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Janet Garber likes to tell anyone that will listen that her latest book took 40 years to write. Of course, Garber didn’t actually spend four decades writing “The French Lover’s Wife,” which was released in April. She had jotted down
Read MoreA conceptual discussion of one of the two projects planned in the area of NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital on Route 6 took place last month before the Cortlandt Planning Board. While specific details of Evergreen Manor were not unveiled at
Read MoreA Town of Cortlandt man was charged Tuesday by Westchester County Police with manufacturing and possessing untraceable “ghost guns” at his Langeloth Drive home. Nicholas Zito, 22, was taken into custody about 9 a.m. following a multi-agency investigation that involved
Read MoreA recreation area on Croton Avenue in Cortlandt will be named this week in honor of former Supervisor Charles DiGiacomo. The dedication ceremony will take place on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. The facility, located in the vicinity of
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By Ryan Raicht State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) announced last week that he has authorized $2.1 million in electrification grants for municipalities throughout the 40th Senate District to help integrate clean energy into those communities. Under the plan, each one
Read MoreHendrick Hudson High School’s school newspaper has been nationally recognized. The Anchor, which published online throughout the school years and also published four print editions, was honored as “First Class with One Mark of Distinction,” by the National Scholastic Press
Read MoreThe meaty and succulent oyster mushroom gracing your restaurant entrée has a very fresh aroma which tells you it was harvested that morning. The mouth-watering mushroom is especially tasty because it was grown locally in a nearby, sustainable, indoor farm
Read MoreYorktown officials are hopeful trash collection will improve now that the town’s garbage hauler is under new management. Despite being optimistic with the leadership change at Competitive Carting, the town board is still looking to protect its interests. Last week,
Read MoreA large crowd turned out last week for a public forum in front of the Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board in Cortlandt. Two hours before the session, a rally was held outside Linda D. Puglisi Town Hall where environmental activists
Read MoreNew York State Police in Somers are investigating an apparent murder/suicide in the Granite Springs section of Somers where a mother killed her baby with a gun and then shot herself Saturday morning. A preliminary investigation revealed at approximately 7
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