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Two incumbents on the Croton Village Board of Trustees retained their seats Tuesday with decisive victories over two members of the independent Croton United team. Democrats Ann Gallelli and Brian Pugh who also appeared on the Working Families, Independence
Read MoreIncumbent State Senators Terrence Murphy and David Carlucci and longtime State Assemblywoman Sandra Galef were comfortably reelected Tuesday, while Republican Kevin Byrne was elected to the Assembly to replace Steve Katz. With 100% of the votes tabulated in Putnam
Read MoreYorktown Police charged two unidentified 14-year-old males from Croton-on-Hudson with four counts each of juvenile delinquency for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female at an October 30 party in Yorktown. Police reported the sexual assault occurred during a freshmen high
Read MoreA grassroots coalition group is calling on President Obama to direct the stoppage of construction of the controversial natural gas pipeline following a recent change in the plan near the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan. Stop the
Read MoreEileen Muniz is no stranger to duking it out with Lakeland School District officials, having successfully fought to have her 12-year-old Autistic boy twins placed in a Manhattan school that serves their needs. Now, Muniz is at odds with the
Read MoreYorktown Supervisor Michael Grace unveiled his proposed 2017 budget with no tax increase Friday at Town Hall. The $55.9 million budget is down $2 million from this year and falls under the state mandated 2% tax cap. “It’s all very
Read MoreThe Cortlandt Community Coalition will present a community seminar entitled “Doing Our PART for Teens: Prevention, Addiction, Recovery and Treatment” on how to prevent drug and alcohol addiction among teens, explore how and why teens get addicted, discuss treatment options
Read MoreTown taxes will increase 2% for the majority of Cortlandt property owners under the tentative 2017 budget released last week by Supervisor Linda Puglisi. If the budget remains intact after review by the town board, 75% of residents in
Read MoreThe busy ShopRite supermarket on Route 6 in Cortlandt will be getting a larger home when it moves down the road in about two years to a new shopping center being built across from the Cortlandt Town Center. During
Read MoreAll treats and no tricks are to be had with a magical evening to benefit local organizations in their fight against the Spectra pipeline. The Peekskill Halloween Ball, featuring local MC and City Council member Andre “Noodle” Rainey, will be
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