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In this historic moment of American carnage, you’re probably wrestling with how to spend your emotional energy. But it’s tough. You understand that your weird cousin will continue to believe and spread wild and debunked conspiracy theories. You know that
Read morePleasantville Superintendent of Schools and veteran educator Mary Fox-Alter, who rose from teacher to lead the district for just over a decade, announced Wednesday she will retire from her post in December. Fox-Alter delivered a message to the community on
Read moreBy Martin Wilbur and Abby Luby Mount Pleasant and Pleasantville have reached an inter-municipal agreement that is expected to reduce costs to fix water mains and pipes for several hundred town residents who live outside an existing water district. The
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A vacant building in Pleasantville went up in flames Tuesday morning, but firefighters were able to extinguish it within hours. The Pleasantville Volunteer Fire Department around 5:04 a.m. responded to a structure fire in the area of Vanderbilt Avenue and
Read moreBy Lisa Mockel Every cocktail has a story behind it. Briarcliff Manor entrepreneur Evan Prish not only sells high-end bar accessories and shares classic and original cocktail recipes through his new online business, The Millennium Road, but includes a bar
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A group of Westchester officials released a report Monday containing recommendations to address the failures of utilities and telecommunications companies after last August’s tropical storm that left large swaths of the county without power and internet for days. The Storm
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On Saturday, about 24 hours before Mondaire Jones was set to be sworn in to the House of Representatives, the historic nature of his election or his improbable ascension to succeed 32-year congresswoman Nita Lowey wasn’t top of mind. Jones,
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Five Briarcliff Manor business campuses have been rezoned to encourage more varied use of the properties that officials hope will spur greater investment in the community but without including residential uses for the sites. On Dec. 15, the Village Board
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For all the immense difficulties 2020 has brought to families across the region and the nation, the plight of many immigrants this year has been especially dire. The loss of lives and livelihoods, food insecurity and an uncertain future have
Read moreThe Bedford Board of Education is weighing the installation of a solar farm on 30 vacant acres behind West Patent Elementary School that would net the district an average of about $500,000 annually. District officials have been in discussions with
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