A local assemblyman has urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to call for a special state legislative session in hopes of figuring out a way for New York to address the ongoing crush of asylum seekers. Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) said there
Read MoreMount Pleasant officials renewed their battle with the Pleasantville Cottage School after Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi said the town issued a stop work order because of unauthorized refurbishment of its cottages in preparation to house migrants. Fulgenzi said last week that
Read MoreEver since the brother of Jason Wein’s brother-in-law was killed working in the upper floors of the World Trade Center on 9/11, Wein has sought to inspire his Mount Kisco Elementary students about the day. He tells the fourth-graders in
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board is prepared to approve a negative declaration related to the proposed net-zero carbon mixed-use building for North Greeley Avenue because the project would cause no significant adverse environmental impact. Last week, Sabrina Charney Hull, the
Read MoreIt might be surprising to learn that even in the entertainment industry there is still a sizeable gender gap. Filmmaker Gabrielle Fox has sought to narrow the lack of opportunities for women by presenting a forum to highlight their talent
Read MoreMount Kisco will be the beneficiary of having a unique exhibit come to the village at the end of the week for the upcoming 9/11 anniversary that will bring the history of the day and its aftermath to life. The
Read MoreWestchester County has become a haven for jazz, at least in some of its communities, and you can count Peekskill on that list. Now, local musician Kristina Koller is introducing through her new production company, High Top Productions, LLC, a
Read MoreAn effort by a local Rotary club is trying to make a global impact to help protect millions of people’ lives from a little-known challenge. The Briarcliff Rotary will be holding a fundraiser this Saturday evening for the Cookstove Project,
Read MoreNext month’s Mount Kisco candidate’s forum was suddenly canceled last week by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters and now it’s uncertain whether the Democratic and independent candidates will reschedule a forum. The Oct. 3 event, which
Read MoreAs a teenager, Daniel Smith started drinking and taking drugs, as he described it, to help him deal with the problems and obstacles he faced in life. In three years, he attended six different high schools, kicked out of school
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