take action and pass a law that would hold “bad actors” in the gun industry accountable.
The letter states New York neighborhoods suffer greatly as a result of gun violence with an average of 3,400 people shot and killed or wounded by gunfire each year. The letter also claims gun violence costs the state $5.9 Billion a year, $321 Million of that total the mayors claim are taxpayer dollars.
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Armando Chick Galella (center) was joined by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and others at memorial dedication.
May 10, 2021
By Rick Pezzullo
The Margaret J. Horan Gold Star Mothers’ Memorial was unveiled Sunday, May 9th at Horan’s Landing Park in Sleepy Hollow.
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The Memorial is a project initiated by Armando “Chick” Galella, a 100-year-old Sleepy Hollow resident and decorated WWII veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor. The committee charged with raising the funds necessary for the Memorial’s commission announced the successful conclusion of the $100,000 campaign at Galella’s 100
th birthday celebration on January 1, 2021. The campaign was in partnership with The Historical Society of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown.
1 Magical Mystery Tour EP WHEN I was a kid I found this “book” that had a couple of records/singles in it. I had a record player in my room so put them on. I think I was seven-years-old. I was blown away by I am the Walrus, and remember feeling emotional upon hearing Fool on the Hill. thus my passion for The Beatles was born. Neither of my parents were hugely into the band so I’m not sure who it belonged to, but my life was enriched by the discovery and a journey into 1960s music was begun. Unfortunately, I have no idea where that collector’s item now is.
Pettapiece pays tribute to retiring North Perth fire chief
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Perth Wellington’s MPP is paying tribute to North Perth’s long-time fire chief.
The municipality announced on Tuesday that Fire Chief Ed Smith will be retiring from the position after 44 years of service come October.
Randy Pettapiece spoke about Smith in the Ontario legislature saying he oversaw construction of the new Listowel and Monkton fire stations, developed a highly trained department and established a training committee and training standards.
Pettapiece added Smith’s commitment to fire prevention and safety is legendary, not just in North Perth, but across Ontario with his work leading to the private member’s bill, the Rea and Walter Act, named after the North Perth firefighters who perished in the line of duty ten years ago.
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More than one fire chief over the years told Ed Smith he’ll know when to call it quits.
“(They) said there will be a day you say it’s time, and that day came for me and I reached that decision,” Smith, the longtime North Perth Fire Department chief, said Wednesday after announcing his retirement later this year. “It’s time.”
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Smith’s last day is Oct. 31 and will cap a firefighting career that started 44 years ago when he volunteered at his hometown Elma-Logan department in Monkton. He was a mechanic and one of three recruits at the time, back when locals were preferred because they needed to hear the station’s siren when there was a fire.