When several neighboring homeowners of the Sunshine Children’s Home & Rehabilitation Center woke up the day after Thanksgiving in 2017, they noticed unusual site disturbance on a portion of the 33-acre Spring Valley Road property. Heavy equipment had been brought
Read MoreIn 2015, attorney Mark Weingarten began appearing before the New Castle Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board advocating for the Sunshine Children’s Home and its owner Ari Friedman. For three years, he steadfastly steered clear of offending neighbors around
Read MoreBy Conor Sweeney After the success of its inaugural Electric Car Show last year, Teatown Lake Reservation is returning to host the latest in an array of electric cars and helping community members learn whether it’s right for them. The
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Donna Smith of Ossining took ownership of X-Treme Tanning in Ossining on Dec. 1, in the Croton Avenue building which previously also housed a tanning facility. Smith also owns another tanning salon, Sole’ Tan, in Yorktown. Smith said when she
Read MoreOfficials from New Castle and the Town and Village of Ossining are collaborating on improving the connection between the municipalities for pedestrians and cyclists by developing a plan to link Millwood with its western neighbor. At a pair of workshops
Read MoreA 47-year-old Ossining woman who stole more than $250,000 from the Pleasantville company she had worked for was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months to four and a half years in state prison, the Westchester County District attorney’s office announced. Erika
Read MoreEscalating tensions between opponents of the Sunshine Children’s Home and Rehabilitation Center’s proposed expansion and New Castle Supervisor Robert Greenstein have erupted with allegations that the supervisor is trying to portray them as anti-Semitic. Emotions have been running high after
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Carmel resident Megan Denaut said the Reverie Caffe in Patterson, which she co-owns with her sister Francesca, will be undergoing significant changes in the near future. The new name will be simply Reverie and the Front Street building will be
Read MoreLike millions of families over the generations, Jennifer Bravo Fajardo’s parents left their native Ecuador in search of a better life in the United States. Bravo Fajardo was eight months old when she and her family came to Westchester, settling
Read MoreThe word “Melike” has several meanings for Ossining resident Erdal Nehir. The Turkish word is translated into English as beautiful person and it is the name of his daughter. Melike Mediterranean Restaurant is also his restaurant, which he owns with
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