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“House on fire!” the police officer shouted in one incomplete sentence when I asked why the road not far from my home in YorktownHeights was blocked. It’s always upsetting to hear about a house fire, but when it’s in your
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State Audit Criticizes Mt. Pleasant Budgeting Practices
A municipal audit by the office of state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is calling on the Town of Mount Pleasant to reform its budgetary practices, including curtailing the town board’s heavy reliance on fund balance. The report, which covered the period
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Business Profile: The Simple Brewer, Somers
Somers resident Greg Gates has long enjoyed brewing his own beer, and he has turned his hobby into a new business. Gates opened The Simple Brewer on Route 202 in Somers in October for home beer and wine brewers. “People
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Natural Gas Project Discussed in Southeast
A proposal to expand the capacity of the Algonquin natural gas pipeline was sharply questioned at the Nov. 21 Southeast Town Board meeting. James Luskay, a regional director of engineering and construction for Spectra Energy told the town board the
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Business Profile: Salon V, Mohegan Lake
Salon V may have recently moved from Mahopac to MoheganLake, but its family tradition has not changed. Gina Martucci, who resides in Mahopac, co-owns Salon V along with her mother, Dena Vitale, who also lives in Mahopac. The name of
Read MoreFamily, Friends Celebrate Former Mt. Pleasant Resident’s 100th Birthday
Frank Prisciantelli received quite a surprise on Saturday. Prisciantelli, a longtime Mount Pleasant resident who now lives in Briarcliff, thought he was being taken to a party for his son-in-law. In fact, the party at the Mount Pleasant Community Center
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Proposed Carmel Budget Receives Sharp Criticism
The proposed 2014 Carmel town budget, which includes a tax increase well above the state-mandated cap, was sharply criticized by some residents during a public hearing on Nov. 6. Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt has proposed at $24.95 million general and highway
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Business Profile: b.bakery!, Carmel
Amy Buchoff has spent decades in the food services industry, all working in areas related to baking. “I’ve been in food service my whole life,” she said last week. But it was not until last week that she opened the
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Business Profile: Storage Town, Yorktown
Denise Beyer said Storage Town, which recently opened on Front Street in Yorktown, is part of the parent company, Men on the Move, a storage and moving business based in Long Island. Storage Town has “the same quality and service”
Read MoreTeam New Castle Sweeps Democrats in Supervisor, Town Board Race
A new era is coming to New Castle politics. Team New Castle, which was backed by the Republican and Independence parties, defeated the Democratic slate Tuesday night and will take over control of the previously all-Democratic town board next year. With 81
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