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Plans for the Cortlandt Crossing shopping center continued to draw mixed reactions last week at a second public hearing regarding the project. The biggest concern voiced by those whose homes neighbor the proposed construction site, across from the Cortlandt Town
Read MorePepsiCo will be relocating its approximately 900 employees from its bottling headquarters in the Town of Somers by the first quarter of 2016, according to Supervisor Rick Morrissey. In a Facebook post over the weekend, Morrissey said the town had
Read MoreA zoning amendment approved by the Peekskill Common Council last summer that allowed the expansion of residential development in the downtown and artist lofts in the C-3 zone helped spearhead a $20 million mixed use project planned on Main and
Read MoreFor the first time in over two decades an update of the Town of Somers Comprehensive Plan is moving toward completion. At its February 5 meeting, the town board was receptive to a timeline proposed by a consultant it hired
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera – By the time the capacity crowd had gathered Sunday morning for “Coffee with Kevin” at Teatown Lake Reservation,” the battle plans had been drawn and everyone present knew exactly where they stood concerning whether The Croft, the
Read MoreAn area state senator is attempting to gather statewide support for changing a law that would treat most 16- and 17-year-olds charged with crimes as juveniles rather than adults. On Friday, state Sen. David Carlucci (D-Clarkstown), surrounded by advocates who
Read MoreHudson Valley Hospital Center is seeking a rezoning change from the Town of Cortlandt to construct a new three-story building for primarily physician offices. In a letter to Supervisor Linda Puglisi last month, George Cronk, project manager for The Chazen
Read MoreA report on the effects the expansion of a proposed Algonquin natural gas pipeline would have on Westchester County-owned Blue Mountain Reservation in Cortlandt was reviewed by the Board of Legislators’ Labor, Parks, Planning & Housing Committee last week. An
Read MorePlans for a new shopping center across from the Cortlandt Town Center received mixed reviews from residents at a public hearing last week. Acadia Realty, owners of the 8500,000 square feet Town Center, is proposing a total of approximately 170,000
Read MoreThe Yorktown Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance investigating a robbery that occurred in the parking lot of K-Mart Thursday afternoon. At about 3:45 p.m. a local woman reported to police that she was sitting in her
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