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Shoppers visiting the Pleasantville Farmers Market this Saturday, July 24, can help food pantries ease food insecurity in the region by purchasing extra items of produce and allocating those items to go to area residents in need. Farmers (and bakers
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Last May 31, Melissa Feola thought that her then-four-year-old son Owen had injured his pinky. It was swollen and red, prompting his doctor to prescribe an antibiotic. But the medication didn’t help ease the swelling or the discomfort. Feola, a
Read morePleasantville Village Hall is showing its age. The 100-year-old former ad agency office building has experienced steady deterioration in its plumbing, heating and electrical systems since the village first occupied the space in 1998. The building at 80 Wheeler Ave.,
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Pleasantville officials agreed last week to ask the village’s planning consultants to explore revising the layout of different types of downtown parking spaces because of the sharp drop in parking permit and meter revenue. BFJ Planning is also expected to
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After more than 60 years, the Chappaqua Orchestra is rebranding and will move its home base to Pleasantville for the start of the upcoming 2021-22 season. Co-executive Director David Restivo said the decision to call itself Orchestra 914 is to
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The Pleasantville Board of Education unanimously approved Wednesday evening the appointment of a Dutchess County educator to be the district’s next superintendent. Dr. Tina DeSa, who has served as assistant superintendent for pupil personnel services for the Arlington School District
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Christopher M. Meehan, a former Pleasantville resident, passed away on June 4 in Florida. He was 43. Chris was born in Mount Kisco on Apr. 6, 1978. He was a graduate of Pleasantville High School. Chris is survived by his parents,
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By Morris Gut Former Bronx boy, actor, writer, producer and restaurateur Chazz Palminteri and his partnership has taken over the former Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza space on Main Street in White Plains. The new eatery is called Chazz Palminteri Restaurant...
Pleasantville officials are ready to wade back into the contentious issue of leaf blower use and considering legislation to regulate its use in the village. Village Trustee Nicole Asquith, who has taken a leadership role on the issue, presented findings
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Fernando Correia Pinto, 88, of Pleasantville went to heaven on June 12 to join his predeceased wife, Maria Alice De Sousa Pinto. Fernando was born on Feb. 14, 1933, in Sande, Marco De Canaveses, Portugal and came to the United
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