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State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R/Yorktown) has introduced legislation that would prohibit convicted killers of police officers from making parole. Slater’s bill was triggered by the New York State Parole Board’s recent decision to release Scott Cobb, who drove the getaway
Read MoreA 93-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel being proposed near King Buffet on Route 6 in Cortlandt will likely be approved by the town’s Planning Board in September. After closing a public hearing on the project last week, the board authorized
Read MoreResidents in a neighborhood in the Town of Somers are crying foul over the recent demolition of an entrance wall that stood for more than 55 years. “It really was a brutal act,” asserted Patrick DeSena, a 57-year resident of
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Muscoot Farm earned the distinction of being the third most popular Westchester County recreational facility among respondents of a survey that was conducted over a three-month period last year. County officials gathered last Thursday at the 777-acre farm on Route
Read MoreThe Town of Yorktown is searching for a new garbage hauler after fining its current company $59,500 for uncollected trash. “This is not the way it’s supposed to work, and we know it,” Supervisor Tom Diana said at last week’s
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A partnership between a Westchester nonprofit organization and WIN Waste Innovations that assists people with developmental disabilities is not only beautifying downtown Peekskill but program critical skills to an important population. Community Based Services, which operates a job skills development
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Herbert Sazo may only have a few weeks to live, but to look at him you’d never know it. Last week, Sazo had a huge smile on his face as he was surrounded by friends and staff at the Phelps
Read MoreIn low key fashion, the Yorktown Planning Board last week unanimously approved the mixed-use project Underhill Farm on the property on Underhill Ave. that once housed the Soundview Preparatory School and Beaver Conference Farm. The July 17 approval of the
Read MoreA Bronx couple was indicted earlier this month on charges related to a violent armed home invasion and robbery in March in Yorktown where they repeatedly assaulted a woman. Darling Read, 35, and Jovanda Paredes, 29, were arraigned before Judge
Read MoreBy Quinn Muller– Elected officials and town residents gathered Saturday to celebrate the addition of a new aeration device to improve the quality of water at Mohegan Lake. The unveiling of the advanced water system was part of Lake Day,
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