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Discussion about the cost of installing artificial turf at Pleasantville’s Parkway Field revealed that that option is likely not feasible for the village to pursue. At last week’s Pleasantville Board of Education and Village Board joint meeting, Mayor Peter Scherer
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The newest piece of playground equipment in White Plains isn’t just accessible. It’s inclusive. And it is believed to be the first of its kind in Westchester County. Last week, local officials and residents proudly celebrated Delfino Park’s The We-Go-Swing with
Read MoreFirst comes health. Then comes community. Grandpas United teamed up with the Youth Bureau and White Plains Hospital to host the inaugural Grandpas United Summit last week at Calvary Baptist Church in White Plains. Some 75 participants, most of whom
Read MoreA Brewster woman was arrested last week after severely injuring a dog with her vehicle and fleeing the scene. According to the Putnam County SPCA, on Dec. 2 at about 5:22 p.m., SPCA detectives responded to the Center St. area
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board adopted a 2025 budget last week that includes a tax increase of 6.6 percent. Town taxes represent about 10 percent of a property owner’s total tax bill. Based on calculations for the average home assessed at
Read MoreMount Kisco Mayor Michael Cindrich said last week that he expects the village to extend the six-month moratorium on battery energy storage systems (BESS) as efforts to revise the municipality’s zoning code to regulate the facilities continue. Cindrich made his
Read MoreNext Tuesday’s school district referendum authorizing $15 million to be used for school district upgrades received considerable negative feedback at the Dec. 3 annual joint meeting of the Pleasantville Board of Education and Village Board. Critics of the project cited a lack
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A large contingent of state and local elected officials and union leaders gathered in Montrose last week to call for increased funding for road safety improvements in next year’s state budget. During a Dec. 5 press conference at the International
Read MoreA settlement could be on the horizon in the three-and-a-half-year litigation between Westchester County and a fixed-based operator at the county airport after a Stipulation of Settlement was filed last week. An attorney for Million Air said the Dec. 2
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During a celebration of Human Rights Day, Anna Kaplan and Joyce Masry-Schaul provided plenty of inspiration for the audience at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center. The two women arrived in the United States as teenagers from Iran and Iraq, respectively,
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