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Members of several Putnam County law enforcement agencies successfully convinced a Mahopac resident to emerge from their house Friday afternoon after police were alerted that a person was experiencing a mental breakdown. Carmel police were called at 10:51 a.m. to
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By Rick Pezzullo The last remaining Kmart store in Westchester County will soon be closing. Signs advertising store closing sales were in place at the Kmart on 399 Tarrytown Road in White Plains last week, confirming published reports. “Bummer,” Linda
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There were perfect conditions last Sunday morning for a 5K run, a cider and donut festival and even a carnival for kids. All of that and more took place last weekend at Armonk’s Wampus Brook Park, featuring Jamie’s 5K Run
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The Village of Mount Kisco announced last week that three more Sundays have been confirmed for its monthly farmers market in the South Moger Avenue municipal parking lot. The market, which debuted on Aug. 29, will continue this Sunday, Sept.
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By Rick Pezzullo Following a three-week trial, a jury has found a Peekskill man guilty of fatally shooting a Mohegan Lake man in 2020. On September 10, Michael Jenkins, 22, was found guilty of murdering Emmanuel Jordan, 27, on Paulding
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By Rick Pezzullo New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins honored Dr. Carol B. Allen, Chairwoman of the Greenburgh COVID Vaccine Angels Initiative, as her inductee for the NYS Senate Woman of Distinction Award last week in front of
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By Rick Pezzullo It appears anyone craving a Chalupa or a Gordita will soon be able to get their fast food fix at a new Taco Bell in Mohegan Lake. The Yorktown Planning Board closed a public hearing last week
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Mount Kisco planners are calling on Verizon to arrange for more effective screening of a series of antennas it has proposed installing at a front corner of the roof at 45. E. Main St. Verizon is seeking site plan approval
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One of the most critically acclaimed art shows in the United States makes its return this weekend to a live outdoor gathering, one that has been an eagerly awaited annual event for nearly 60 years. The 59th Armonk Outdoor Art
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Opponents of New Castle’s proposed Form-Based Code for downtown Chappaqua continued to express skepticism over assumptions and responses from the town’s consultants last week, this time mainly concerning traffic and developers’ return-on-investment projections. Two more sections of the consultants’ responses
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