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Our campaign for the NY State Senate has just entered its fourth week and everywhere I go the buzz is building and people tell me how excited they are to talk to a citizen candidate with fresh ideas.
Last week we held our first Live Blog -- an Online Town Meeting on The Albany Project: Good questions and great fun.You can read the whole conversation here. Thanks again to TAP for hosting!
I love collaborations so I was delighted to be part of a conference on cultural tourism hosted by Dutchess County Tourism & the Dutchess County Arts Council earlier this week. Arts, history and tourism are huge economic drivers for our region. By thinking creatively we have a real opportunity to both build our local economy in a sustainable way and create new jobs in the building trades, hospitality, food services, arts and on and on. Kudos to Mary Kay Vrba and Benjamin Krevolin for spearheading this great brainstorming opportunity and to Lydia Higginson for her gracious organizing skills.
The very next day, Mary Kay, Lydia and Dutchess County Tourism hosted a Welcome Reception for Walkway Over the Hudson's new Executive Director Elizabeth Waldstein Hart. It was held at the delightful new Poughkeepsie eatery Cafe Bocca on Mt. Carmel Street in the shadow of the Walkway -- and the foods prepared by Erik Morabito, a fan of supporting local farms were yummy.
In my own continuing commitment to our local farmers, Friday I will participate in the Buy Local Agricultural Conference hosted by Congressman Scott Murphy in Lagrangeville's Tymor Park. I look forward to strategizing with small business owners, farmers, consumers and others to explore the best way to build this essential economic engine.
My grassroots campaign is all about talking directly to the voters and bringing your voices to Albany. Thanks to Dutchess County Legislator Jim Doxsey for introducing me to his constituents in the Fairview section of the Town of Poughkeepsie Saturday.
On Saturday, May 1, please join us for canvassing in the city of Hudson in Columbia County. Meet us at 12:30 pm @ Parlour Coffee House, 742 Warren St in Hudson to get your walk lists. By the way, Parlour's comfy chairs and sofas are a favorite gathering place with an excellent selection of coffees and teas! |
