Congratulations to Congresswoman Nita Lowey who won re-election yesterday and is expected to become the chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and to Congressman Elliot Engel, who is expected to head up the House Foreign Relations Committee. State Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins will be the next Majority Leader of the NYS Senate.  This is great news for the town of Greenburgh. In the past, communities around the state and nation have benefitted when their representatives have held leadership positions.

FORMER HASTINGS GRADUATE AND MY TRANSITION CHAIR AS TOWN SUPERVISOR ELECTED COLORADO STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL LAST NIGHT

Phil Weiser, a graduate of Hastings High School and my first campaign manager for Greenburgh Town Supervisor (and head of my transition committee after I won the election) was elected Colorado Attorney General last night. Phil,  the son and grandson of Holocaust survivors, Phil went to Law School after working with me and then went on to serve as a Law Clerk at the United States Supreme Court for Justices Byron White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He  served in President Clinton’s Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division before returning to teach as a professor at the University of Colorado Law School. There, he founded the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, litigated civil rights cases, co-chaired Governor Bill Ritter’s Innovation Council, and served on President Obama’s Transition Team, overseeing the Federal Trade Commission. He had the honor of serving in the Obama Administration as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he oversaw complex antitrust investigations, worked to strengthen the review of anticompetitive mergers, and spearheaded an effort to promote competition in agriculture. He also served President Obama in the White House as Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation at the National Economic Council; in that role, Phil spearheaded what became a bipartisan effort to increase access to wireless spectrum and enable the deployment of an interoperable wireless broadband network for public safety. After returning to Colorado, Phil led the University of Colorado Law School as its Dean from 2011-16.

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HUDSON BARTER EXCHANGE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

Hudson Barter Exchange (HBX) will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary tomorrow.  On Thursday, November 8, 2018 from 5:30pm-9:00pm, the Belvedere Estate located at 723 South Broadway in Tarrytown, NY 10591 will turn into a meeting spot for those looking to find new customers.  The barter system is very interesting – one can trade services instead of cash.  http://www.hudsonbarterexchange.com/how-barter-works/

“With over 550 companies trading over $4.0 Million in services annually, the Hudson Barter Exchange  functions as one of the biggest Chambers of Commerce in the area.

This event is free for members of the Hudson Barter Exchange and $35 for non-members and will be capped at 300 attendees. Registration and event details can be found at Hudsonbarter2018.eventbrite.com.  For more information about the event, please contact Kevin Brown at (914) 372-7155 or e-mail Kevin@hudsonbarterexchange.com

About Hudson Barter Exchange:

Hudson Barter Exchange is a privately-owned company founded in 2008 by Kevin and Karen Brown. Karen is a Tarrytown Village Trustee. Hudson Barter Exchange has over 550 members who use expiring assets like open appointment slots, excess capacity, empty seats, unsold tickets and overstock inventory to fund many expenses to help conserve cash.   Kevin Brown spent 20 years in sales and marketing at ABC, CBS, Fox News Channel, Current TV and Arena Media Networks, before becoming an entrepreneur. Karen Brown has been a sales and marketing professional for 20 years in travel and media. Karen also currently serves as a trustee in the Village of Tarrytown where she is the liaison to the business community.  She was also the recipient of 914 Magazine’s Women in Business Award in 2017.  For more information about Hudson Barter Exchange and how to become a member, please visit www.hudsonbarterexchange.com.

Paul Feiner