Op-Ed: How Do I Know What Elected Officials to Trust Around Here?

Today we take a slight detour to talk about Facebook Groups, and what local politician has your best interests at heart (and those who don't.)

Hi. I am working on a long, in-depth report concerning the dangerous levels of hydrogen sulfide being released in the Village of Monroe. This situation has been going on for almost a decade; however, it was exasperated by the Village of South Blooming Grove’s direct refusal to activate the ANUE system that was installed during Mr. Joel Stern's tenure. Stern routinely blames the “shortcomings of previous administrations” for anything and everything, but the responsibility for not activating this system falls squarely on his shoulders as it was installed during his reign of terror reign as South Blooming Grove’s de facto mayor.

The situation was further worsened by the direct inaction of Mr. Stern’s “good friend,” Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus, who failed to intervene in multiple instances over three years despite the full knowledge of the situation being shared with Orange County Legislator Peter Tuohy (who represents Monroe) and Erik Denga, the Commissioner of Orange County’s …