When rising Ossining High School senior Clio Sanchez was a young girl in Ecuador, she went on a trip to Disney World and other U.S. destinations. She became so excited about learning English that her parents gave her lessons as
Read MoreBy Joseph S. Lento With the exception of New York City public schools, all other large city school districts are opening using “remote learning” while thousands of small suburban school districts are opening for in-person instruction. The nation’s leading
Read MoreObjections over a proposed solar farm on a portion of a 25-acre parcel in Mount Kisco continue to intensify even as an adjournment of the public hearing was granted last week by the Planning Board. Sunrise Community Solar of Briarcliff
Read MoreThe Board of Legislators’ Election Information Gathering Task Force came out with its list of recommendations Monday for improving voting in Westchester County this November. The 21-page report called for expanded early voting hours, a multimedia campaign to encourage early
Read MoreEmerly A. Martinez was appointed the new principal of White Plains High School Monday evening by the White Plains Board of Education. Martinez was the finalist for the job from more than 60 candidates in a rigorous search that included
Read MoreBy Michael Gold The Incredible Hulk had been lying down asleep in our front yard over four long days and he would not be moved. He was the uninvited guest that didn’t take any hints to leave, and nothing could
Read MoreIt’s so predictable. The forecast for a major storm becomes apparent three, four, five days in advance with the potential for widespread power outages. The event comes and goes, leaving tens, if not hundreds of thousands of residents in the
Read MoreA funeral home with facilities in White Plains and Elmsford is offering families an outdoor alternative to remember and celebrate their loved ones. Ballard-Durand Funeral and Cremation Services has at its disposal a 40-foot x 50-foot event canopy if an
Read MoreThe Putnam County Legislature last week approved a $12 million settlement of a federal lawsuit filed against the county by Anthony DiPippo, who was convicted of raping and murdering 12-year-old Josette Wright at two separate trials, but was later acquitted
Read MoreA proposed wind turbine manufacturing facility on property owned by the Town of Cortlandt just south of Indian Point is among 11 sites competing for up to $200 million in state grant funding to develop critical port infrastructure. Port Cortlandt
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