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Westchester County Executive George Latimer introduced a $2.091 billion county operating budget for 2021 on Tuesday morning that will again cut the tax levy by $1 million with no layoffs or loss of services. Despite fears earlier this year that
Read moreA Cortlandt man was arrested last week after attempting to burn his house down during a domestic dispute. Michal Trestka, 30, was arrested by New York State Police and charged with arson in the 2nd degree, a class B felony,
Read moreLee F. Jackson Elementary School will close and switch to remote learning for the next two weeks after an individual within the building tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter to the community Monday afternoon, Greenburgh Central School District Superintendent
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By Morris Gut After a false start last spring, the fall edition of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is taking place now through Nov. 22. It is being touted as “the sequel,” which is an appropriate tag for this popular dining
Read moreBy Nancy Sorbella It might be November, but I’m sticking with the garden theme as long as Mother Nature permits. Being outdoors, it seems, is the best pandemic salvation I have experienced in the past nine months; it’s guilt-free, and
Read moreBy Brian Kluepfel Much has been and will be written about the 2020 elections, but from the narrow point of view of birders, Joe Biden’s victory is a win against an administration that tried to amend, among other laws,
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This week we resume our series of trekking through Italy, in search of lesser-known grapes grown in the midst of historic regions. I trust you’ve picked up a few ideas for new wines with which to experiment, and wine regions
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By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I’ve experienced buyers and sellers who seem perfectly nice and normal throughout the sales transaction until the possibility that they may suddenly lose their cool over something minor. Such was the case when one
Read moreRudolph J. Russo, 91, of Peekskill, passed away on Oct. 15. Russo was born on July 23, 1929, in New York City to Terrasa Stafforini and Giuseppe Russo. He grew up in Montrose and graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School.
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Hornets Nip Greeley, Fall at Mamaroneck in Clashes of Titans Examiner Sports Editor@Directrays In 2008, U.S. President Barack Obama had just won the first of two terms; NY Giant WR David Tyree’s improbable catch in Super Bowl 42 set up
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