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Hundreds of local Girl Scouts gathered last Saturday morning in Valhalla to send Girl Scout cookies to the men and women serving overseas. Operation Cookie Drop, which began in 2002, will send more than 80,000 boxes of the Scouts’ popular
Read MoreFormer Assemblyman Robert Castelli made it official on Tuesday announcing that he will challenge Yorktown Councilman Terrence Murphy for the Republican nomination for the 40th state Senate District seat being vacated by Sen. Greg Ball. Castelli, 64, of Goldens Bridge,
Read MorePeople may no longer need to develop film, but that doesn’t mean that the former film processing kiosk in the Millwood Shopping Center is obsolete. Local businessman Michael Baker has repurposed the small freestanding booth in the parking lot near
Read MoreBy Jason Birkelbach Armonk is only 40 feet long. What are the odds of someone believing that? They’re about as low as the odds of a famous Chinese artist drawing scenes of Armonk on 40 feet of paper. Well, at
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Board of Education may vote within the next few weeks to approve a capital projects bond of up to $50 million that could go before the district’s voters this fall. Board of Education President James Grieco said
Read MoreFollowing a three-month postponement, the Pleasantville Village Board is prepared to vote on the proposed zoning change for the Benchmark Senior Living project on Monday, June 23. The decision whether to create a floating zone to accommodate the 87-unit project
Read MorePleasantville residents might notice some very unique ducks floating down the creek next Sunday near the village pool. The third annual Pleasantville Duck Race is the brainchild of village Trustee Steven Lord, a board member for the Pleasantville Swim Team,
Read MoreDuring the past three years Amy Boyle of Chappaqua has experienced firsthand how critical blood donations are to metropolitan area hospitals. Her three-year-old son, Ryler, suffers from a disorder where his blood doesn’t clot properly and he requires weekly trips
Read MoreBy Jason Birkelbach Gene sat as still as he could on the bench as his hands shook the cane on his lap. He spoke very lightheartedly. A nearby voice addressed him, “Gene, this is Jack.” Gene looked up and saw
Read MoreJust one month after finding a new principal for Pleasantville High School next year, the district is welcoming another new member to its administrative staff. The board of education approved on June 3 the appointment of John Morash to become
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