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Despite the Mount Kisco police union still negotiating fine points to the pending merger with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, consolidation is scheduled to go into effect on June 1. Kieran O’Leary, a department of public safety spokesman,
Read MoreSince the Pleasantville Farmers Market moved indoors a few years ago it doesn’t completely go away for more than a week or two at a time. But like best friends reuniting after summer at the start of a new school
Read MoreThree years ago Pleasantville residents Martha and Chuck Matteo helped form the Science Olympiad at Pleasantville Middle School. Following its rapid success, the couple sought to familiarize students with the science, technology, engineering and math career opportunities that are available.
Read MoreFour-term County Legislator Peter Harckham (D-North Salem) announced Wednesday that he has been appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to serve in his administration and will resign his Board of Legislators effective June 1. Harckham, 54, who decided against running for
Read MoreA late write-in candidate was swept to victory by a wave of Mount Pleasant School voters Tuesday night. John Piazza, who served on the school board from 2006 to 2009, will be joining incumbent Thomas McCabe and first-time candidate Colleen
Read MoreThe Pleasantville School District’s $48,926,573 budget for 2015-16 was comfortably approved Tuesday night, 584-231. The budget, which came in under the tax cap, carries a 1.82 percent tax levy increase and a 3.19 percent spending increase over the 2014-15 spending
Read MorePleasantville sports enthusiasts may notice new scoreboards at Parkway Field this week thanks to the fundraising efforts of local community members. Jay La Capria, who is on the board of Dad’s Club, was one part of a large contingent who
Read MoreBy Baylor Rosenbaum There was no safer place in Westchester last Monday than The Bristal assisted living facility in Armonk. It was wall to wall police, firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians as The Bristal honored the men and women
Read MoreA former Mount Pleasant school trustee has launched a write-in campaign in hopes of being elected to a seat in the district’s Board of Education race on Tuesday. John Piazza, who served one term on the board from 2006 to
Read MorePlaying music around the world can make for an exciting but lonely and nomadic existence. It can be made easier, however, when the group you perform with is comprised of your siblings. The Furuya Sisters, a classical concert trio, will
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