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News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
A foundation dedicated to the conservation of natural resources has submitted a concept plan to the Town of New Castle to redevelop a deteriorating stone mansion to serve as a climate change retreat for scientists. The Volgenau Foundation is hoping to
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State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisoboro) announced last week a $200,000 state grant to the Village of Pleasantville for road reconditioning on Hopper Street, which has long been plagued with flooding from the nearby Saw Mill River. Located between Marble Avenue
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Shoppers in Mount Kisco and neighboring communities who have been waiting for the new ShopRite supermarket to open at the Diamond Properties complex on North Bedford Road will likely have to wait longer. Construction on the roughly 85,000-square-foot supermarket at
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Westchester reported 50 cases of the monkeypox virus on Monday as the number of those who are currently positive with COVID-19 remains in a narrow range. County Executive George Latimer addressed the two viruses during his weekly briefing Monday afternoon,
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A citizens group has pledged to submit a bid later this month to buy and preserve a 20.3-acre forested parcel in Chappaqua that is believed to be sacred Native American ceremonial grounds to save it from development. Friends of Buttonhook,
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An infectious disease specialist urged the public to educate themselves on issues related to the human monkeypox virus last week as cases steadily climb in New York State and across the country. Dr. Jason Zucker, who practices at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia
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The North Castle Planning Board opened its public hearing for the proposed luxury condo project at The Summit Club last week, having made several relatively minor revisions based on the board’s recent feedback. The residential project on a portion of
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When Peter Fiumefreddo attended the American Legion convention last year in Annapolis, he met a fellow veteran that he knew he had to invite to Westchester after learning of his story. The veteran, Melvin Morris, was belatedly awarded the Medal
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With two votes last week, the Town of North Castle helped preserve a vital piece of American history at a local Revolutionary War site. The board approved designating 16 Nethermont Ave. in North White Plains as open space and authorized
Read moreBedford Board of Education President Edward Reder proposed continuing the Q&A session during public comments for at least one meeting a month for the upcoming school year. Reder said that residents have expressed their support for the give and take
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