First, to address the potential elephant in the room: No, I’ve never experimented with psychedelic mushrooms myself. And it’s important to emphasize that recreational misuse – among vulnerable young people and others – carries with it very real psychological risk,
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Mount Pleasant officials made no decision last week on whether or not to reopen two town roads that were closed last year because they had been overloaded with traffic. At a public information meeting on the town’s recently-completed traffic study, Town Engineer David
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It’s been 30 years since Support-A-Walk was first held to provide support to individuals and family members coping with breast and ovarian cancer. The non-profit organization Support Connection, based in Yorktown, was created a year later, and with more than
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The Village of Mount Kisco will be holding a celebration this Saturday afternoon in downtown that seems long overdue. The community will be holding its inaugural Hispanic Heritage Festival on the grounds around Village Hall from 12 to 7 p.m.
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The lure of The Bahamas are the pink sand beaches and deep turquoise waters with a multitude of coral reefs. It’s hard to imagine how anything in this idyllic part of the world could be destroyed, but that’s what some
Read MoreThe Town of North Castle may soon be the next community to introduce a dog park. Last week, the Town Board announced its intention to hold a public hearing at an upcoming meeting on the proposal to use a piece
Read MoreNew Castle fire commissioners are appealing to their architect to revise plans for the expanded firehouse to place toilets inside the shower room to limit the spread of contaminants after firefighters return from a call. Commissioner Nancy Zezze, who raised
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As a longtime psychotherapist, Susan Friedman has plenty of experience helping people try to overcome trauma. In her debut novel, Friedman uses some of that expertise to weave a different type of story. “Klara’s Truth,” which was released in June,
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Board of Education voted unanimously last week to schedule a Dec. 17 referendum to help fund a $15 million capital project to upgrade district athletic and recreational facilities. “This resolution is to solidify the board’s commitment to the
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ShopRite is targeting an Oct. 26 opening for its new Mount Kisco store, but the village’s Planning Board expressed skepticism last week that the applicant will be able to comply with all conditions by that date. Representatives for the supermarket
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