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One of the more challenging tasks Abby Rao Hanlon faced when she taught first-graders was to guide her students to write a story. From her experiences within her classroom at P.S. 108 in Brooklyn, Hanlon had the impetus to
Read MoreA new year will bring a new business into Mount Kisco to fill a recent Main Street vacancy, along with optimism that the village’s most visible empty storefront will follow suit. A new restaurant is moving into the space at
Read MoreNew Castle officials who were hampered in their attempts to communicate with the public during Hurricane Sandy are ready to unveil a new system to help keep residents and merchants informed in future emergencies. The CodeRED Emergency Notification System could
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Town Board must decide where it will obtain legal services for the municipality after officials learned last week that Town Attorney Gerald Reilly is leaving his post. Supervisor Joan Maybury announced on Jan. 2 that the board
Read More(This story has been updated as a result of corrected information provided by the North Castle Police Department.) Authorities have yet to definitively determine the cause for Monday’s car crash on Route 22 in Armonk that claimed the life of
Read MoreJohn Fitzgerald always had suitable baseball fields to play on growing up. Competing in high school and playing some college ball, Fitzgerald couldn’t imagine trying to overcome poor field conditions, or not even having a ballpark. What Fitzgerald couldn’t grasp
Read MoreNorth Castle police are investigating a Monday morning crash on Route 22 in Armonk that left a 28-year-old White Plains woman dead and the driver of the other car injured. The woman, Nicole Dozier, was pronounced dead at Westchester Medical
Read MoreOutgoing Assemblyman Robert Castelli isn’t really upset that he lost his re-election bid in November to retain his seat in the new 93rd Assembly District. Sure, he loved the job he held for nearly three years, taking over after winning
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Farmers Market is set to enter a new era. Starting this weekend, the village will hold its first indoor market at the Pleasantville Middle School cafeteria every Saturday through May 11. It also marks the first time after
Read MoreAbe Levy decided on his career path when he was six years old after he recovered from tuberculosis. “I saw how I felt from the physicians taking care of me and that made an impression on me that that is
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