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It took some pushing and prodding, but Ruan Zorgman finally allowed the Pleasantville High School Athletic Department to recognize his accomplishment of earning a swimming scholarship to SUNY Binghamton next year. Zorgman, a senior swimmer for the Thundercats, a high
Read MoreStudents in the Pleasantville School District have become accustomed to the idea of planting seeds and harvesting their own crops through the joy of tending to edible gardens at Bedford Road School and Pleasantville Middle School. Now, school personnel, community
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board approved a $28.9 million 2013 budget Wednesday night easily getting in under the 2 percent tax cap by trimming more than $400,000 in spending over the past two weeks. Property owners will see their tax
Read MoreFor a 12th straight year, Simon Youth Foundation, a national nonprofit that provides educational opportunities for at-risk high school students, will award a college scholarship to one student from every community that is home to a Simon property. Simon Youth
Read MoreThe Chappaqua Crossing developer and New Castle officials have reached an agreement that suspends state and federal lawsuits brought against the municipality pending the outcome of the retail use proposal at the former Reader’s Digest site. Town Attorney Clinton Smith,
Read MoreVisitors to downtown Chappaqua will have some more time to shop for holiday gifts, get their hair and nails done or have a bite to eat without the fear of receiving a ticket this month. The New Castle Town Board
Read MoreCounty legislators last week quizzed representatives from the two electric utilities that serve Westchester in hopes of learning what changes the beleaguered companies intend to make to address the deficiencies following Hurricane Sandy. The two-hour session on Dec. 4, led
Read MoreYou could understand if Martin Eiger had that feeling of deja vu Saturday at the Chappaqua Public Library. In 2010 and again last year, Eiger qualified for the finals of Robert Fuhrer’s KenKen tournament during the event’s first two years
Read MoreI have spent a lot of my life doing service work. A lot of my service work has been international. Every so often, when I speak of my trips to Bolivia, Honduras, El Salvador and other locales, someone will ask
Read MoreConcerned that some motorists have been abusing the privilege, Mount Kisco officials are reducing the village’s free holiday parking this season. In a decision made by the village board earlier this week, the annual free holiday parking will be provided only in designated
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