Earth Day 2021: Addressing Climate Change Nationally And Locally

Use Earth Day 2021 to consider how climate change is being addressed and how we can do more, from the Biden administration’s climate action plan to local education and outreach efforts. President Biden’s recently proposed 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan that outlines how the administration hopes to use federal spending and large-scale investment in infrastructure […]

How To Expect The Unexpected: Jacob Testa’s First Year On The Red Hook Town Board

“Coming into office and then 2 months later we hit a recession and a pandemic, it’s like, the perfect time, right?” Like everyone else in the world, Jacob Testa’s 2020 did not go as planned. After being elected to the Red Hook Town Board in November 2019, Testa began to prepare for his first experience […]

Census 101

What is the census? The U.S. census counts the population of all 50 states, Washington D.C., and U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). The census is mandated by the Constitution and conducted every 10 years by the U.S. Census Bureau, a nonpartisan […]