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The three-year-long effort to consolidate the Mount Kisco Police Department with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety has cleared a major barrier. Mayor Michael Cindrich confirmed Monday night that the village and the county have agreed in principle to
Read MoreAn attorney for the developer of the proposed Chappaqua affordable housing project last week accused New Castle officials of attempting to prevent minorities from moving into town as motivation behind continued opposition to the plan. Comments last Friday by Randolph
Read MoreHudson Valley congressional members Sean Patrick Maloney and Nita Lowey joined local elected officials in Chappaqua Monday afternoon to urge Congress to pass key rail legislation following last month’s deadly Metro-North crash in Valhalla. From 2012 to 2014, there were
Read MoreA marching band and cheerleaders stormed the court at the Westchester County Center on Friday afternoon, but instead of entering the venue for a basketball game the fanfare was celebrating the launch of a new academic challenge. Friday marked the
Read MorePleasantville Strong is moving closer to submitting its proposal for a five-year grant to support anti-drug and alcohol efforts throughout the village but not all officials are supportive of the process. The coalition, which was founded last summer to take
Read MoreNorth Castle officials anticipate the public hearing on Brynwood Golf & Country Club’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) to resume within two months once the developers address issues raised by the town’s consultants. Earlier this month, the town board accepted
Read MoreJeanette Cueva and her husband David Krakow have always been a close couple. But even the closest relationships can be strained when a potentially life-threatening event abruptly alters plans. In September 2011, while working late one evening, Cueva was contacted
Read MoreThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a preliminary report Monday on the Feb. 3 Metro-North crash that killed six people but doesn’t explain why the SUV driver moved forward into the oncoming train’s path. The two-page report highlighted the
Read MoreSeven children were left without a father following this month’s tragic Metro-North train crash and Kiwi Country Day Camp in Carmel is trying to make life for those children a bit brighter. Adam Wallach, the owner and camp director at
Read MoreThe services provided by Yorktown-based Guiding Eyes for the Blind have a special meaning for Carla Gambescia, the owner of Via Vanti! Restaurant & Gelateria in Mount Kisco. The restaurateur has family members who are blind, so it’s natural that
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