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A new law that allows school bus drivers and school personnel provided by outside contractors to administer epinephrine auto injectors was hailed Wednesday by two local state legislators, parents and school officials as a potential life-saving measure. State Sen. Terrence
Read MoreThe co-owner of the recently opened vape shop in Pleasantville said last week criticism regarding the presence of his business in the village’s downtown is unwarranted. Mike DiFazio, who opened The Glass Room with his brother three weeks ago, said
Read MoreMount Pleasant Councilwoman Laurie Rogers Smalley and former councilman Thomas Sialiano comfortably won Tuesday’s primary for two town board seats in a major victory for the town’s Republican Committee. Smalley and Sialiano defeated incumbent Councilman Denis McCarthy and first-time candidate
Read MoreState Sen. George Latimer resoundingly defeated County Legislator Kenneth Jenkins in Tuesday night’s Democratic primary to win the party’s nomination for county executive and set up a showdown in November against two-term Republican incumbent Rob Astorino. With 79 percent of
Read MoreLike millions of families over the generations, Jennifer Bravo Fajardo’s parents left their native Ecuador in search of a better life in the United States. Bravo Fajardo was eight months old when she and her family came to Westchester, settling
Read MoreMichael Lyons, a New York City and Hawthorne volunteer firefighter who perished at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, was honored with more than just words on the eve of the 16th anniversary of his death. The street
Read MoreNorth Castle officials were joined by County Executive Rob Astorino for a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the 10 newest units to Westchester’s affordable housing inventory. Armonk Commons, built by the Port Chester-based Lazz Development on Old Route 22,
Read MoreOver the last seven years, Westchester’s annual 9/11 Day of Service has focused on helping those in need close to home. This year, it will have a much wider reach. The upcoming weekend-long deployment of citizens organized by partner Volunteer
Read MoreA Bronx man who was convicted of striking and injuring two Mount Pleasant police officers with a car after he was stopped for drag racing was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in jail. Nathan Irizarry, 39, was sentenced in county
Read MoreWhile summer is often a time for relaxation and vacation, some Pleasantville community members have dedicated their time educating neighbors about the dangers a downtown vape shop may bring to the village and children. Since it was announced that The
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