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This 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 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 MoreAssemblyman Matt Slater joins Local Matters Westchester to talk policy and politics. Republican Assemblyman Matt Slater of District 94 — a rising voice in New York’s GOP politics — joins Local Matters Westchester this week. We open the conversation by
Read MoreSchool Bond Back Up for Debate After last year’s failed facilities bond, the Pleasantville Board of Education is preparing a new pitch to the community — this time with what appears to be a more proactive push for public support.
Read MoreThis week on Local Matters Westchester, we spoke with Kathleen Reckling, CEO of ArtsWestchester, about what’s at stake as federal cuts loom—putting up to $8 million at risk for Westchester’s arts economy. Reckling makes the case for why public investment
Read MoreAfter we finished recording, 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Hanne Holsten told us that her memories — formed as an eight-year-old girl — remain so vivid, so sharp, that as she spoke, the images return in crystal-clear detail. The Hartsdale resident recounts
Read MorePleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer joins our Local Matters Westchester podcast this week for a wide-ranging conversation about the village’s future. We talk about the uncertain outlook for the Pleasantville Music Festival, his firm opposition to moving local elections to November, and how the
Read MoreOver the weekend, The Examiner was included in a front-page New York Times investigation into how UnitedHealth Group has attempted to silence its critics. In March of last year, after we published a report on billing practices at Optum Medical
Read MoreThis week on Local Matters Westchester, Martin Wilbur, Shane McGaffey, and I talk with Katherine Quinn, founding director of Support Connection. The Yorktown-based nonprofit offers free, confidential help to women across the country dealing with breast, ovarian, and gynecological cancers.
Read MoreMount Kisco Mayor Mike Cindrich, a longtime public servant and former law enforcement officer, joins our Local Matters Westchester podcast to weigh in on a range of timely topics — from the presence of masked federal agents to how proposed
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