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Honoring My Grandfather, A Victim Of The 1918 Flu and Comparisons To Today
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many to look back to a time in our history when a similar world-wide outbreak occurred, the Spanish Influenza of 1918. For my family, this period in history has always been a poignant subject since … Continue reading
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Tagged 1918, COVID-19, Elks, immigrant, Italian, John Testa, K of C, Louis Testa, pandemic, Peekskill NY, PMA, Post Office, Spanish Flu, The Highland Democrat, vaccine, Westchester County NY, WWI
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The Hudson Valley Gateway Region: Verplanck’s Big Time Role in the American Revolution
Thank you to the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce for once again asking me to submit this piece about the importance of local history in their 2019-20 Annual Member Directory:
Legislator Testa Announces Funding for Seniors Programs
The communities of Peekskill, Cortlandt and Yorktown will receive funding to help deliver important services to those communities senior residents. Legislator Testa was joined by his colleagues on the Board of Legislators in approving an inter-municipal agreement (IMA) that provides … Continue reading
Legislator John G. Testa Will Not Seek Reelection
Career as County Legislator, Mayor and City Councilman Spans 22 Years Westchester County Legislator John G. Testa announces he will not run for reelection in 2019. Testa’s career as an elected official has spanned 22 years, beginning with his first … Continue reading
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Tagged Cortlandt Manor NY, government, Jefferson Valley NY, John Testa, legislator, Mayor, Minority Leader, Mohegan Lake NY, Montrose NY, Peekskill NY, reelection, retire, Shrub Oak NY, Verplanck NY, westchester county board of legislators, Westchester County NY, Westchester GOP, Yorktown Heights NY
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Legislator Testa Secures Funding for Peekskill Youth Programs
Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) Minority Leader John G. Testa (R) Peekskill, was joined by his colleagues in passing legislation that authorized the County to enter into Inter-municipal agreements (IMA) with three Westchester cities for a total of $376,924 … Continue reading
Statement from Minority Leader John Testa on “Ban the Box” Law
Testa warns legislative agenda is “Death by a Thousand Cuts” to Westchester County small businesses. On Monday, December 4, 2018, my Democrat colleagues on the Board of Legislators (with the exception of one Democrat) passed a Local Law (by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ban the Box, Buchanan NY, Cortlandt Manor NY, criminal, GOP, government, hiring, John Testa, legislation, Minority Leader Testa, Montrose NY, Peekskill NY, small business, Verplanck NY, Westchester Board of Legislators, Westchester County NY, Yorktown Heights NY
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The Hudson Valley Gateway Region: The Cradle of America
Thank you to the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce for asking me to submit this piece about the importance of local history in their 2018-19 Annual Member Booklet:
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Revolution, Beecher, Camp Smith, cast iron, Crayola Crayons, Depew, Fleischmann Company, history, Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber, Hudson Valley NY, industry, John Testa, local history, New York Central Railroad, NY Jets, Peekskill Military Academy, Peekskill NY, PMA, Pomeroy, Pugsley, US Civil War, West Point
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Independence Day!
Below is an article I was asked to write for the Cortlandt Living Magazine July 2018 edition. They wanted a short piece showing some of the important events associated with July 4th other than being Independence Day, especially local connections. … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, Buchanan NY, Chauncey Depew, Civil War, Cortlandt Living Magazine, Cortlandt Manor NY, Fourth of July, George Washington, history, holiday, Independence Day, James Monroe, John Adama, John Testa, Mohegan Lake NY, Montrose NY, Peekskill NY, Statue of Liberty, Thomas Jefferson, Verplanck NY, West Point, Westchester County NY, Yorktown Heights NY
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Legislator Testa Announces $4 Million in Upgrades at George’s Island Park
Legislator John Testa (Cortlandt/Peekskill/Yorktown)) was joined by his Legislative colleagues on Monday, May 21, 2018 in unanimously passing a Bond Act in the amount of $3,940,000 for major rehabilitation work at George’s Island Park in Montrose. The Legislation was an … Continue reading
They Just Don’t Make ‘Em Like That Anymore
Appreciating and collecting items from the past was instilled in me mostly by my father. Growing up, he would always point out objects that were handed down in the family and explain what it was and how it was used. … Continue reading
On Topic with John G. Testa 