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The latest news in Westchester and Putnam county, NY
By Em Stangarone The halls of Westlake High School were abuzz with curiosity last Tuesday and Wednesday as students attended the Mount Pleasant School District’s STEAM Symposium. The fifth annual event engages students in the areas of science, technology, engineering,
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When dog owners in Hawthorne are stuck at work, go away for a few days or have a medical procedure that temporarily prevents them from walking their pet, there’s one local man they turn to first. That would be 33-year
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Benchmark Senior Living, the largest senior housing provider in New England, will be adding its third assisted living center in New York come spring 2024 with the recent start of construction of Benchmark at Mount Pleasant. This will be
Read moreThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be holding a virtual public session next week to discuss cleanup plans at a former manufactured gas plant at 189-199 North Water St. in Peekskill. The session will take place
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Burke Rehabilitation Hospital demonstrates its commitment to treating the whole person by displaying artwork installations in its inpatient and outpatient settings. The restorative quality of art reinforces the treatment provided by Burke’s highly trained therapists. According to Jodi Moise, the
Read moreA revised ShopRite supermarket site plan at the Diamond Properties complex on North Bedford Road in Mount Kisco may improve traffic flow on Route 117 despite the inability to align the southern driveway with Park Drive as originally planned. Representatives
Read moreA Westchester real estate firm has listed for sale four contiguous parcels in Pleasantville totaling 20 acres, pitching the properties to prospective buyers as an attractive site for residential development. According to its brochure, being offered by RM Friedland Commercial
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Democrats in most of northern Westchester and Putnam County’s new 17th Congressional District are faced with a choice that has become emblematic of the party’s internal struggle. Support five-term Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a party centrist by all accounts who
Read moreCounty Executive George Latimer and the Westchester County Board of Legislators last week announced the creation of a $10M Landlord Tenant Assistance Program (LTAP) in an effort to promote affordable housing. According to county officials, LTAP will allow small landlords
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Historically, the congressional mid-term election is often seen as a boon for the party that is in the minority. With Democrats holding the White House and razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate, it isn’t surprising multiple candidates are vying
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