The Fighting 29th

All about New York's 29th Congressional District

The Democrat and Chronicle and Messenger-Post have stories detailing the local impact of stimulus funds. In the D&C story, area Representatives (including Massa) say they're worried that the money will be bottled up by New York State and fail to reach cities and counties.

Eric Massa has an op-ed in todays D&C, disputing Wednesday's editorial about corporate donations.

The Messenger-Post covers Massa's town hall meeting in Canandaigua and his meeting with their editorial board.

The Star-Gazette has posted its story on Eric Massa's meeting with their editorial board. The S-G also gave Massa a "hit" for scheduling his town meetings at times when people can attend. Massa got a "miss" last week for taking corporate donations.

Massa has an op-ed in today's Albany Times-Union. The topic is stimulus (what else could it be?).

Update: Thanks to reader Mike for pointing out that Massa will co-chair a group supporting HR 676.

Eric Massa's office sent over some more photos of his Southern Tier swing. Below is a shot from the Bath Veterans' Fair. After the break, a meeting at the Corning Leader.

Eric Massa's appearance at a cancer benefit made the University of Rochester Campus Times.

Reader Rich writes to say that the Yates County Democratic Party is having an open house featuring Eric Massa on Saturday from 3:30 to 5:30 at 19 Main Street in Penn Yan.

The Messenger-Post has a story about Massa's visit to Hydroacoustics in Henrietta yesterday.

According to Massa's press release, he's in Corning and Hornell today, meeting with newspaper editorial boards. Tomorrow, he'll be in Elmira, Pittsford and Canandaigua, with office hours in the afternoon at Pittsford, and an open meeting in Canandaigua in the evening.

The Hornell Evening Tribune covers Eric Massa's visit to the Alstom facility in Hornell. Alstom is one of two manufacturers of New York subway cars, and the company stands to benefit from $1.3 billion of stimulus funding targeted at New York mass transit.

The Massa office sent over some more photos of Massa's in-district visits. The first one, below, is from his visit to Hydroacustics, a Henrietta business. After the break, a shot from his trip to Integrated Nano-Technologies, another Henrietta company.

Eric Massa met with the D&C editorial board yesterday, according to this blog post at their Editorial Board blog.

This is a shot of Eric Massa at yesterday's Alfred town meeting, courtesy of Massa's office. More after the break.

The Hornell Evening Tribune has coverage of Eric Massa's Alfred town hall meeting and ag summit.