The Yorktown Small Business Association is nonpartisan and nonpolitical, and if you’re a small business owner, so should you! During these tough economic times, many businesses and community organizations are being asked to take a position by supporting a certain
Read MoreAs someone who has lived in Putnam County for 48 years, I struggle to remember the last time we’ve had a representative in the Assembly who has been as effective as Assemblyman Kevin Byrne. I have known Kevin for a long time
Read MoreBy Brian McGowan What U.S. Army division first put “boots on the ground” in Europe during the second World War, and where did those boots land? Soldiers of the 133rd Infantry Regiment, a unit of the 34th Infantry Division (“Red
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera As a realtor, I am very aware that many of our city neighbors are traveling north to seek housing that is more distanced from the teeming crowds that make Manhattan one of the most exciting cities in
Read MoreThank you, Putnam County. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, you have helped neighbors in need, supported food banks and food drives, delivered meals for seniors, made and donated masks and, of course, adapted to wearing masks in public and practicing safe
Read MoreRichard Colagero Mangiaracina, an Ossining resident, died Sept. 15. He was 68. Mangiaracina was born in Brooklyn to Joseph and Marie (Valenti) Mangiaracina on Oct. 15, 1951, and spent most of his favorite years there with his immediate and very
Read MoreBy Stephanie McQuade Geiger I grew up in Lake Shenorock, but I learned how to swim in Lake Lincolndale. My parents bought their home in a lake community because they envisioned summers by the lake, but it was too polluted by
Read MoreAlfred “Al” DeJoseph died peacefully at his home on Sept. 17 with the love and comfort of his family around him. He was 91 years old. DeJoseph was born in the Bronx on Mar. 9, 1929, the son of the
Read MoreWilliam L. Otto, a White Plains resident, died Sept. 11. He was 91. Otto enjoyed good health until the end. He often laughed at the trials of his early years, where he was beaten up, stabbed and shot. He then
Read MoreJohn Patrick Bowdren of Cortlandt died last week. He was 90. Born in 1930 in Peekskill to Mary and Richard Bowdren Sr., he was a lifetime area resident. After graduating from Peekskill High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy
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