By Former Lakeland Trustee Karen Haines Pressman The phrase “double-dipping” typically refers to a controversial practice in which a government employee retires to begin receiving pension benefits. Then they are rehired by the same or a different government agency and
Read MoreDr. Samantha C. Lowe, Pediatrics Helping kids transition from summer to a new school year requires more than just rousing them out of bed the first day. And the effort parents put in now can help build routines that will
Read MoreBy Rin Fenster Tom Bisogno remembers sitting in the halls at Purchase College in the 1980s, staring at two centuries of paint layered on the old walls. One day, he looked up and suddenly saw a Japanese garden forming in
Read MoreThis week on our Local Matters Westchester podcast, we’re joined by longtime Fox Lane Varsity baseball coach Matt Hillis, who has led the program for more than 20 years. Fresh off guiding the Foxes to the Section 1 Class AA
Read MoreBy Tessa Wheeler A man sits at a desk, the contrast of his dark polka-dot shirt stark against the light wood desk before him. In the windows behind him, a sprawl of buildings interrupts the expanse of the blue sky.
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke When Marni Rose took her first lesson in 2021, she discovered a sport that can grab you and refuse to let go. Once it takes hold, an ever-growing number of devotees say, you’re hooked. “People really get
Read MoreBy Tessa Wheeler Community members gathered Monday outside Congressman Mike Lawler’s (R-Pearl River) Rockland County office to protest recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainments in NY-17, sharing stories of families torn apart and urging action from the local lawmaker. Ignacio
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke When actor Michelle Concha moved from New York City to Ossining in 2009, she was seeking an artistic community. She found that creative comfort and chemistry in playwright Susan Jennifer Polese, a Mount Vernon native and longtime
Read MoreOn this episode of Local Matters Westchester, Andrea Della Mura — two-time breast cancer survivor and owner of The DRIPBaR Rye — shares how her health journey inspired her to start the business 15 months ago. She explains what IV
Read MoreBy Tessa Wheeler Dr. Yosef Haroush appeared in New Castle Town Court recently to answer why he has failed to comply with most of the conditions of an August 2024 plea agreement related to the clear-cutting of hundreds of trees
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