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Creating a civic space at the north end of Memorial Plaza is coming closer to reality after the Pleasantville Village Board approved payment last week to landscape architects for its design. The village is paying Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architects $65,900
Read moreMount Pleasant officials are weighing a new local law that would impose harsher penalties against retail establishments that sell cannabis products in town after two convenience stores were recently caught violating the law. On Mar. 14, the Town Board will
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By Martin Wilbur and Abby Luby An overwhelming majority of Westchester’s mayors and supervisors last week urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to make critical changes in her proposed Housing Compact arguing that the plan fails to recognize each community’s challenges and
Read morePutnam County Executive Kevin Byrne signed a new law last week that provides a 10% property tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers. The law, passed by the Putnam County Legislature on February 7, was encouraged by Byrne
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When Thomas was a student in high school, he ran into some trouble that led him to be suspended. Now 22, he was able to rebound from his misstep, obtain a high school diploma and enroll in career programs. “It
Read moreThe Carmel Town Board will be holding a public hearing this week on a proposed temporary moratorium on smoke and vape shops. The hearing will take place Wed., March 1 at the Carmel Firehouse at 94 Gleneida Ave. A few
Read moreThe former garbage hauler for Yorktown is trashing town officials in a lawsuit filed earlier this month that seeks to have its services restored. AAA Carting and Rubbish Removal launched an Article 78 proceeding Feb. 1 against the Town Board
Read moreThe Yorktown Town Board has appointed a new management team to reopen a new Par 3 golf course in Jefferson Valley this summer. Last week, the board voted to grant a five-year concession agreement to Yorktown Golf Group, Inc. with
Read moreGovernor Kathy Hochul’s office refuted claims made at recent press conference in Putnam County regarding cuts to numerous programs in her 2023-24 budget. State and Putnam County officials who gathered in Mahopac Feb. 17 contended Hochul to proposed eliminating funding
Read moreThe operators of the Summit Club in Armonk received a six-month extension of their temporary special use permit to operate the golf course while the town continues to review plans for the site’s proposed 72 luxury condominiums. Last week, the
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