After finishing his army service, Tomer Wiener, a now 26-year-old from the City of Haifa in northern Israel, was at somewhat of a crossroads in life. His mother wanted him to become an engineer, a field in which he had
Read MoreA local student’s Food For Thought initiative raised more than $15,000 in private donations this past year to provide over 600 students at the Esilalei Primary School in Tanzania with one year of lunch and basic supplies. Tyler Bond, a Byram Hills
Read MoreRev. Martha Jacobs took a leap of faith 11 years ago to take the role as senior minister of First Congregational Church (FCC) in Chappaqua, the first time she would lead a congregation. More than a decade later, hundreds, if
Read MoreLiving on a remote island in a foreign place with 17 strangers, with no running water or restroom facilities, may not seem appealing to most people. But for Putnam Valley resident Sue Smey, it was a dream come true. Smey,
Read MoreVincent Masi believes he is onto something special. He just needs the horticultural world to understand what he’s doing has value. Masi, an Armonk auto mechanic, has for the last four years taken up magnetizing seeds, and when they sprout,
Read MoreOn Sept. 11, 2001, when Jay Winuk heard that an airplane had crashed into each tower of the World Trade Center, he knew instinctively that his younger brother, Glenn, had rushed to the site to help. Glenn, 40, a partner
Read MoreThe Putnam County SPCA is seeking the public’s assistance in an investigation of the shooting of a cat in the Town of Patterson. According to the SPCA, a three-year-old, neutered, male, orange tabby cat, owned by a resident of Bullet
Read MoreWhen Mount Kisco officials, emergency responders and residents gather next Wednesday for the village’s 9/11 ceremony, for the 14th time they will commemorate the solemn occasion at the village’s September 11 memorial. It was members of the community’s volunteer fire
Read MoreIt’s difficult to find any good to have come out of the national catastrophe 23 years ago on September 11. But thousands of people in New York and millions more across the United States take a step back around the
Read MoreOne of North Castle’s most beloved public figures was fittingly honored on Saturday for a lifetime of service and devotion to her community. Town officials unveiled a plaque at the gazebo at Wampus Brook Park in Armonk before last weekend’s
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