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The Cortlandt Republican Committee will be fielding a full slate of candidates in the November townwide election. A few weeks ago, lifelong Verplanck resident Warren Smith announced he would be challenging incumbent Supervisor Dr. Richard Becker, and last week two
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What started out as a stomach ache at school turned into the worst nightmare for a Cortlandt family. It was last September that Madison M. (the family requested their last name not be used) asked to see the school nurse.
Read moreA lifelong Verplanck resident is hoping a third time on the ballot will be a charm this November when he runs for the highest elected position in the Town of Cortlandt. Warren Smith, 60, who came up short in two
Read moreThe Cortlandt Town Board appears ready to vote on creating a Medical Oriented District (MOD), which is the first step for two pending projects in the area of New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital on Route 6. At a work
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Since 2018, Lisa Smith and a community of volunteers at “A Good Dog Rescue” in Verplanck have rescued more than 5,000 unwanted dogs nationwide. Now, Smith, a resident of Ossining, is in need of a helping hand. Following complaints from
Read moreThe Cortlandt Town Board will be discussing the Medical Oriented District (MOD) on Monday, February 13 at 7 p.m. for the first time since residents weighed-in on two pending projects in November. While residents are welcome to attend the work
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The movie theater that has been a major draw at the Cortlandt Town Center since 1998 will be closing in mid-February. Cineworld, owner of Regal cinemas, announced last week in a new bankruptcy filing that it was closing 39 theaters
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A 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
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A local school district is leading a campaign to get Westchester County to approve a bill that would permit drivers who pass stopped school buses to be ticketed through the use of stop arm cameras. The Hendrick Hudson School District
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When Loretta Taylor was appointed to the Cortlandt Planning Board in 1990, she broke barriers in the town as the first female and first Black woman to serve on the board. Taylor was later named chairperson of the Planning Board,
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