Navigating through the steps of buying your first home can be intimidating. Cortlandt resident Irene Amato has been working for years to help. “Getting a home is one of the largest investments in a lifetime,” Amato said last week. Amato
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo They were ordinary citizens with ordinary concerns about potential changes to their neighborhoods. They quickly learned they weren’t alone. Cortlandt WATCH (We Are The Cortlandt Homeowners) was created in 1985 by residents Eunice Rosenberg, Charley Nagy, Bob
Read MoreThe new burger restaurant, Smashburger, in Cortlandt has been open for only a few months but is already a smash hit. “It was very, very busy in the beginning. It slowed down, but it’s still pretty busy, so we’re doing
Read MoreSeveral local Democratic officials are calling for a halt to construction on the Algonquin gas pipeline until the plan to clear-cut hundreds of trees in Blue Mountain Preserve is reviewed by state officials. State Assembly members Sandy Galef (D-Ossining) and
Read MoreFour Westchester residents who now dedicate themselves to helping save lives were recognized this week as part of the county’s annual effort to increase volunteerism this weekend. Westchester’s annual 9/11 Serve + Remember effort, organized by Volunteer New York! allows
Read MoreIt has been an institution in Cortlandt for four decades and it is still going strong. Cortlandt Farm Market continues to offer fresh vegetables and flowers it grows, fruit from local farms and a variety of other seasonal items. The
Read MoreTappan resident Adolfo Godinez emphasizes there is only one thing retro about Retro Fitness. “Retro Fitness is retro price, modern gym,” Godinez, general manager of the new facility in Cortlandt, said last week. The Cortlandt Retro Fitness opened on East
Read MoreThe memories of how Cortlandt resident Pam Kolber-Zicca first learned how to swim as a youth are not happy ones. Kolber-Zicca began swimming at age seven, “I was swimming with the fish at Fire Island,” she recalled. She remembered swimming
Read MorePutnam Valley resident Alan Ortner opened Balloons & Party on Westbrook in Cortlandt about four months ago, but he is not new to the party business. For many years he had worked in his family’s Party Stop store in town
Read MoreBeing a florist has been a lifelong passion for Cortlandt resident Tara Scozzafava-Baisley. As a youth she worked for a cousin, Dale, who was a florist and she majored in floral design and horticulture at SUINY-Cobleskill. Putnam Valley Florist has
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