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Residents continued to urge Mount Kisco officials last week to delay a decision on whether to allow more family recreation uses at Diamond Properties’ North Bedford Road complex until a new ShopRite has opened. Diamond Properties has signed a lease
Read MoreA 24-year-old Valhalla Board of Education member was appointed Tuesday by the Mount Pleasant Town Board to fill the seat that will be soon be vacated by Councilman Mark Rubeo. The Town Board unanimously supported Anthony Amiano to the interim
Read MoreFormer county legislator Peter Harckham is “strongly considering” a run for the 40th state Senate District seat after he was apparently asked by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to contemplate entering the race. Harckham said he has been approached by former constituents,
Read MoreNew Castle officials last week grappled with how to attract developers to propose mixed-used development in downtown Chappaqua, one of the key goals in last year’s updated Comprehensive Plan. Discussion at a joint Town Board-Planning Board meeting last Tuesday zeroed
Read MoreAn outpatient treatment center for substance abusers, including individuals addicted to opioids, has been proposed for Valhalla but Mount Pleasant town officials are taking a hard look at the idea. The proposal was discussed at the May 1 Town Board
Read MoreCounty Executive George Latimer signed into law a measure that will ensure businesses owned by service-disabled veterans are considered for future county contracts. The bill stipulates that service disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB) will receive at least 6 percent of the
Read MoreWestchester County police arrested a Bedford Central School District bus driver in Mount Kisco Friday night for allegedly having sexual contact with an 11-year old girl and sending explicit text messages. Brewster resident Brayan Moscoso Arias, 22, was charged with
Read MoreNorth Castle unanimously adopted its updated Comprehensive Plan last week, concluding a three-year process that officials hope will enhance the town’s three business hamlets. The revised Comprehensive Plan represents the first time since 1996 that North Castle had undertaken a
Read MoreThe coyote that attacked a five-year-old girl in a Thornwood park Sunday afternoon tested positive for rabies, county Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler said Tuesday afternoon. Amler said that everyone who came into contact with the animal or its saliva
Read MoreA former CNBC director who spied on his live-in teenage nanny at his Pleasantville home pleaded guilty in Westchester County Court Monday to second-degree unlawful surveillance. Daniel Switzen, 44, will be sentenced on Aug. 21 after he admitted to placing
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