There may be those who subscribe to the theory that conventional bookstores are outdated. Laura Scott Schaefer sees it a little differently. A few months ago, the Briarcliff Manor resident kept on hearing the clamor for a local place where
Read MoreAfter spending years in corporate jobs, Danielle Della Pella needed to devise an alternate plan in a hurry. Her marriage had fizzled and with three children under 13 years old, she realized that making long commutes to help support the
Read MoreSixteen cats who were saved from a fatal house fire in Mount Kisco this summer are now up for adoption at the SPCA of Westchester in Briarcliff Manor and ready to get their chance at a new beginning. On Aug.
Read MoreThe Westchester County Department of Health notified Pleasantville officials on Friday that a skunk captured on Wednesday in the village had been confirmed as rabid. Caren Halbfinger, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health, said the skunk sprayed three dogs
Read MoreErynn Altabef may only be a junior at Briarcliff High School, but she is now a published author. The 16-year-old collaborated with her father, Jeff Altabef, on “Wind Catcher,” the first book in a trilogy about a young Native American
Read MoreRachel Lim will be heading next week to the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows like a lot of other tennis enthusiasts. While most will be there for the start of the U.S. Open, one of the sport’s most anticipated
Read MoreOwning a home in Westchester County will be a bit more affordable thanks to the construction of Comstock Heights in Briarcliff Manor. The condominium complex, which celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, consists of 14 fair
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By Janine Bowen – Statistics show that every day there will be another nine families somewhere in the United States who will learn that their child has a brain or spinal cord tumor. That’s a sobering and frightening reality, but for
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Police Benevolent Association in conjunction with the Briarcliff Manor Police Benevolent Association is hosting a toy drive to benefit hospitalized children and their families at the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. Toy donations will be accepted until Saturday, Dec.
Read MoreMargaret Mak had spent more than 20 years as a marketing professional in the corporate world, but teaching has always been in her blood. Her mother was a middle school teacher in China and Mak has taught as a private
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