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A state bridge in Yorktown will be named for a U.S. Army specialist who was killed four years ago while serving in Afghanistan. State Senator Terrence Murphy (R-C/Yorktown) announced last week the bridge on Route 129 will be renamed as
Read MoreThe Yorktown Lions Club has finalized its lineup for the 2015 Yorktown Lions Free Summer Concert Series to be held at the Jack Devito/Veterans Memorial Park on Veteran’s Road in Yorktown this summer. The Lions use the concerts to sell
Read MoreA 52-year-old Ossining man was arrested last Thursday by Mount Pleasant police for making threats to bomb buildings at Pace University’s Pleasantville campus. The suspect, Ernest Brown of 237 Spring St., was a former clerical worker at the school and
Read MoreHe just graduated from Ossining High School on Saturday and will be furthering his education in September at Fordham University, but Aaron Spring has set his sights on another achievement in November. Spring, 17, is looking to make history by
Read MoreThe size of a new shopping center proposed across from the Cortlandt Town Center has been reduced, along with the number of planned parking spaces. An updated site plan for Cortlandt Crossing presented to the Cortlandt Planning Board earlier this
Read MoreThe president of the Rotary Club of Cortlandt Manor said opposition to a circus fundraiser in Verplanck this week has actually increased ticket sales. An online petition of more than 1,000 signatures and a roadside protest in Montrose Saturday to
Read MoreWith Steve Katz most likely not running again for New York State Assembly because of a self-imposed term limit, one Republican has already come forward to express interest in running for his seat. Town of Carmel Councilwoman Suzi McDonough announced
Read MorePeekskill Mayor Frank Catalina is heading a Republican/Conservative ticket for four available seats on the Common Council in November as the lone registered Republican as he seeks to break up the current Democratic majority. Joined by about 60 supporters along
Read MoreAccording to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 43,982 unintentional drug overdose deaths in 2013, more than half of which involved prescription medication. It’s a growing trend that started in 1996, according to Dr. Andrew Kolodny,
Read MoreThree days after joining an expanding field of candidates seeking the Republican nomination for president, George Pataki returned to his Peekskill roots Sunday to join longtime friends and supporters who believe he can make it to the White House. Several
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