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Michele Berliner and Christy Saltstein know better than anyone how crucial rapid response time is during a medical emergency. Early on the evening of Oct. 29, 2012, when Superstorm Sandy was pummeling the area, their husbands, Andrew Berliner and Doug
Read MoreTwo Rose Hill Shopping Center storeowners expressed concern last week about a new mall planned for Thornwood that could make an already challenging business environment more difficult. Michael DiNardo, owner of Silvio’s Restaurant & Pizzeria, and Artuso & Sons Pastry
Read MoreChappaqua Crossing opponents reacted with suspicion last week to comments from the Town of New Castle’s traffic consultant that road improvements near the former Reader’s Digest site could accommodate the project’s anticipated volume of vehicles. Michael Galante, from the planning
Read MoreAbout 80 local veterans, public officials and residents kicked off the Memorial Day weekend Friday afternoon with a ceremony at the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla to honor those who sacrificed their lives serving in the nation’s military. Veterans raised a
Read MoreThe Westchester County Department of Health is looking for whomever is responsible for leaving five baby raccoons on the doorstep of the department’s office on Moore Avenue in Mount Kisco Friday morning. “The raccoons were left on our doorstep in
Read MoreIt looks like the Chappaqua train station will finally be home to a new restaurant this summer but the issue may not be entirely settled. The New Castle Town Board announced Tuesday night that it has selected restaurateur Leslie Lampert,
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Farmers Market will return to its outdoor location this Saturday, while introducing a new feature that will allow residents who can’t make it to Memorial Plaza to experience the market as well. This summer, Foodchester, the nonprofit that
Read MoreIn one of the few contested board of education races in the area, two Mount Pleasant School District incumbents were re-elected Tuesday night and the proposed $55.75 million 2014-15 budget was approved. Trustee Laurie Donato received 652 votes and board
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen and Adam Choy The Pleasantville School District’s $47.4 million 2014-15 budget and $4,065,000 bond issue were comfortably approved Tuesday night, each by more than a 2-1 margin. District voters approved the budget, with a 1.9 percent tax
Read MoreFormer Mount Pleasant Police Chief Brian Fanelli pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon in federal court in White Plains to three counts of possessing child pornography. Fanelli appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy for a few minutes to enter
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