The Village of Pleasantville announced the appointment Monday of its new village administrator. Fredrick (Eric) Morrissey will begin his tenure with the village on Feb. 15, succeeding longtime Administrator Patricia Dwyer. Dwyer, who is retiring from the position after serving
Read MoreFor more than two years, a group of residents, mainly from New Castle’s west end and neighboring Ossining, have been fighting a large expansion of the Sunshine Children’s Home & Rehabilitation Center. During the nearly identical time period, residents along
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Croton resident Denise Wenacur had longed to have a career that would stress her creativity since she was a youth. She is using that talent at her business, DW Design & Décor LLC in Croton. She is principal of the
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Briarcliff residents Belarmino and Virginia Anton opened Anton Restaurant and Bar in Croton in 2010 and not long after it opened its doors, the new business faced a crisis. Belarmino Anton recalled last week that shortly after his eatery
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Cortlandt resident Claudia Villeda and Peekskill resident Mike Guerra have given local residents a new place to sample Latin cuisine. The co-owners opened Yuka’s Latin Fusion in Croton. Villeda said last week the restaurant was named after yucca, which is
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Croton resident Eugene Parrotta is a big fan of the rock group Three Dog Night, which was in its heyday in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. So in tribute to the band he decided to name his new restaurant
Read MoreCroton resident Samantha Mittler had a specific reason for naming her new business The Dessertist. “I’ve always been an artistic person,” she said last week. “When I moved to New York I was strapped for space and I started to
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Croton residents Cynthia and Joseph Lippolis insist the real estate industry is a hard one to be successful in, but they have managed to excel in the field for nearly three decades. “It’s a seven day a week job,” Cynthia
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Lifelong Cortlandt resident Lisa McTernan said last week, “I felt from a very young age I’ve always thought like a designer.” McTernan recalled, “As a young girl I noticed how someone’s house was painted.” McTernan said for fun as a
Read MoreState Senate candidate Justin Wagner unveiled a proposal for comprehensive ethics and campaign finance reform for state government Tuesday afternoon in Lewisboro. Joined by Assemblyman David Buchwald (D-White Plains), who has sponsored legislation to strip public pensions from officials who
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