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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 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
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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
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
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Mount Pleasant took the next step toward its first Comprehensive Plan update in 50 years last week, opening the public hearing with limited but pointed comments. Three residents spoke during the hearing on various aspects of the 234-page Draft Generic
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When a rash of anti-Semitic attacks erupted last month after the deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas, it was disturbing to most people. What has been more troubling for many American Jews was that the hate incidents weren’t happening in
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Now that the weather is warmer and more people are outside, walking safely in and around the Village of Pleasantville is foremost in many residents’ minds. Last week the village’s Pedestrian Committee held a public forum to update the Village
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In 2018, 19-year-old Pleasantville resident Brian Halloran took his own life. The tragedy prompted his family to create Break the Hold (BTH), an organization that brings attention to the pervasive spread of mental illness, especially among teenagers and young adults,
Read moreWestchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced Thursday that her office is launching a review of two fatal police-involved shootings in the county from a decade ago. Scrutiny of the deaths of Pace University student Danroy “DJ” Henry, and former Marine
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The Pleasantville Community Garden is known as a beacon of collaborative effort to grow and give food to those in need. Last Saturday, about 30 people gathered at the garden at St. John’s Episcopal Church to honor Devin Juros and
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