SMALL NEWS IS BIG NEWS
Pleasantville firefighters made a quick but daring rescue of a large dog that had fallen through thin ice at Opperman’s Pond last Friday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m., the black canine had ventured out onto the ice before it gave
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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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As Pleasantville School District Superintendent Mary Fox-Alter was plowing through countless stacks of files on her office conference table, she was trying to decide what she should keep or discard. Her official retirement date was still a week away and
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A little more than a week ago, Booth Street homeowner Dina DelPriore started to feel her house shake. It certainly wasn’t an earthquake, but rather the heavy machinery used by the state Department of Transportation’s (DOT) contractor for the Saw
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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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Mary Jo Ziesel was admittedly uneasy when she started about three months ago as the new executive director of the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. She may have had extensive experience in nonprofit arts administration, having worked for the
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Croton-on-Hudson Police Department Nov. 25: Patrol responded to Mount Airy Road at 10 p.m. after a resident reported observing an older model white pickup truck with black trim operated by a White male in his 20s wearing a hat. The vehicle
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Two local organizations that have partnered on a local Christmas tree sale were in jeopardy of having to cancel their holiday tradition this year. Through a little bit of luck and a lot of help from the community, the sale
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County Police/Mount Kisco Dec. 2: Police responded to West Street at 8:20 a.m. on a report that a yard sign had been stolen sometime overnight. A resident reported that a large sign saying Happy 5th Birthday had been taken from
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