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Did going crazy during the pandemic feed a fleeting urge to kill someone? Not surprising. We were isolated, stuck at home with the kids, fighting depression or some form of rage. So what did some folks actually do? For Taiwanese-born
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For the first time in three years, those who love seeing bald eagles and other birds of prey won’t have to settle for watching them on their computer. Teatown Lake Reservation and Westchester County announced last week that the popular
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A 140-foot Verizon Wireless cell tower that generated community interest was narrowly approved by the Cortlandt Planning Board last week. At the Jan. 10 meeting at Linda Puglisi Town Hall, the Planning Board voted 4-2 to support the facility at
Read MoreWhen Walter Panas High School senior Sabbi Gale-Donnelly was a sophomore, she contracted a severe case of neurological Lyme Disease. She had debilitating symptoms, including losing the ability to speak. To cope with her condition at the time, Gale-Donnelly relied
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The Yorktown Town Board voted last week to rename the Yorktown Police Department on Route 202 in honor of Police Captain Kenneth Sgroi, who died Jan. 2 from a brief illness at the age of 37. The police headquarters will
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A local school district is leading a campaign to get Westchester County to approve a bill that would permit drivers who pass stopped school buses to be ticketed through the use of stop arm cameras. The Hendrick Hudson School District
Read MoreState Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg last week jointly announced $1.1 million in state grant funding has been awarded to the Village of Ossining for two infrastructure projects as part of the state’s initiative to revitalize municipalities and
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board is scheduled to meet with the town’s new garbage hauler after many residents experienced a disruption in their normal garbage and recycling collections last week. Competitive Carting, which last October was awarded a five-year contract from
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When Loretta Taylor was appointed to the Cortlandt Planning Board in 1990, she broke barriers in the town as the first female and first Black woman to serve on the board. Taylor was later named chairperson of the Planning Board,
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About 25 people were left homeless after a fire destroyed 16 condominiums in a Peekskill complex early Thursday morning. An estimated 100 firefighters raced to the Hillcrest Park Condominiums on Rolling Way following a report of a fire at approximately
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