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Martin has more than 30 years experience covering local news in Westchester and Putnam counties, including a frequent focus on zoning and planning issues. He has been editor-in-chief of The Examiner since its inception in 2007. Read more from Martin's editor-author bio here. Read Martin’s archived work here: https://www.theexaminernews.com/author/martin-wilbur2007/
The local chapter of Habitat for Humanity last week launched a new program that will help make certain improvements to the homes of eligible Westchester seniors to allow more older residents to remain in their homes. Aging in Place is
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Since he was small, Jared Saiontz and his family have done their best to make sure the Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry is well-stocked to help local residents in need. Saiontz, now a Horace Greeley High School freshman, was born
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New Castle Fire District No. 1 will hold a $15.2 million referendum next month asking district residents to borrow money for the long sought-after modernization and expansion of its King Street firehouse. If voters approve the proposition set for Tuesday,
Read moreLuxury homebuilder Toll Brothers has agreed that a 162-unit townhouse project at the Legion of Christ property in Thornwood would be an age-restricted project and that all full-time residents must be over 18 years old. The arrangement with the Town
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The Mount Kisco Village Board ended any consideration of using a portion of Leonard Park as a site for a relocated cell tower, concluding a contentious debate as some residents argued it would denigrate the park. Nearly a year to
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A dog may be man’s best friend, but for Brian Benson his seven-year-old yellow Labrador Magnus is more like his lifeline. A dog lover since childhood, Benson originally adopted Magnus about five years ago as a family pet but noticed
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A 28-year-old Suffolk County man wanted by multiple police agencies for robberies throughout the metropolitan area was taken into custody early last Wednesday morning by Westchester County police following holdups of two area gas stations. Jose Nieves, of Brentwood, N.Y.,
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The Mount Kisco Planning Board must determine whether the impacts of a 140-foot-tall cell tower proposed on a 25-acre parcel can be sufficiently mitigated with a series of steps outlined last week by a village consultant. Michael Musso, of HDR
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The organ may not generally be associated with jazz music, although it’s hardly an uncommon sight or sound in the genre. But whatever the public’s perception is, New York City organist Brian Charette has fashioned quite a career sitting at
Read moreMount Pleasant officials are weighing a new local law that would impose harsher penalties against retail establishments that sell cannabis products in town after two convenience stores were recently caught violating the law. On Mar. 14, the Town Board will
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