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Slater announces Yorktown supervisor run

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Slater: “Yorktown is just too expensive”

YORKTOWN – Longtime political operative Matthew Slater has declared his candidacy to become the next Yorktown town supervisor.  He will face incumbent Town Supervisor Ilan Gilbert in November.

Slater is not new to government having served as chief of staff for former State Senator Terrence Murphy as well as having served as Mid-Hudson Regional Director for the New York State Assembly Minority Conference. 

Slater served as the chairman of the Yorktown GOP committee until stepping down to run for supervisor. “People that have lived here all of their lives and people that just moved in say the same thing, Yorktown is just too expensive,” he said. “Decades of poor planning and bureaucratic hurdles have created a system where expenses continue to outpace revenues and nothing is done to ease our residential tax burden.”

Slater has been endorsed by Murphy, his former boss.

“There are a lot of unsung heroes in public service and to have Matt step up from behind the scenes will be a huge win for the people of Yorktown.”

Assemblyman Kevin Byrne also endorsed Slater. “In Yorktown alone, he helped us alienate parkland to preserve a historic cemetery, designate nearly two dozen local lakes, including Mohegan Lake, Sparkle Lake and Junior Lake as inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization and environmental remediation, as well as rename two of Yorktown’s state roads for fallen warriors of the community.”

Slater, 33, is a 2004 graduate of Yorktown High School, received his undergraduate degree from St. Anselm College and earned his Masters of Public Administration from Marist College. He and his wife, Kellie, have a three-year-old son.

Spring Ahead with Support Connection at the Winery at St. George In Mohegan Lake

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An afternoon of friendship, fashion and fun. Enjoy live music by The Barr Band featuring Lori and Mike Barr, playing everyone’s favorites from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.

Learn how to make the most of your accessories and make up.

There will be chair massages, oracle card mini-readings and chair yoga, as well as raffles, cash bar with special signature drink, and free appetizers.

Admission: $15 donation at the door, or $10 in advance. For advance tickets visit https://sc2019springahead.bpt.me or call 914-962-6402.

WHEN: Sunday, March 10, 2019  3 -5 pm

WHERE:The Winery at St. George Restaurant & Lounge, 1715 East Main Street, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547

WHY: Proceeds from the event will benefit Support Connection’s free breast and ovarian cancer support services and programs.

ALSO: The event will include the unveiling of a special commemorative logo created for the 25th Annual Support-A-Walk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer which will take place on Oct. 6, 2019. The Support-A-Walk has been Support Connection’s most important annual fundraising event ever since the first time it was held in 1994.

There will be additional special announcements and festivities in the coming months to mark this very special occasion.