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Westchester County Police Friday morning investigated the death of a man who jumped from the Kensico Dam in Valhalla. Police, who referred to the incident as an “apparent suicide,” said the man jumped from the dam around 11 a.m. The man,
Read moreAs part of its mission, Grandpas United of the White Plains Youth Bureau has established a Civic Engagement Award Program and is honoring six graduating high school seniors who have developed the knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make a
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 moreFor the second time, voters in the Carmel Central School District defeated a budget Tuesday for $132 million for the 2021-2022 school year. The second budget was revised and scaled down $1 million from the first proposed budget of $133
Read moreIn June, Thrift 2 Fight embarked on a three-week New York thrifting tour to raise money for grassroots social justice organizations. One of its stops is in White Plains on Friday, June 18 at The LOFT LGBTQ+ Center at 252
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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
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By Samuel Rowland A rainbow sea filled the parking lot of Yorktown’s Town Hall on a cloudy Saturday last week as the town celebrated its first-ever public LGBTQ Pride event and march. Participants filed in to the beats of a
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
Read moreNewYork-Presbyterian is requiring all staff to be vaccinated to continue to prevent hospitalizations, death, and spread of COVID-19. In a letter to employees last week, Steven J. Corwin, M.D., President & Chief Executive Officer and Laura L. Forese, M.D., Executive
Read moreThe defeat of last month’s proposed budget for the Carmel Board Central School District for 2021-2022 has forced the district to come up with a new revised, scaled back budget. The final tally in the May vote was 1,125 for
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