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Dress Down Fridays can be a fun respite from the button-down world of formal business attire. But for the faculty and staff of Hawthorne Elementary School, Dress Down Fridays have a greater purpose: to fundraise for various charities during the
Read MoreAssemblyman Thomas Abinanti’s last-ditch effort to contest his opponent’s Republican and Conservative party petitions was unsuccessful last week, the final legal recourse available to him to knock the challenger off the ballot for the November election. Abinanti (D-Pleasantville) went to
Read MoreA stagnant number of senior citizens who participate in the daily lunch at the Clinton Street Senior Center in Pleasantville may force the village to make changes to the facility’s program. Joni Ehrlich, the village’s coordinator of senior services, said
Read MoreWhen Jonathan Jaffe graduated from college he thought he was on the path to a successful business career. He landed a job working in the finance department for the clothing chain Gap, Inc. in Freemont, Calif., but soon felt isolated
Read MoreScott Silver is a budding graphic designer with several product sales under his belt — and he still hasn’t graduated high school. Silver, a 17-year-old incoming senior at Horace Greeley High School, used to play multiple sports until several concussions,
Read MoreA tight deadline to respond to information released this week that will be incorporated into a new zoning analysis related to the affordable housing settlement sparked scathing criticisms from Mount Pleasant Supervisor Joan Maybury. Maybury, who has been highly outspoken
Read MoreThe replacement of a gas main on lower King Street in downtown Chappaqua which has inconvenienced merchants and shoppers is scheduled to be completed this week. Town Administrator Jill Shapiro said last Friday that the final leg of Con Edison’s
Read MoreWork on the Zwilling J.A. Henckels headquarters on Marble Avenue in Pleasantville is nearing completion, the village’s Building Inspector Robert Hughes said this week. According to Hughes, the building department is currently working with the company to grant a temporary
Read MoreDemocratic Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti’s attempt to invalidate his opponent’s petition in state court was rejected for the second time in less than three weeks on Tuesday, ensuring a contested election this fall in the 92nd Assembly District. The Appellate Division
Read MoreThe state Department of Transportation has advised motorists that the northbound lanes of Route 9A will be closed under the Route 100C Bridge in on Thursday and Friday while crews perform pavement repairs. The closure was originally scheduled for Monday
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