Margaret Dobkowski said it is difficult for a spouse or other family members to deal with a loved one with ailments such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. There were no adult day care programs in the local area for those
Read MoreDress Down Fridays can be a fun respite from the button-down world of formal business attire. But for the faculty and staff of Hawthorne Elementary School, Dress Down Fridays have a greater purpose: to fundraise for various charities during the
Read MoreSomers resident Daniela Chiazzese said last week she is living her dream. Chiazzese, who has been working in the hair salon industry since she was 15 (sweeping and washing hair), has owned Pure Salon in Yorktown for the past three-and-a-half
Read MoreThe Town of Somers is examining how residents can be less dependent on their cars by installing new sidewalks and road lanes dedicated to biking. Members of the town Energy Environment Committee discussed how to go forward with the national
Read MoreA tight deadline to respond to information released this week that will be incorporated into a new zoning analysis related to the affordable housing settlement sparked scathing criticisms from Mount Pleasant Supervisor Joan Maybury. Maybury, who has been highly outspoken
Read MoreYorktown resident Dr. Amanda Wiechert had no difficulty choosing what she wanted to do for a living. “I always wanted to be a dentist, ever since I was in sixth grade,” Wiechert said last week in her new office at
Read MoreFor Pleasantville native Heather Craig, 2011 was a year like none other. She took a cross-country tour with the pop music band Porches, which includes several fellow Pleasantville natives. The 40-day, 36-concert sojourn is the subject of Craig’s first film
Read MoreA proposal for a 12-lot subdivision for Linda Avenue and Florence Avenue raised concerns of residents and Mount Pleasant Planning Board members at the Aug. 7 meeting. G & F Associates is seeking subdivision and site plan approvals and a
Read MorePace University is seeking Mount Pleasant Planning Board approval for some changes in the first phase of its renovation project, including the addition of four backup power generators. In July 2013 the board voted unanimously to approve Phase 1A of
Read MoreIf the Town of Mount Pleasant decides to seek to protect as open space a part of the undeveloped portion of the Legion of Christ property in Thornwood the Westchester Land Trust is willing to assist the town. At the
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