WPCNR White Plains Street. Special to WPCNR. July 16, 2003: WPCNR has learned that the maverick candidate for the Common Council, former Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety, Dan Hickey, who is  seeking to challenge the three nominated Republican candidates for Common Council in a September primary has filed a Freedom of Information request with the Board of Elections. Hickey's son, David Hickey, requesting the campaign contributor filings for Mayor Joseph Delfino. Hickey has also requested the list  of campaign contributors for the Republican nominee for County Legislator, Frank Cantatore. Mr. Cantatore is challenging incumbent Legislator, William Ryan.

The "FOILs" as they are known, come one week after Mr. Hickey filed a General Objection with the Board of Elections, asking that Jeffrey Binder, Rosa Munoz, and Tim Sheehan be removed from the ballot. Mr. Hickey has until Friday to detail the nature of his objections.

Republican establishment figures seethed over the FOILS, saying that Hickey should be sticking to the issues instead of looking for what one source described as "mud to sling."

The commentator noted acidly, "Mayor Delfino is not even up for reelection in November, so why look up his contributions? it can only mean one thing, he is looking to dig up dirt."