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Dear eNews Reader, The holidays are quickly approaching as we enter November. October was an especially busy time with fall activities, announcements, and anniversaries. The weather was unusual to say the least, but its hard to complain about those warmer days. Here are a few highlights from last month; as always, I am grateful to be serving this community. Donna … Read More

Dear eNews Reader, Fall is a beautiful time of the year with lots to do. Farm Days last weekend was great and I’m looking forward to apple picking to make my one apple pie of the year. There’s also a lot of serious work being done on many fronts. Here are a few highlights from September. Donna 2-1-1 Call Center … Read More

Dear eNews Reader, Apologies for the delay in getting this to you. I had a key staff person out sick which set things back a bit. As we head into Fall, there’s one very exciting thing happening this Sunday when we unveil the Rod Serling Statue at Rec Park at noon. We’ve worked on this project for some time and … Read More

Dear eNews Reader, It seems like July flew right by. I got to enjoy 4th of July at Highland Park, the Greater Binghamton Airshow, July Fest, Carousel Fest, the Broome County Fair, Sacred Heart Ukrainian Summer Festival, and more. There was also very sad news in July with the passing of the former Assemblyman for our area, Jim Tallon. Jim … Read More

Dear eNews Reader, Our Legislative Session ended earlier this month. Since then I’ve been enjoying many of our local activities like the Greek Festival, St. Anthony’s, Sacred Heart Ukrainian Festival, Vestal Front Street Days, Rumble Ponies Baseball, and more. We’re now gearing up to celebrate the Rod Serling Centennial: 1924-2024. The Serling statue will be going up in Rec Park … Read More

Dear eNews Reader, With the return of the Vestal Front Street Days and the Greek Festival, May is behind us and more festivals are coming up. I will be in Albany a while longer finishing up our legislative session. In addition to promoting bills that will benefit our community, I spend a fair amount of time working on compromises or … Read More

Dear eNews Reader, I’m sure you’ve heard that the Legislature and the Governor finally came to an agreement on the state budget a couple of weeks ago. We will now turn our attention to passing important legislation before the session ends in early June. One of my priorities will be the ongoing effort to help Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in … Read More

Dear eNews Reader, I hope you had a pleasant weekend. There was a short break in state budget negotiations for the Easter observance and we’ll start back up this week. There are several contentious issues, as usual, holding things up. My basic priorities remain the same and always reflect the needs of our community. I took a little time on … Read More

Time to Focus on the Basics Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, 123rd AD Since the Legislature reconvened in Albany, I’ve been talking about the need to “focus on the basics.” I’m referring to basics such as education, healthcare, food, housing, workforce, child care, public safety, and human services. If we add the challenges we face from climate change, we have a full … Read More

Dear eNews Reader, February is always a very busy time as the Legislature is hard at work on the state budget. Last month was especially busy with many local activities as well. I had a Guest Viewpoint in Sunday’s paper which discusses how I am approaching budget discussions this year; about the need to focus on the basics. With a … Read More