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Rising construction costs that could cause an overrun of more than $1 million will result in changes to the Manville Road Corridor Improvement Project. At last week’s Pleasantville Village Board work session, Richard Williams, senior principal engineer for Insite Engineering, advised the
Read moreA popular referendum to increase funds for the Kent Public Library won by more than 1,000 votes. The final count voting in favor of the referendum was 1,856. No votes came in at 850. In the last 13 years, inflation
Read moreFrank Lombardi and Robert Schanil easily won seats on the Carmel Town Board. Both Republicans garnered substantially more votes than Jean Hopper, the Democratic candidate. Schanil received 3,746 votes and Lombardi 3,654. Hopper, new to the political arena, trailed with
Read moreMaureen Fleming was re-elected Town of Kent supervisor against challenger Rick Kreps. A total of 1,671 votes were cast for Fleming while 1,057 went to Kreps. Fleming, who first ran for public office in 2013, ran on the Democrat/Conservative, LBT/SAM
Read moreKent residents battling a proposed truck stop at Route 52 recently won their vehement fight after the developer said he would remove the truck stop component from the proposal. At the beginning of the October 22nd Kent Town Board meeting,
Read moreSince 2011, the popular Tina’s 5K Run/Walk in Pleasantville has attracted hundreds of runners and walkers of all ages. This Saturday morning, Oct. 26, runners and joggers will again put their running gear to good use. The event has become a fixture on the
Read moreA riled-up crowd expressed their ire about a proposed truck stop last Thursday at a Town of Kent Planning Board meeting. The controversial truck stop is part of the proposed new development project, Kent Country Square, to be located on
Read moreThe closure and dismantling of Indian Point plants 2 and 3 in 2020 and 2021, respectively, have raised red flags about the storage and handling of more than 1,700 tons of dangerous radioactive waste. At a public meeting last Wednesday,
Read moreA new family support group in Pleasantville was launched last week that aims to help families deal with their youngsters’ substance abuse, addiction and mental illness issues. PvilleCares, a bi-weekly, drop-in group was started by Colleen Griffin Wagner, a professional
Read moreLongtime Pleasantville resident Salli Figler remembered her close friend Mary having battled breast cancer. Helping Mary in her most trying time was the nonprofit organization Support Connection. “I knew Mary was going to Support Connection and that her children and
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