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The owner of a white, female Siberian Husky is being sued for alleged animal abuse in a civil case that was heard Monday in Westchester County Court. Animal advocate Deborah Pangle, who until recently was a longtime Briarcliff Manor resident,
Read moreThe Mount Pleasant Town Board unanimously approved a town code revision that allows dogs in the Hardscrabble Wilderness Area but they must be on a leash that extends no more than six feet. This summer some residents who live near
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The Briarcliff boys’ lacrosse team only had to wait two and a half weeks to completely erase the bitter memory of its most disappointing game of the 2022 season — an overtime loss to Bronxville near the end of the
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A lower Hudson Valley state legislator has proposed suspending the state sales tax and giving every car owner a $250 rebate to help ease consumers’ pain at the pumps. State Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D-Nyack) appeared at the Briarcliff Manor Exxon
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The Mount Pleasant Planning Board last week issued a positive declaration for the much-anticipated review of what promises to be a highly controversial 31-home cluster subdivision near Pocantico Lake and the Briarcliff Manor village line. Board members also declared themselves
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For countless Westchester residents who remember the old, 1950s crumbling structures of the SPCA Westchester in Briarcliff, the new, brightly lit facility will thrill and delight. The impressive 27,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Animal Rescue Center held an official opening Sunday, September 12 to
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A piece of radio history in Briarcliff Manor will soon be lost to the wrecking ball. The deteriorating house at 55 Woodside Ave. in the village may appear to be just another decaying structure, but for much of the 1970s
Read moreThe SPCA of Westchester has launched an investigation after a Chihuahua was found inside of a tied-up garbage bag and trapped inside a sealed container in Elmsford for nearly 17 hours. The Briarcliff organization is currently working with its Humane
Read moreEnergy efficiency, reducing heating and electric costs and limiting one’s carbon footprint have become increasingly critical for a growing number of Westchester residents. For homeowners in the town and village of Ossining and the Village of Briarcliff Manor, that mission
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Five Briarcliff Manor business campuses have been rezoned to encourage more varied use of the properties that officials hope will spur greater investment in the community but without including residential uses for the sites. On Dec. 15, the Village Board
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