An effort from local residents to help victims of Hurricane Sandy on Staten Island started with one e-mail from the Knights of Columbus. That e-mail, sent shortly after the hurricane battered the Northeast, sprouted into an effort that resulted in
Read MoreDominick Asprea, and his brother-in-law, Bert Gomes, had owned the Lexington Deli in Mohegan Lake for several years before deciding to sell it in 2005. It was “just the right time to sell,” Asprea said last week. But Asprea and
Read MoreThe proliferation of wines has escalated to a fever pitch over the last five years. The pipeline for offering and delivering these wines has radically changed over the last five years as well. In the past, local wine shops were
Read MoreThis is a bad year for Ebenezer Scrooge. The outpouring of generosity in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is teaching the miser a lesson. Nonetheless, the humbug man is scheduled to make an appearance with his trio of Christmas ghosts
Read MoreJustin Wagner, state Sen. Greg Ball’s Democratic challenger in the 40th Senate District, has conceded. Late Friday, Wagner posted a concession on his campaign’s Facebook page stating that it was unrealistic he could pull out a victory. “I want to
Read MoreYorktown residents Parul and Mahendar Patel embody the American Dream. Their first business, which they opened 16 years ago, was a small newsstand in the Jefferson Valley Mall. Today, they own four restaurants. The Patels have been showing their gratitude
Read MoreA majority of the Somers Town Board is receptive to a proposal to change zoning requirements for the proposed The Green at Somers mixed-use development, but the board did not act on a request from the owner of the site
Read MoreMount Pleasant Supervisor Joan Maybury has proposed a $14.5 million budget for 2013 with a tax levy increase more than double the cap limit despite a spending reduction and possible layoffs. Maybury said last week the currently proposed budget would have a
Read MoreSeveral local Republicans came to Veterans Park on Oct. 25 to throw their support behind Democrat Justin Wagner in his race against incumbent Republican state Sen. Greg Ball. “What I’ve been trying to focus on is what unites us as
Read MoreWhen Yorktown resident Alex Asadoorian and his financial partners learned that the popular NY Firehouse Grille was up for sale earlier this year, he said they move quickly to purchase it and reopen it. “We knew it was a landmark
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