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By Brian Kluepfel It’s a tale of bootlegging, brickmaking and Benedictine betrayal. It’s a legacy of mammoths, manatees, menhaden and middens. Over six millennia, Croton Point has been a nexus of pre-colonial, colonial and American history. Two local outdoor enthusiasts,
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A 50-year-old Croton-on-Hudson man was found dead inside a home on Quaker Bridge Rd. Wednesday after barricading himself and opening fire on police officers. The incident began at about 12:20 p.m. when New York State Police received a report of
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week that more than $100 million has been awarded to create or preserve 864 affordable housing units across the state, including $3 million toward a project in Croton-on-Hudson. The funding that was unveiled July 6
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County Police/Mount Kisco May 27: Officers responded to Carpenter Avenue at 2:14 a.m. to assist a woman who had fallen and was unable to get back up. Westchester EMS also responded and evaluated the woman, who declined additional medical attention.
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Voters in six northern Westchester school districts handily approved budgets Tuesday for the 2022-23 school calendar. Most incumbents running were reelected, other than in the Hendrick Hudson School District. Yorktown A $108 million budget was approved 1,677-578. In the six-candidate
Read moreResidents of Croton-on-Hudson came out in force last week to implore the Board of Trustees not to proceed with a plan to consolidate the village’s justice court services with the Town of Cortlandt as a potential cost savings measure. The
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Croton-on-Hudson Police Department Jan. 6: A Truesdale Drive resident reported at 8:54 a.m. that a man and woman were walking a small black dog off its leash. The caller reported that he told the man he was breaking the law and
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Croton-on-Hudson Police Department Dec. 22: A Cook Lane resident reported at 1:30 p.m. receiving a scam call from a male pretending to be her grandson stating he needed money after being involved in a car accident. The resident knew the person
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County Police/Mount Kisco Dec. 22: A man arrived at the Green Street precinct at 6:23 p.m. to report that he had found a dog running in the middle of Lexington Avenue. The man coaxed the dog into his truck and
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County Police/Mount Kisco Dec. 12: A resident arrived at the Green Street precinct to report that he had been a victim of fraud after someone withdrew $5,300 from his checking account using an altered check. The man said his bank
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