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Mount Kisco village trustees discussed the possibility of allowing accessory dwelling units (ADU) in detached structures, a departure from the originally proposed draft of the legislation. During the Village Board’s discussion last week, Deputy Mayor Lisa Abzun raised the prospect
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The CEO of the organization that operates the Pleasantville Cottage School last week denied there are any attempts by the residential treatment center to begin accepting youths who are in need of psychiatric care. Ronald Richter, the head of the
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The Brewster School Board unanimously approved a resolution last week calling for a community vote in March for residents to consider more than $83 million in capital projects. School officials maintained the two separate propositions voters will be presented with
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The Pleasantville Village Board voted unanimously last week to enact a six-month moratorium on new building in Pleasantville’s Central Business A1 district retroactive to Nov. 16. Last Monday, the board held a public hearing prior to the vote. About 15 people converged
Read moreThe developer of a yet-to-built 20-unit condominium complex in Armonk will have until mid-2025 to get most of the project finished for the affordable housing requirement to be reduced from 20 to 10 percent. Last week, the North Castle Town
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Health experts raised concerns last week over the discharge of radioactive wastewater that may be dumped into the Hudson River as part of the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan. During a Jan. 26 online forum,
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After nearly three years of operating as an emergency healthcare facility during the COVID-19 pandemic, the County Center in White Plains will be soon be turned over to Westchester as a sports and entertainment venue. County Executive George Latimer announced
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Women in Westchester County made strides to improve their quality of life but continue to significantly lag in earnings behind men with comparable education while facing an accelerating rate of domestic violence. Those were key takeaways as the Westchester Women’s
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The New Castle Town Board must decide whether to grant luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers relief from the Chappaqua Crossing site plan requirement to preserve the exterior and adaptively reuse an 1850s farmhouse on the property. Representatives of the various entities
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State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R, C-Yorktown) has introduced legislation that would make utility companies more transparent regarding supply costs that are being passed on to consumers. Citing rising electricity costs throughout the region during a press conference last week in
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