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Read MoreCommunities across the region and the nation participated in Earth Day celebrations last weekend, many stressing the importance of a clean environment and reducing carbon footprint to slow down and possibly reverse the effects of climate change. Pleasantville did something
Read MoreThe 5th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival and Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, April 30 at the Riverfront Green in Peekskill. The free festival, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine, features a
Read MoreRegina Velasco and Sara Asa are among many in their age group who are distressed at the potential consequences of climate change in the years and decades ahead. Instead of just talking about it or getting frustrated, the pair of
Read MoreClimate activists greeted bicyclists at Peekskill’s Riverfront Green Sunday afternoon who are making a week-long trek from New York City to Albany to convince lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul to pass legislation that tackles climate change. The cyclists left Battery
Read MoreThe Mount Kisco Planning Board signaled last week it will call for the more extensive environmental review of a proposed solar array because of the potential cumulative impacts with a cell tower at the same site. All five board members
Read MoreBy Bailey Hosfelt A representative from Sustainable Westchester presented the path forward for its Westchester Power program at the White Plains Common Council special meeting/work session on March 28. As the current contract that purchased bulk electricity and locked in
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A groundbreaking ceremony was held March 24 for what will be the first adaptive playground for children of all abilities in northern Westchester. The new playground, which is expected to open by Memorial Day, will be located
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Yorktown Trail Committee has been awarded a $2,900 grant from the Hudson River Valley Greenway for the installation of signs designed to increase awareness of many of Yorktown’s underutilized trails. The project includes a combination of
Read MoreSydney Hughes, Mahopac High School’s 2018 Valedictorian and a senior at Princeton University, has been awarded one of Princeton’s highest honors. She will spend two years studying in Munich, Germany, working to fight climate change. Hughes was awarded the Daniel
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