State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R/C-Yorktown) last week recognized Green Chimneys as a New York State Historic Business, the first in Putnam County. Since 1947, Green Chimneys has been an accredited special education school, a resident treatment center, nature-based therapeutic programs,
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Pleasantville will have an independent pharmacy return to the village, likely by the latter part of next year. Mayor Peter Scherer disclosed last week that a pharmacy that has gone by the name of White’s Apothecary or City Chemist depending
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Area realtors and business leaders received an in-depth presentation last week of the ambitious $2.5 billion plans for an ambitious mixed-use project on the former site of The Galleria mall in White Plains. After being the centerpiece of downtown White
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If you’re thinking about a holiday gift for the sports fan in your life, there shouldn’t be any problem finding a special item for them. About four years ago, sports memorabilia guru Brandon Steiner established a new venture, CollectibleXchange, after
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It was early afternoon at the Peekskill Brewery the day before Thanksgiving and the place was bustling. Kids played darts on the far wall, an Irish setter sat under a table waiting for food scraps and every seat at the
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By Michael Gold Mike Endico’s business, Ace Endico, is expanding, which is cause for celebration. The food distribution business, the largest private employer in Putnam County, is adding 60,000 square feet to its 200,000-square-foot Brewster warehouse. The job will be
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By Michael Gold New York State has been colonized, almost 250 years after the Revolutionary War. Out-of-state publishers have claimed ownership of many of the state’s newspapers, from Binghamton to Buffalo. The only interest these publishers seem to have in
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Leaders in government, education, business and a key Westchester nonprofit organization that helps immigrants adjust to the U.S. said the nation benefits economically and culturally from the contributions of new arrivals. Westchester Community College (WCC) hosted a Neighbors Link forum
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The long-awaited redevelopment plans for the former Galleria shopping mall site in downtown White Plains were unveiled last week. The estimated $2.5 billion open space, mixed-use residential and retail project, called The District Galleria, was jointly announced by Pacific Retail
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A local internet, cable and phone service provider is trying a bit of an old-school approach to better help serve and connect their customers in the 21st century. Optimum cut the ribbon on their latest brick-and-mortar store last Friday at
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