Gardiner Dems and environmentalists laud Maurice Hinchey
If there’s one group of constituents of retiring representative Maurice Hinchey (D-Saugerties) who’s going to miss him the most, it’s arguably the green crowd. So there was a bittersweet feeling in the air at Mohonk Mountain House as the Gardiner Democratic Committee gathered community activists, current and former public officials, staff from various land trusts...
Hinchey’s exit to change region’s relationship with Washington
After nearly four decades of government service in Albany and Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey announced last week that he would not seek another term in Congress. The longtime lawmaker’s departure is likely to have major implications both in Washington, where Hinchey was a reliable mainstay of a dwindling corps of progressive liberal Democrats,...
Hinchey to retire
U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, congressman for our area since 1993, was scheduled to announce his retirement Thursday, January 19 at 1 p.m. at the same place he launched his first House bid 20 years ago — the Senate House in Uptown Kingston. He’ll serve the remainder of his term. Shortly after the blog Politico...