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Mount Kisco will apply for a federal grant as soon as next month that officials hope will provide funding to employ various strategies to improve safety for pedestrians, drivers and bicyclists in the village. Last Saturday, the village’s transportation consultant
Read MoreBy this spring, families will have another choice for their child care needs in the area. Allen Yesilevich and his wife, Rebecca Scharf, are opening Kiddie Academy in Briarcliff Manor, which will mainly serve children from six weeks old through
Read MoreWhite Plains Mayor Thomas Roach kicked off the new year and last one of his current term by announcing that he will not seek reelection. During a telephone interview, Roach, 63, confirmed his decision as “final,” but also made another
Read MoreThis year marks 150 years since the incorporation of Mount Kisco as a village. The year-long sesquicentennial celebrations start this month with “Faith Communities,” an exhibition of photographs of historic houses of worship, past and present faith communities and interfaith projects at the
Read MoreBy Davi Schulman Though the COVID-19 pandemic was a nightmare for many educators, high school English teacher Joe Geno took the extra time afforded to him to write an inspirational self-improvement book for teachers and education professionals. Published by RoseDog
Read MoreDaniel Papes and Bill Swertfager go back a long way. At Horace Greeley High School, Papes, Class of 1979, and Swertfager, Class of 1978, played football and baseball together, with Swertfager being the captain of both squads when Papes was
Read MoreBy Anna Carpinelli More than 40 residents and emergency service members gathered in Graham Hills Park in Mount Pleasant Monday evening to memorialize Thomas Dorr Sr., the late Pleasantville volunteer firefighter who was murdered 29 years ago. The annual candlelight
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board recently voted to rezone an approximately 50-acre parcel on Catherine Street to pave the way for 118 age-restricted, three-bedroom townhomes in a clustered subdivision near the former Field Home. The board’s Dec. 10 4-1 vote rezoned
Read MoreThe Hindu Temple of Tri-State continues to receive directives and recommendations from city officials and neighbors to quell concerns while planning for a second floor. Last month, the Common Council got its date face-to-face with the project attorney and temple
Read MoreMount Kisco officials are searching for ways they can partner with county government and various organizations to reach the village’s homeless population after a man was found dead in the woods three days before Christmas. Authorities are still awaiting toxicology
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