By Brian McGowan Many religious traditions and observances have their roots in pre-Christian beliefs, and Christmas is no exception. Bear in mind that sacred scripture says nothing definitive about when Jesus was born. It wasn’t until the 4th century A.D.
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera You’d never know it to meet me today but I was born with some kind of neurological condition that resulted in my reaching the age of five without speaking a word. That was in the days before
Read MoreBy Marilyn Elie We can all breathe a sigh of relief next spring when the last working reactor at Indian Point powers down. Twenty million people in the 50-mile radius of the 40-year-old nuclear generator can sleep more soundly and future
Read MoreWith COVID-19 cases reaching a cautionary point in Croton-on-Hudson, village leaders have officially declared a public health emergency. The declaration, which was made by Village Manager Janine King, will be in effect for the next 30 days unless otherwise lifted
Read MoreThe Board of Legislators unanimously approved Westchester County’s $2.091 billion budget for 2021 on Monday that trims spending and the tax levy for next year and lowers child care contributions for income-eligible families. Despite severe financial pressures caused by the
Read MoreAn ICU nurse in Queens was the first person in the United States to receive the federally approved COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as the battle to defeat coronavirus has begun. Sandra Lindsay, who works at Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
Read MoreA Brewster man will spend the next 14 years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender after raping an unspecified number of children. Martiliano Ramos-Miguel, 45, was sentenced last Friday after pleading guilty on Oct. 21
Read MoreBy Noah Perkins Keith Wright stands 6 feet 8 inches tall, is approximately the weight of a large washing machine and makes his living exchanging elbows with men of similar proportions, in the pursuit of stuffing a ball through a
Read MoreSeveral Chappaqua residents called last week for New Castle officials to postpone consideration of zoning changes outlined in the proposed Form Based Code so commuting, student population and housing trends may be better scrutinized after the pandemic. In the fourth session of
Read MoreCases of the coronavirus increased by 593 in Westchester County on Sunday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 58,837 since the start of the pandemic. The county reported more four deaths, resulting in a total of 1,562 COVID-19-releated
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