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Local mountain biking enthusiasts will have three new trails to choose from this spring at Graham Hills Park in Mount Pleasant to test their riding and jumping skills. Westchester County, which owns the park, announced Wednesday that materials are being
Read moreThe Mount Pleasant Board of Education approved the release of $384,000 from unassigned fund balance to pay for the potential full-time return of students at Hawthorne and Columbus elementary schools. After surveys of students’ parents at both schools were recently
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The Mount Pleasant Democratic Committee will run a full ticket for Town Board this year, the first time in years the party will contest the supervisor’s seat. Late last week the committee revealed it had nominated Valhalla Fire Commissioner and
Read moreBy Martin Wilbur and Abby Luby Mount Pleasant and Pleasantville have reached an inter-municipal agreement that is expected to reduce costs to fix water mains and pipes for several hundred town residents who live outside an existing water district. The
Read moreThe committee reviewing Mount Pleasant’s police policies and procedures last week primarily focused on improving the relationship with the two residential treatment facilities for youths and whether the presence of police in public schools is beneficial. Police Chief Paul Oliva
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Ground was broken Wednesday on Westchester County’s compost and education center on the Grasslands campus in Valhalla that will accept scraps of food from municipalities that don’t have their own composting programs. County Executive George Latimer was joined by officials
Read moreThe Saw Mill River Parkway will be reduced to one lane in each direction between the Sprain Brook Parkway and Grant Street in Pleasantville to begin improvements, the state Department of Transportation (DOT) advised last week. The project, scheduled to
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A Pace University student who was shot and killed by a Pleasantville police officer 10 years ago had his football jersey number retired last week on what would have been his 31st birthday. What was intended to be a social
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Weeks or even months after people fell ill from COVID-19, thousands are still suffering the lingering and debilitating effects of the disease. The sometimes unusual and inexplicable symptoms long after a patient has supposedly recovered from the coronavirus prompted doctors
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Hundreds of events have been postponed because of the coronavirus but not Westchester’s Winter Wonderland. It’ll just be different. Instead of attractions such as ice skating, rides and food, the county and the Westchester Parks Foundation announced Wednesday a drive-thru
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