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Four Democratic hopefuls are competing for their party’s nomination in the upcoming primary for two seats carrying four-year terms on the New Castle Town Board. Incumbent Lori Morton, who won a special election last November for the final year of
Read moreFor the past three years, Holly McCall has been serving on the Chappaqua Board of Education and is currently its vice president. She wasn’t thinking about running for New Castle supervisor in 2021. But when Supervisor Ivy Pool decided against
Read moreLisa Katz had a decision to make last winter if she wanted to continue serving the town – run for a third council term on the New Castle Town Board or try to make the jump to supervisor. After current
Read moreIn late 1969, a trial unlike any other in American history captured the nation’s imagination. Eight anti-Vietnam War activists went on trial for conspiring to riot at the previous year’s chaotic Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The suspects, which included
Read moreCounty clerk is a position few people give much thought to – until a business license, passport or land record must be obtained or access to one of the hundreds of thousands of documents stored at its office is sought.
Read moreIf Paul Feiner were to win re-election this year to a 16th term as Greenburgh supervisor, he would stand alone as the longest continuously serving supervisor in Westchester County. It’s a distinction he currently shares with Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi,
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Jeremy Saland takes over as acting New Castle supervisor Wednesday from Ivy Pool but not before there was sharp disagreement Tuesday night whether he should be officially appointed to the position or be elevated by default. The Town Board failed
Read moreA narrow majority of speakers called on the Mount Kisco Village Board last week to opt out of marijuana dispensaries and consumption lounges pointing to concerns about underage use and spurring harder drug consumption. About 10 members of the public
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Mount Pleasant took the next step toward its first Comprehensive Plan update in 50 years last week, opening the public hearing with limited but pointed comments. Three residents spoke during the hearing on various aspects of the 234-page Draft Generic
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When a rash of anti-Semitic attacks erupted last month after the deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas, it was disturbing to most people. What has been more troubling for many American Jews was that the hate incidents weren’t happening in
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