A new poll released today by Siena College finds the two candidates in the 19th Congressional District race are in a dead heat.

With less than three weeks to go before election day the Siena College survey found 46% of likely voters supporting Nan Hayworth, while 43% back incumbent Congressman John Hall. The poll has a margin of error of four percentage points.

A new poll released today by Siena College finds the two candidates in the 19th Congressional District race are in a dead heat.

With less than three weeks to go before election day the Siena College survey found 46% of likely voters supporting Nan Hayworth, while 43% back incumbent Congressman John Hall. The poll has a margin of error of four percentage points.

A new Iona College/Westchester County Association/RNN-TV Poll finds the two candidates in the 19th Congressional District Race are in a dead heat.

The poll, taken October 6, questioned more than 10,000 likely voters and found 42% planned to vote for incumbent Democratic Congressman John Hall, while 42% supported his Republican/Conservative challenger Dr. Nan Hayworth. 16% were undecided. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.75%. Among those undecided, 34% are Democrats, 38% Republicans and 23% have no party affiliation.

The 19th Congressional District is regarded as one of the key mid-term races in the U.S. Congress. It includes Northern Westchester and parts of Dutchess, Orange and Rockland Counties.

Hall and Hayworth are scheduled to participate in a debate sponsored by the Westchester county Association and RNN-TV on Wednesday at 800 Westchester Avenue in Rye Brook.

Two new polls have been released in the hotly contested 40th State Senate race between Republican Assemblyman Greg Ball and his Democratic opponent, Westchester County Legislator Michael Kaplowitz.

A new poll taken by Siena College finds the two are virtually neck in neck, with Ball leading Kaplowits 45-44% with a margin of error of nearly 5 percentage points. According to the Siena College Poll, Ball led Kaplowitz in Putnam and Dutchess Counties, while Kaplowitz lead Ball in his home County of Westchester.

And, a new Iona College Poll commissioned by the Westchester County Association and RNN-TV showed Ball had a 10 point lead over Kaplowitz 45-35%, with 20% of those questioned saying they are undecided.

A new poll finds the race for the 35th District New York State Senate Seat is a tight one.

The new Westchester County Association/RNN-TV survey conducted by Iona College finds 44% of likely voters questioned support incumbent State Senator, Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins, while 37% say they would vote for Republican and political newcomer Liam McLaughlin. A total of 19%  said they were undecided.

Officials with Iona College in New Rochelle say a new Green Initiative entered into with utility company Con Edison is expected to save the College $117,000 in electric costs a year.

Brother James Ligouri, President of Iona College, made the announcement today in Iona's Hynes Athletics Center Gym, one of the buildings where the upgrading is underway.

By adopting a new energy-saving lighting system for 17 of its buildings and facilities, Iona will save up to $117,00 annually and will earn an additional rebate of $130,000.

President Barack Obama Monday  picked Solicitor General and native New Yorker, 50 year old  Elena Kagan  as his Supreme Court nominee, declaring the former Harvard Law School dean, "One of the nation's foremost legal minds." He called her a "trailblazing leader who will bring fair-mindedness and skill as a concensus builder to the court."

Her nomination is spurring debate about whether Kagan's lack of judicial experience will hinder her ability to serve as a justice on the nation's highest court. Dr. Jeanne Zaino, Chairwoman of Political Science at Iona College says Kagan's vast constitutional expertise is actually a plus for her in the Senate confirmation process. Said Zaino, "She is supremely qualified. You look at people in the past who've come to the Supreme Court from different avenues. We're used to in the past 10, 20, 30 years getting people who've been on the Appellate Court, yet some of the most memorable Justices came from different realms.Look at someone like Earl Warren, who was Governor of California."

Zaino says Kagan is a true moderate candidate, who will see objections from both sides of the political aisle.

If Kagan is approved, there will be three women on the high court for the first time in American history.