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The latest news in Westchester and Putnam county, NY
A 136-unit, age-restricted townhouse development has been proposed on the Field Home property in Yorktown. Representatives from Toll Brothers made a preliminary presentation to the Town Board last week about their vision for the 50-acre property off Catherine Street that
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Westchester County has partnered with the Child Care Council of Westchester, Inc., to ensure the most vulnerable population in the county remain protected against COVID-19. Westchester County Executive George Latimer visited the Family Services of Westchester Head Start Program
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Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley is refuting charges from his election opponent that he secretly recorded a phone call with a local supervisor and then used the conversation in his political campaign. At a press conference on Oct. 15, Kevin
Read moreThe New Castle Town Board accepted the environmental review for the proposed Form-Based Code as complete last week, another step toward enacting the code and potential zoning changes for a portion of downtown Chappaqua. Despite continued heavy criticism from a
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A nearly two-mile-long tunnel is being planned by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to carry water between the Eastview ultraviolet facility to its Kensico Reservoir campus in Valhalla. The DEP is conducting environmental reviews for what
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Former Cortlandt Town Justice Gerald Klein was lauded Friday “as a truly special man” during a tree memorial dedication at Cortlandt Town Hall. Klein, who served on the bench in Cortlandt for 28 years, died November 13, 2020 at
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Waterstone of Westchester, a new upscale senior living community opening in 2022 in White Plains, has announced the appointment of Lauren Freifeld as its Executive Director. Freifeld, a resident of Mamaroneck, has more than 20 years of experience serving
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Sue Larsen no longer has to worry about rushing out of the house each morning to go to work, so she can now indulge herself in her true passion. After years of splitting her attention between her full-time work as
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Four science research students from Lakeland and Yorktown high schools were recently recognized for their work in a water conservation project that took between six months and a year to complete. With guidance and support from Yorktown Councilman Vishnu Patel,
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A public hearing was held at last week’s White Plains Common Council meeting in relation to an application submitted by Armonk-based Saber-North White Plains LLC for a special permit, site plan approval and removal of the special setback for
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