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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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The SPCA of Westchester broke ground last weekend on its $9.1 million expansion and modernization project at its Briarcliff Manor campus. A small group of socially distanced supporters participated in a ceremony for the new 27,000-square-foot building constructed with a
Read moreNearly five months after being forced to shut because of COVID-19, a group of local health and fitness club owners called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state health officials to evaluate their plans to reopen and operate their facilities safely.
Read moreThe SPCA of Westchester in Briarcliff Manor announced Wednesday that it has received a grant from The Rachael Ray Foundation to expand the SPCA’s Pet Safety Program, created to help pets of domestic violence victims while their owners seek safe
Read moreAs Chad Kraus spent the early weeks of the COVID-19 crisis sheltering in place, he searched for a meaningful way to use his talents to help others in and around his hometown of Pleasantville. A short time later, Kraus read
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