Marina Villeneuve, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul addresses the media after a meeting with Long Island labor leaders in Hauppauge, N.Y., Friday.

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Hochul to take NY governor’s post as Cuomo exits

by Marina Villeneuve Associated PressAugust 23, 2021

ALBANY, N.Y. — Kathy Hochul was set to become the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations…

In this still image from video, Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York on Tuesday. Cuomo has resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest days of COVID-19.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigning over sexual harassment

by Marina Villeneuve Associated PressAugust 10, 2021

Roberta Kaplan poses for a photo in Atherton Calif., Nov. 12, 2019. The Time’s Up leader resigned Monday over fallout from her work advising Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration when he was first hit with sexual harassment allegations last year.

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Cuomo ties doom Time’s Up leader

by Marina Villeneuve Associated PressAugust 9, 2021

Gov. Andrew Cuomo talks on the phone while walking with his dog Captain at the New York state Executive Mansion, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. An investigation found that Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women in and out of state government. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Cuomo shows no sign of heeding calls to resign

by Marina Villeneuve Associated PressAugust 8, 2021

FILE - In this June 23, 2021 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York. Eleven women have described to investigators hired by the New York attorney general's office how Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sexual harassment of them made them feel. Cuomo has denied that he sexual harassed or inappropriately touched anyone. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Aide who says Cuomo groped her files criminal complaint

by Marina Villeneuve Associated PressAugust 6, 2021

In this image taken video provided by Office of the NY Governor, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes a statement in a pre-recorded video released, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. An investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has found that he sexually harassed multiple current and former state government employees. State Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday. (Office of the NY Governor via AP )

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NY Assembly majority wants to oust Cuomo

by Marina Villeneuve Associated Press, and Jennifer Peltz Associated PressAugust 4, 2021

FILE - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021. Investigators conducting an inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo questioned him for eleven hours when he met with them last month, The New York Times reported Monday, Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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Probe: Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women

by Michael R. Sisak Associated Press, and Marina Villeneuve Associated PressAugust 3, 2021

FILE - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021. Investigators conducting an inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo questioned him for eleven hours when he met with them last month, The New York Times reported Monday, Aug. 2. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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Probe finds NY Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women

by Michael R. Sisak Associated Press, and Marina Villeneuve Associated PressAugust 3, 2021

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2017, file photo, James MacWilliams prunes a marijuana plant that he is growing indoors in Portland, Maine. New York has failed in recent years to pass marijuana legalization, but a state senator said lawmakers have reached an agreement to legalize marijuana sales to adults over the age of 21. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

by Marina Villeneuve Associated Press, Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and Karen Matthews Associated PressMarch 28, 2021

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a vaccination site on Monday, March 8, 2021, in New York. A lawyer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that she reported a groping allegation made against him to local police after the woman involved declined to press charges herself. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

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Dozens of NY Democrats call on Cuomo to step down

by Marina Villeneuve Associated PressMarch 11, 2021