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By Michelle Falkenstein After joining the Navy in the summer of 1918, Nathan Goldstein wrote home frequently from training camp in Newport, R.I. His letters begin cheerfully: “Dear Pop: I am in the best of health and hope that you
Read MoreThe restaurateur who responded to the latest New Castle bid proposal to bring a food establishment to the Chappaqua train station has informed officials that the building’s electrical capacity may be insufficient to host a commercial entity. Chappaqua resident Peter
Read MoreA vote on Toll Brothers’ proposed 68-unit townhouse project on Pleasantville’s Washington Avenue is anticipated in December. At the Nov. 12 meeting of the village’s Planning Commission, board members agreed to place a resolution on their Dec. 10 agenda which
Read MoreA $55,855,000 bond to fund major renovations at the Mount Pleasant School District’s high school and middle school was badly defeated by voters on Saturday. With all votes, including absentee ballots, counted shortly after 9 p.m., the proposition failed 1,629-713.
Read MoreShared services and improving athletic fields dominated conversation at the Nov. 4 joint meeting of the Pleasantville Board of Education and village board. District and village officials explored new ways to save money through shared services to meet Gov. Andrew
Read MoreNorth Castle voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposition Thursday by a more than five-to-one margin to establish a ward system of representation in town. The public crushed the proposition 2,181-398, according to unofficial tallies at about 10 p.m. A second proposition
Read MoreMost of Westchester’s law enforcement agencies are depending on the public and 21st century technology to help fight crime. District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced on Thursday the launch of tip411, a new program that will allow anyone with a computer,
Read MoreBy the second week in November, the campaign mailers and signs usually disappear from view and the e-mails cease until the next election season. That’s not the case this year in North Castle. Thursday’s scheduled vote on a pair of
Read MoreFor the first time in more than two years, Mount Kisco will have a permanent police chief. During an early Monday morning meeting, the village board voted unanimously to appoint Sgt. Joe Spinelli to lead the department. Spinelli was scheduled
Read MoreUsually when lacrosse teams face each other at any one of the area high schools, there is pressure to come out on top. Everyone who played on Sunday at Byram Hills High School in Armonk was on the same side.
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