Republican Congressman Mike Lawler resoundingly defeated Democratic challenger Mondaire Jones Tuesday night to earn a second term to the House of Representatives’ 17th Congressional District. Lawler declared victory at his headquarters in New City, Rockland County shortly after 11 p.m.,
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Several hundred Somers community members turned out Saturday evening at Reis Park to grieve, console one another and honor the memory of 15-year-old Michael Raimondi who was killed last week in a domestic violence incident. Family, friends and teachers of
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Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne has extended a temporary burn ban in the county due to the ongoing threat of wildfires created by severely dry conditions. Byrne originally issued the ban on Oct. 28 for five days following a brush
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As the days dwindle before Election Day, supporters and opponents of New York’s contentious Proposition 1 have sought to sway undecided voters at rallies and news conferences throughout the state. The issue has come down mostly along party lines, with
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A community vigil is scheduled Saturday at Reis Park for the victims of a fatal shooting Monday night in the Baldwin Place section of Somers that claimed the life of a Somers High School sophomore. Fernando Jimenez, 40, is being
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Phelps Hospital has reimagined how to take care of mothers who arrive to give birth and their newborns with the opening of its new Maternal Child Health Center. Last Thursday, Phelps cut the ribbon on its new 22,700-square foot space
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In an unusual political move, the left-leaning New York Working Families Party has urged its members to disavow the party’s candidate and vote for Democrat Mondaire Jones in the 17th Congressional District race. Party representatives claim that the race’s Working
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For many attending last July’s Pleasantville Music Festival, it was a great day. But for the three days leading up to the event, the weather forecast for rain turned away many potential concertgoers, even as cloudy skies in the morning
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Former White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino, who was credited with guiding the city through a development renaissance during his 12 years in office, died peacefully Oct. 17. He was 92. A lifelong White Plains resident, Delfino served 10 years on
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Colleen Spor’s husband Joseph was one of 343 New York City firefighters who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center catastrophically collapsed following the terrorist attacks. Last week, Spor stood with Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) to support
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