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By Anna Young What was anticipated to be a festive celebration of the nation’s first woman president Tuesday night turned into a nightmare. Adults and children of all ages congregated at Crabtree’s Kittle House to support fellow Chappaqua resident Hillary
Read MoreDemocratic State Sen. George Latimer won re-election for a third term Tuesday night, comfortably defeating Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian to retain his seat in the 37th Senate District. Tallies from the Westchester County Board of Elections showed Latimer holding
Read MoreBy Andy Jacobs Near midfield, Westlake senior running back Joe Ferri knelt in disbelief and anguish late Saturday afternoon at the realization that his high school football career and the Wildcats’ pursuit of a second straight championship had just come to a disappointing
Read MoreFormer Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges Monday morning in New Castle Justice Court that forces him to now register as a sex offender. In the revised plea, Schraufnagel, 42, accepted two
Read MoreNew Castle Fire District No. 1 will extend voting hours for next month’s commissioner election after officials were blasted for being ill-prepared for the crush of voters in the recently defeated firehouse expansion referendum. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, registered district
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli When 50,000 runners take to the streets of New York on Sunday for the New York City Marathon, seven Westchester Medical CenterHealth Network employees will be in the running. Residents of Valhalla, Somers and West Harrison will be among the WMCHealthstaff traversing the 26.2-mile course through
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli A stolen car fleeing police crashed into a Pleasantville backyard early Thursday morning, leading to a multi-department search ending in the arrest of two men later that morning. Karon Broddie, a 24-year-old Brooklyn resident, and Mt. Vernon resident Ernest
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli – Erik Grutzner has taken over as Pleasantville’s police chief, with former chief Richard Love having retired after five years in the position. Love, who has been out for several months following a non-job-related injury, officially retired on
Read MoreWhen the subject of helping special needs children is discussed, Mike Veny knows better than anyone the challenges and pain associated with trying to overcome personal hurdles. From a young age, Veny, a Long Island native, suffered from depression, anxiety
Read MoreChappaqua Schools Superintendent Lyn McKay resigned Monday morning following months of criticism over the district’s handling of the sex abuse case of former high school drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel. “Over the past year we have been experiencing the aftermath of
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