MIDDLETOWN – A Washingtonville
school teacher who lives in Middletown has announced his intention to run
for the city’s common council this fall.
Sparrow Tobin will seek a fourth ward seat that was recently filled by Mayor
Joseph DeStefano by political newcomer Vanessa Morales-Cid.
Tobin said he wants to “break a long streak of uncontested election
with candidates appointed by political insiders.”
He said if elected, he will focus on “making Middletown cleaner, safer,
and more affordable.”
Tobin also listed as concerns that economic development on Dolson Avenue
“has stagnated and the opioid crisis [is] fueling street crime.”
