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Former Yorktown supervisor Tom Diana was honored twice last Saturday by town officials, family and friends. Diana, who died unexpectedly Jan. 5 at his longtime Shrub Oak home at the age of 66, just a few days after taking the
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The upcoming year is a critical one for Westchester Ballet Company. Established in 1950, next week the nonprofit organization that trains young dancers in the region between six and 18 years old, will be kicking off its 75th anniversary year
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By Michael Gold Riverkeeper launched a new water quality monitoring boat last week that will collect and analyze river samples at 74 locations in the Hudson River and more than 100 locations in its tributaries. The christening took place on
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The two candidates vying for the vacant seat on the Yorktown Town Board are gearing up for the July 23 special election. Last Friday in front of a tree planted by her late husband a few years ago at John
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Environmental advocates last week implored Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to bring a bill to a vote which they argue would significantly reduce plastic packaging in the state while providing health, environmental and social justice benefits. With a little more
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Former Supervisor and Councilwoman Susan Siegel was endorsed by the town’s Democratic Committee last week to run for the vacant seat on the Yorktown Town Board. Siegel, 84, will compete against Donna Diana, 60, widow of former Supervisor Thomas Diana,
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The widow of former Yorktown Supervisor Thomas Diana is hoping to keep his legacy alive by running to fill a vacancy on the town board in a special election in July. Donna Diana, 60, will appear on the Republican and
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A portion of a state roadway in Yorktown was officially dedicated Saturday in honor of late town police captain Kenneth Sgroi. Sgroi died Jan. 2, 2023 following an abrupt illness. “Our hearts will always ache for the loss of Kenneth,”
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By Brian Kluepfel Tony Furtado and Matt Flinner are Americana multi-instrumentalists who’ve moved in the same circle for more than three decades. Both are two-time winners of the elite Walnut Valley National Flat-Picking Championships in Winfield, Kan. (with Furtado on
Read MoreFive candidates are running for two available seats on the Hendrick Hudson Board of Education. The two seats are being vacated by board President Alexis Bernard and Trustee Jennifer Bakker. On the May 21 ballot for the unpaid, three-year term
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