When Michael Schiliro was growing up on Long Island, there were two moments that perhaps foreshadowed his future service at some level of government. One was when he wrote to then-Vice President Nelson Rockefeller at about 10 years old asking
Read MoreTwo bodies were found in the towns of Cortlandt and Yorktown Friday in unrelated circumstances. On Dec. 29, Westchester County Police received a phone call about a possible body in the Hudson River near Steamboat Dock in Verplanck. The County
Read MoreBy Michael Gold The Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT) recently acquired 70 acres of forest bordering its Ice Pond property in a land swap with a local developer who is planning to build 24 homes near trust-owned land. “We’re protecting
Read MoreMen and women will be celebrating the new year by stripping down to their bathing suits and other swimming attire to raise money for a worthy cause. For the 11th year, the This is Me Foundation will be holding its
Read MoreWhen you see the design for the brand-new playground that will grace Nannahagen Park next spring, you wish you were a kid again. Sure, there’s a variety of swings, curved slides, climbing ramps and grab bars, but get this –
Read MoreSeveral plaintiffs suing a Bedford man under the state’s Child Victims Act alleging sexual abuse decades ago, are warning the public that their abuser is facing a sex-related criminal charge and is out on bail. Saul Wolf, the attorney for
Read MoreWestchester Joint Water Works (WJWW) was recently awarded a $30 million state grant to help pay for a new filtration plant at Westchester County Airport that will make drinking water safter for about 100,000 county residents. The latest round of
Read MoreBy Martin Wilbur The Chappaqua School District is revising its global studies and foreign policy curriculum relating to the Middle East conflict after criticisms were leveled this fall that lessons that had been used were potentially biased. School officials held
Read MoreThe pride flag at Pleasantville’s St. John’s Episcopal Church was once again cut down from its corner sign at Bedford Road and Sunnyside Avenue, a disturbingly frequent occurrence at the landmark church. Also referred to as the rainbow flag, it
Read MoreWhen Frank Farrell first embarked on what would turn out to be an historical run on the Cortlandt Town Board, he only envisioned serving a handful or two of terms as an elected representative. “I was shocked I was there
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