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Polar Bear Plunge This Saturday at Yorktown’s Sparkle Lake

January 3, 2023 Examiner Media

The second annual Polar Bear Plunge in the Town of Yorktown will be held this Saturday, Jan. 7 at 9 a.m. at Sparkle Lake. The event will benefit the Friends of Yorktown Parks and Recreation general fund and enable the

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Today marks a dubious double milestone — the tenth anniversary of the shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the 30th anniversary of the shooting spree at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, my alma mater. When I first pitched the

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You’re reading a sample from the Examiner+ newsletter, available in full for subscribers. Join our partial access option for free here: Examiner News Lifting Up Westchester, a non-profit agency committed to helping individuals experiencing homelessness and hunger achieve self-sufficiency, is conducting

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By Jessica Jafet It is said that a smile is contagious, and when shared, can make a person feel better about themselves and their environment. Through its “Smiles for Veterans” program, the Hawthorne-based Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) is

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Q&A with Mount Kisco Musician Lindy Day

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By Art Nelson Growing up in Mount Kisco, Lindy Day developed her love for music while attending Fox Lane High School. She moved west and spent nine years in California.  Lindy pursued her love for music by playing guitar for various rock

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Mount Kisco Optometrist Celebrates New Chapter in Practice

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By Jessica Jafet Andrew Golden held a passion for science as a boy growing up in Brooklyn. How to apply that passion can take a science-loving kid in so many directions. Feet? Gross. Teeth? Bloody. Surgery? Just no. How about

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September 29, 2022 Adam Stone

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The following is a snippet of an article from our Examiner+ bonus content newsletter. Join with an Examiner membership to read the rest of this article: https://www.examiner-plus.com/subscribe The Mount Kisco Village Board took no action last week on a request by an

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