Teams were still recovering a light airplane that crashed nearly two miles from Westchester County Airport late Thursday afternoon in a driving rainstorm that killed two men from the Cleveland area. County authorities said that the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza 836
Read MoreA former Bedford Board of Education member questioned last week whether the board committed censorship of the speech of residents who were raising uncomfortable issues or unpopular positions after two other speakers were interrupted multiple times. Pound Ridge resident Pam
Read MoreThe Panther Club after-school program has a much shorter wait list than it had in the fall when 50 elementary school students’ participation to take part in club activities was put on hold. Currently, there are 38 students on the
Read MoreA 140-foot Verizon Wireless cell tower that generated community interest was narrowly approved by the Cortlandt Planning Board last week. At the Jan. 10 meeting at Linda Puglisi Town Hall, the Planning Board voted 4-2 to support the facility at
Read MoreMt. Kisco Village Board members expressed a divergence of opinion on local accessory dwelling unit legislation proposed by Mayor Gina Picinich during the board’s first public meeting last Monday to discuss the idea. Late last year, Picinich, citing the need
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Town Board approved the demolition of an abandoned house in Hawthorne last week and officials are hopeful they will eventually recoup the back taxes and the cost of the work. While the teardown of the one-and-a-half-story wood
Read MoreSome local governments are preparing for another showdown with Gov. Kathy Hochul over housing after she warned last week that municipalities must hit certain benchmarks in developing new units, including communities with commuter rail lines. During her State of the
Read MoreWhen Walter Panas High School senior Sabbi Gale-Donnelly was a sophomore, she contracted a severe case of neurological Lyme Disease. She had debilitating symptoms, including losing the ability to speak. To cope with her condition at the time, Gale-Donnelly relied
Read MoreTests results of the water at a Putnam Valley residential community and summer camp have revealed elevated levels of two PFAS chemicals. Last month, the Board of Directors at Floradan Estates sent two notices to residents, co-signed by their water
Read MoreWe’ve all seen the thick, impenetrable tangle of vines along the Saw Mill River Parkway choking off trees and shrubbery. And the creeping labyrinths of wisteria, English ivy, kudzu or bittersweet taking over our backyards. A growing number of plants
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