The Town of Cortlandt has become one of the few municipalities in Westchester County to launch a Facebook. During a press conference last week at Cortlandt Town Hall, Supervisor Linda Puglisi said Facebook was another mechanism for town government to
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A long-delayed, seemingly fraught plan to build a tri-municipal memorial to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on the Croton-on-Hudson waterfront may have suffered another setback. Despite joint work from Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi and Janet Mainiero, the Croton
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Not only should the VA Hospital in Montrose never be closed, services for existing veterans and returning military personnel need to be increased. That was the battle cry of a Flag Day rally outside the VA last week attended by
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State Assemblywoman Sandra Galef (D-Ossining) hosted a forum at Cortlandt Town Hall last week that focused on state tax returns and services provided by the state’s Department of Taxation and Finance. The main speaker was Thomas Mattox, a Harvard University
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Hundreds of clergy, politicians and supporters of the John F. Kennedy Catholic High School piled into Monteverde at Oldstone in Cortlandt Manor Thursday to support the Somers school and hear remarks by New York Archbishop, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. Among the
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Construction of a Holiday Inn Express in Peekskill could be completed by next spring now that owner George Liaskos, a Garrison resident, has apparently secured funding for the $8.5 million project. Director of Economic Development James Slaughter told the Common
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Plans for a Walmart Supercenter across from the Cortlandt Town Center may never get beyond the discussion stage. During a work session last week, Supervisor Linda Puglisi revealed for the first time she was opposed to the 160,000-square-foot store and
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The coordinator of a regional study completed eight years ago that was envisioned to provide solutions to land use and transportation issues along the Route 202/35/6 Bear Mountain Parkway corridors believes the effort was worthwhile. Speaking at a seminar coordinated
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It appears the federal legal battle between the Town of Cortlandt and former Police Chief Robert Pavone and his wife will be decided by a judge or jury. A pretrial conference is scheduled in two weeks in White Plains after
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If you were in White Plains Tuesday, you might have taken part in Westchester County’s water tasting contest. It was a difficult task. Most of the water tasted very much the same. All were clean, crisp, clear and cool, but
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