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By Morris Gut Celebrity chef Michael Psilakis brought his Mediterranean culinary magic to Westchester almost a decade ago. The award-wining innovator enhanced our knowledge of modern Greek-inspired cuisine through his restaurants, cookbooks and television appearances. I was excited to revisit
Read moreWestchester County Police Friday morning investigated the death of a man who jumped from the Kensico Dam in Valhalla. Police, who referred to the incident as an “apparent suicide,” said the man jumped from the dam around 11 a.m. The man,
Read moreOn May 6, La Casita de la Salud, the New York Medical College (NYMC) student-run clinic operating since 2005 in East Harlem, opened a new location at NYMC’s Family Health Center in Valhalla, in conjunction with Touro Dental Health, the state-of-the-art dental health facility of the Touro
Read moreKensico Cemetery in Valhalla is offering free walking tours of its grounds during the month of June. All tours run from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and cover a half-mile section of the cemetery. The tours are scheduled for Tuesday,
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Bianca Braun of Shrub Oak became the 11th student in Westchester Community College (WCC) history to win the highly competitive Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This scholarship provides selected students with up to $40,000 a year to complete
Read moreBy Morris Gut A warm, friendly greeting from Erin, the bartender, and Rob, the manager, was a welcoming start to my lunch at The Barley House on Commerce Street in Thornwood. The wraparound bar area, with its barn wood accents
Read moreThe Mount Pleasant Planning Board is expected to issue a negative declaration next month for a 170-unit residential project for seniors near a congested area in Valhalla. Brightview Senior Living is proposing to build a “service enriched” project that would
Read moreIn a year where so many have been hit financially, and charities have struggled to get donations, the Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter has received $41,810 in donations from Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla. The cemetery raised the funds primarily through
Read moreRonald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley recently launched a COVID relief plan to enable the organization to continue providing critical services to families experiencing medical emergencies during the pandemic. Donations will allow the non-profit organization to provide immediate
Read moreThe Valhalla Union Free School District is the latest Westchester County location to shutter a school due to several teachers and staff members in quarantine following a COVID-19 exposure. Valhalla Middle School will transition to a fully remote learning model
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