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Diamond Properties is seeking approval to build a field house near the soccer field it built for Mount Kisco and to get additional access to its multi-use commercial building at 333 N. Bedford Rd. Diamond Properties CEO Jim Diamond and
Read MoreRenewed efforts are underway to restore and move the historic Elijah Miller House in North White Plains to a new site that could permanently secure the deteriorating structure. Westchester and North Castle officials are exploring whether the historic 275-year-old house
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board voted to end the municipality’s membership in the Association of Towns last week because the organization’s new executive director is a plaintiff in litigation against the town to reinstate health benefits. In a 3-2 vote
Read MoreFollowing a dozen years of discussion, work to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge is almost ready to start, the Mount Pleasant Town Board was told last week. Brian Conybeare, a former News 12 Westchester anchor now serving as a special
Read MoreThe lawyer for the parents of slain Pace University student D.J. Henry accused Mount Pleasant Police Chief Louis Alagno and Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore Thursday of covering up key information in the case to protect law enforcement officials.
Read MoreWhen Doris Shepherd Wiese began taking photographs of animals in her youth it was mainly shots of dogs and cats around New York. Over the past three decades, Wiese has markedly expanded her horizons. She has taken four safaris to
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board expressed deep reservations Tuesday night about the density and parking of the affordable housing project proposed for downtown Chappaqua, leading to suggestions that the building may need to be downsized. At the continuation of the
Read MoreIt’s always an impressive feat when six members of one Boy Scout troop attain the rank of Eagle Scout. On Sunday afternoon, Hawthorne Troop 1 not only celebrated the accomplishments of a half dozen of its finest achieving that highest
Read MoreThe increasing frequency of severe weather events topped three months ago by Hurricane Sandy is largely the result of climate change caused by rising carbon emissions. That was the conclusion offered by two expert speakers at a Jan. 16 League
Read MoreRepresentatives of the real estate firm looking to develop the 97-acre Legionaries of Christ property in New Castle are optimistic that town officials are interested in their newest plan and hope to soon submit a formal application. Soder Real Estate
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