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One man from Montrose and another from Cold Spring were among the four people confirmed dead following the derailment of a Metro-North train in the Bronx Sunday morning. James Ferrari, 59, of Montrose, and Jim Lovell, 58, of Cold
Read MoreThe Open Door Foundation in Ossining is collecting toys for children from needy families through December 10. With a goal of receiving 2,500 new, unwrapped toys, Open Door is seeking toy donations valued between $10 and $20 for children
Read MoreAfter several hours of spirited discussion, the Yorktown Town Board approved a preliminary 2004 budget last week that includes a 1.75% town tax hike. Board members debated proposed increases in special improvement districts, the highway superintendent’s salary and the utilization
Read MoreA Yorktown woman who recently had hip replacement surgery was rescued by quick thinking neighbors Sunday morning after her home on Wildwood Street was quickly engulfed in flames by high wind gusts. Maria Eliseo, 48, who was sleeping upstairs when
Read MoreThe owner of a gas station in Cortlandt has agreed to pay $20,000 in penalties for price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Sandy last year. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the settlement with Sammy Eljamal on Thursday. Eljamal,
Read MoreTwo running mates of Peekskill mayor-elect Frank Catalina will be joining him on the Common Council in January. According to the final results of the November 5 election that were posted on Thursday following the tabulations of 176 absentee
Read MoreTwo years after district voters soundly rejected a $25 million capital projects bond, Hendrick Hudson school officials are presenting residents with a scaled down proposition next month that would pay for security, technology and infrastructure improvements. “This isn’t fluff. This
Read MoreVoters in the Lakeland School District approved a $14.5 million proposition Tuesday that will pay for a variety of safety, security and other improvements in all eight school facilities and the administration building. The margin of approval for the
Read MoreThe images of the destruction and anguish of those struggling to pick up the pieces following the devastating typhoon in the Philippines is heartbreaking to most looking from afar. To others who have a personal connection to the 12th most
Read MoreThe top family-owned real estate firm in the Northeast and the third largest in the United States celebrated the opening of its newest office in Yorktown last week. A ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Yorktown officials and local agents at
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