The Jewish View: County Officials

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5-10-16 -- Sean Ward pic

Sean Ward, Chairman, Albany County Legislature (D – Green Island)

Posted on May 11, 2016

Sean discusses all things Green Island during this unusual half-hour interview. There is more to Green Island than being a sleepy municipality. Besides being chairman of the Albany County Legislator and a 22-year member of the 39-member legislative body, he is also the head of the Green Island Industrial Development Authority, the economic development engine Continue Reading »

5-9-16 -- Kathy Jimino pic

Kathy Jimino, Rensselaer County Executive (R – Lansingburgh, Troy)

Posted on May 10, 2016

Kathy talks about her role as cheerleader-in-chief of Rensselaer County. We talk about the county fair, ValleyCats, kosher milk produced at a local farm and problems with water quality in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh as well as water pipes breaking in her own neighborhood in Troy. Now in her 15th year at the helm of Continue Reading »

5-9-16 -- Bullock pic

Doug Bullock, Albany County Legislator (D – Pine Hills, Beverwyck – Albany)

Posted on May 9, 2016

Doug talks about his role with the Bernie Sanders campaign and getting area Congressman Paul Tonko to support Sanders as a delegate to the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia in July since Tonko’s 20th Congressional District voted for Sanders in the primary by a vote of 53 – 47 percent. Doug also discusses his ties to Continue Reading »

4-11-16 -- Kate Hogan pic

Kate Hogan, Warren County District Attorney (R – Lake George)

Posted on April 12, 2016

(Note: There are audio problems with my mic but my thoughts and questions are still audible.) As as the chief prosecutor in a county known as a vacation destination Kate explains how she stays so positive about Warren County while dealing with the seedy side of society. In this interview, Kate displays an unusual bright Continue Reading »

4-11-16 -- Larry Rosen pic

Larry Rosen, former Albany City and Albany County judge

Posted on April 12, 2016

(Note: There are audio problems with my mic but my thoughts and questions are still audible.) Larry discusses the finer points of getting appointed and elected judge in the city and county of Albany. He also talks about the most famous case he presided over and how that impacted his illustrious career. Larry, 68 and Continue Reading »

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David Soares, Albany County District Attorney

Posted on March 29, 2016

David discusses the internal workings of his office and the irony of having a public integrity unit while only being able to prosecute a few state elected officials for corruption. He also offers his thoughts about the heroin epidemic and how his office is dealing with this outbreak, Narcan, Raise the Age and reflects on Continue Reading »

3-28 -- Joel Abelove pic

Joel Abelove, Rensselaer County District Attorney (R)

Posted on March 29, 2016

Joel, the first Jewish District Attorney in Rensselaer County, discusses marijuana use, heroin abuse, Narcan, Raise the Age and how he internally changed how his office is doing business during his first 14 months in office. With a staff of only 12 prosecutors, Joel says he still gets the chance to personally prosecute cases.

3-22 -- Czajka pic

Paul Czajka (R – Livingston) Columbia County District Attorney

Posted on March 22, 2016

Paul discusses his time as a district attorney, county judge and back to being a district attorney. We discuss his experience being on both sides of the bench. On the issues, we talk about the controversy surrounding raising the age of juveniles charged as adults for certain crimes. We also discuss legalizing recreational marijuana and Continue Reading »

3-21 -- Larry Slatky pic

Larry Slatky, Executive Director, Albany County Nursing Home

Posted on March 22, 2016

Larry talks about the successes he has achieved since becoming a consultant for the nursing and then its top administrator. Larry reveals how fundraising, specifically naming rights, will help close the financial gap for the 250-bed facility. He also let’s us know how tied the county budget is to the nursing home because of matching Continue Reading »

Jed Conboy

James “Jed” Conboy, Montgomery County District Attorney

Posted on March 15, 2016

Jed talks about the struggles of having a five-person office to handle all the crimes in Montgomery County. The five-term DA also reflects on the heroin epidemic plaguing the county courts and jail. He also points out that Montgomery County has more miles of state Thruway than any other county in the state, which contributes Continue Reading »

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