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It’s quite an achievement to hold an event for 80 consecutive years. When strawberries are in season, that is when local residents can look forward to the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Chappaqua to hold its annual Strawberry
Read MoreGeri Mariano has never backed down from a challenge, but fighting a faceless bureaucracy is presenting her with one of her most daunting obstacles. Mariano, a nearly lifelong Armonk resident, was born with diastrophic dysplasia, a form of dwarfism which
Read MoreFormer Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel was sentenced today to three years’ probation for sexually abusing three students on the Chappaqua campus. Schraufnagel, 42, who appeared in New Castle Town Court Tuesday morning, must also register as
Read MoreSunrise Senior Living representatives were told by four Pleasantville Village Board members last week they are against the proposed 79-unit assisted living facility at the United Methodist Church site a month after submitting an application. During the May 22 meeting,
Read MoreThe good times are over in the neighborhood for Applebee’s in Mount Kisco. After operating for 20 years in the free-standing structure at 185 N. Bedford Rd., the casual dining chain shuttered its Mount Kisco location at the close of
Read MoreHere is a listing of Memorial Day parades and commemorations in the area. Mount Kisco American Legion Post 136 will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade on Tuesday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. The parade route will begin at Oakwood Cemetery
Read MorePleasantville residents were advised to remain on alert after a coyote den with pups was discovered Friday morning on Washington Avenue between Grandview Avenue and Hillview Drive. Pleasantville police instructed residents to take the appropriate precautions should they come into
Read MoreMore than 100 residents overwhelmingly panned a developer’s proposal last week to buy 17.7 acres of village-owned land on Kisco Avenue and develop a 129-unit senior housing complex. The project’s fate is unclear after village board members expressed differences following
Read MoreNorth Castle voters Tuesday night comfortably approved changing the receiver of taxes from an elected to an appointed position, a move that town officials believe will make the office more efficient and save money. Unofficial results from the special election
Read MoreBy Ashlin Leen A longtime Katonah resident and attorney has announced her candidacy to run for the Board of Legislators’ District 2. Democrat Kitley Covill, 62, an attorney and mother of two, plans to run against Republican incumbent Legislator Francis
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