Sometimes the unexplainable can be chalked up to coincidences or hallucinations. Or, especially at this time of year, ghosts. At Enchanted Doll Forest off Route 202 in Cortlandt, the spirits are alive, according to co-owner Suzanne Kraus-Mancuso, who has kept
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The owners of the Cortlandt Town Center are looking to build a two-story fitness center and several retail stores across Route 6 where a Walmart supercenter was once considered. Representatives of Acadia Realty discussed their conceptual plans for the 36-acre
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There are not many people who can say they have been an integral part of thousands of strangers’ celebrations and milestone moments without being on the invitation list. Alan Ortner and his family are not party crashers. Instead, since 1984,
Read MoreThe owners of the Cortlandt Town Center discussed preliminary plans with town officials last week for a 36-acre site they recently purchased across the street. While no specific project was outlined, Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi said Acadia Realty representatives are
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For Mary Cain, the anniversary of the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center brings back haunting memories ever year of the loss of her stepson George C. Cain. George Cain, 35, a firefighter with F.D.N.Y. Engine 16
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Fire departments from Westchester and Putnam (as well as one from Rockland) joined Mohegan Lake Fire Department in celebrating its 90th anniversary with a grand parade on Saturday, Sept. 15. Classic vehicles and marching bands from throughout the region also
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Opposition voiced by town officials to a planned Walmart supercenter across from the Cortlandt Town Center apparently led to the owners of the property to sell it recently. Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi learned last week that the sale of the
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A new retailer expects to fill the space left vacant five years ago by Circuit City on Route 6 in Cortlandt by the holiday season. Big Lots, which advertises itself as the “nation’s largest broadline closeout retailer,” picked up a
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July seems to be a lucky month for Cortlandt residents to strike it rich in the New York State Lottery. Last year, on July 3, Michael Rowinski, 64, won $5 million in a $10 scratch-off ticket he purchased at Marco’s
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More than 100 veterans and government officials were on hand for the dedication of Veterans Memorial Park last week on the banks of the Hudson River in Verplanck. The idea for the memorial, which is located near Steamboat Dock, was
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