Mount Pleasant became the latest municipality to approve a six-month moratorium earlier this month that would temporarily halt the development of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) while officials hope to get effective regulations in place. Residents who spoke at
Read MoreA $210 million bond was overwhelmingly approved in the Ossining School District Tuesday. According to the district, the bond passed 1,126 to 338. The bond will cover several planned facility projects in the district. One project is the construction of
Read MoreTackling the housing shortage in Westchester has long been an uphill battle for Westchester communities. The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign, which launched three years ago, addresses the overwhelming need for more housing and affordable homes on Monday at a construction
Read MoreIt’s good that Vivian Utko has long considered herself a bit of a daredevil. The 86-year-old former amateur pilot and retired musician and music teacher was scheduled in early August to have the leadless dual chamber pacemaker implanted in her
Read MoreRev. Martha Jacobs took a leap of faith 11 years ago to take the role as senior minister of First Congregational Church (FCC) in Chappaqua, the first time she would lead a congregation. More than a decade later, hundreds, if
Read MoreA local nonprofit theater group received a $500,000 state grant that will defray some of the expense of building the organization’s new 144-seat theater. Arc Stages in Pleasantville is the beneficiary of the grant secured by Senate Majority Leader Andrea
Read MorePeekskill City Court Judge Reginald Johnson has turned in his gavel after being formally charged with acts of misconduct. According to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Johnson, the first African American judge in Peekskill’s history, who has
Read MoreDr. Pamela Weber, Diagnostic Radiology Mammograms remain one of the best ways to screen for developing cancers. However, a mammogram shows non-dense breast tissue as dark and transparent, while dense breast tissue usually appears as a solid white area, making
Read MoreMost people are aware that the names General Benedict Arnold and Major John Andre are synonymous with traitors. But there are perhaps many residents who may not know that their treasonous exploits played out largely in the lower Hudson Valley,
Read MoreA Bronx woman was charged last week by Yorktown Police in connection with the death of a man four years ago near the Westchester County Bike Path. Glenys Manana-Rodriguez, 41, surrendered Sept. 16 at Yorktown Police headquarters and was arrested
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