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Congresswoman Nita Lowey warned residents today of two widespread e-mail scams that have fleeced the American public of at least $1 billion in recent months. Lowey, who appeared with Lois Greisman, associate director in the bureau of consumer affairs for
Read moreThe boil water advisory issued for Hawthorne, Valhalla and Thornwood and three other Westchester communities has been lifted based on results received Wednesday afternoon that drinking water in these communities is now safe for consumption. The Health Department will continue
Read moreRep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY) praised the ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson saying that President Obama’s health care reform law is unconstitutional. Vinson took issue with the law mandating individuals to purchase health insurance. “I agree wholeheartedly with Judge
Read moreResidents of Briarcliff, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Grasslands Reservation, Elmsford, Irvington, Hawthorne, Valhalla and Thornwood are strongly advised to boil their water before drinking it or using it for food preparation due to high turbidity at the New York City Department
Read moreByram Hills school officials project a spending increase of about 1 percent for 2011-12, the second straight year there would be a minimal jump. Superintendent Dr. Jacquelyn Taylor said she was upbeat about the upcoming budget, particularly in a difficult
Read moreMount Pleasant School District officials will be traveling to Colorado in February to meet with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan through a program paid for by the Ford Foundation. Mount Pleasant is one of 150 school districts that will
Read moreLeft to their own devices, children would go to bed around midnight and pop up at the crack of dawn just to be sure they didn’t miss anything. But when you add up homework, sports, music lessons, and early school
Read moreThe Mount Kisco Library will reopen tomorrow. “We apologize for any inconvenience to our library patrons for the closure of the Mount Kisco Public Library” library director Susan Riley said in an email blast. “The Library will resume operations on
Read moreFaced with its second water problem in less than a week, the Mount Kisco Library was closed today. It was announced at Monday’s village board of trustees meeting that the children’s department on the left side of the first floor
Read moreRepublican Congresswoman Nan Hayworth, who won election last year in part by highlighting her objection to President Obama’s agenda, quickly released a statement tonight criticizing the State of the Union. “In last year’s address the president claimed that job creation
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