Organ Donors, Recipients Celebrate W’chester Med Center Transplants
By Jade Perez Last year, Crystal Sparks knew her husband, Rob, was suffering through his regular and debilitating dialysis sessions. He has battled diabetes since he was 26 years old and when he came...
View ArticleAssisted Living Developer Returns to Mt. Pleasant With Zeiss Drive Plan
Representatives for the developer of a proposed 92-unit assisted living facility on Zeiss Drive returned last Thursday to the Mount Pleasant Planning Board to pursue a special permit and site plan...
View ArticleWestlake Eighth-Grader’s Concert Raises Money for Dog Rescue
Ella Borello combined her love for music and dogs to treat her an audience with a toe-tapping rock concert at Rose Hill Music in Thornwood last Friday evening. Her efforts were more than just a good...
View ArticleFestival Celebrating Literature Coming to Sleepy Hollow on Saturday
By Jade Perez The inaugural Sleepy Hollow Lit Fest this Saturday promises to be an event like no other for readers and writers of all ages. The family-friendly festival, on Saturday, May 18 from 10...
View ArticleWestchester Med Center Prepared to Open New Ambulatory Care Pavilion
Westchester Medical Center last week unveiled its new eight-story, 280,000-square-foot ambulatory care pavilion that will provide large-scale outpatient care for the first time at the hospital and...
View ArticleCambareri, Boucher, Staropoli Victorious in Bedford; Area Budgets Pass
Challengers Jessica Cambareri and John Boucher and incumbent Beth Staropoli won Bedford Board of Education seats Tuesday night while the district’s $138.5 million budget for next year was comfortably...
View ArticleArea Memorial Day Ceremonies and Parades
Sunday, May 26 American Legion Post 112 in Hawthorne will be hosting a Memorial Day ceremony and concert at Mount Pleasant Town Hall at 2 p.m. The event will honor local fallen heroes and Medal of...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Voters to Decide if Highway Super Becomes Appointed Post
By Sean Browne Mount Pleasant Town Board unanimously approved placing a referendum on the ballot later this year asking voters to make the highway superintendent’s position an appointed post rather...
View ArticleResidents Focus on Traffic, Environmental Issues for North 60 Review
The Mount Pleasant Planning Board’s formal review of the $1.2 billion North 60 project opened last Thursday evening with a public hearing on the scoping document drawing residents’ comments on...
View ArticleRecord Store a Treasure Trove for Music Lovers
If you believe that old 33 rpm records are as outdated as the rotary phone or televisions with antennas you may want to think again. Big Jim’s Records, with locations in Hawthorne and Buchanan, is...
View ArticleTwo Men Arrested After Crashing in Taconic Parkway Chase
County police arrested two Brooklyn men late Wednesday night after they fled from officers in a van with stolen license plates before crashing it into trees as they exited the Taconic State Parkway in...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Approve $2.5M BAN to Pay for Road Repairs
By Sean Browne The Mount Pleasant Town Board unanimously approved issuing $2.5 million in Bond Anticipation Notes (BAN) last Tuesday for road repair work throughout town. Fulgenzi said while the money...
View ArticleValhalla Man Sentenced in Child Sex Abuse Case
A 44-year-old Valhalla man was sentenced Thursday in Mount Pleasant Justice Court to six years’ probation and must register as a sex offender for sexually abusing and endangering two children on...
View ArticleValhalla Residents Blast Proposed Medical Building Rezone Plan
Residents living near the Valhalla site where two three-story medical buildings have been proposed lambasted the applicant’s rezoning request last week, urging Mount Pleasant officials to deny changing...
View ArticlePols Secure $400G for Mt. Pleasant Library Children’s Room Upgrades
By Ed Perratore The children’s room of the Mount Pleasant Public Library in Pleasantville will be getting a brand-new look, thanks to two state legislators who combined their efforts to secure nearly...
View ArticleP’ville Resident, Retired Police Chief Authors Crime Novel
Louis Dorio was a still young patrol officer for the Harrison Police Department in 1984 when he was given a limited assignment as a detective. Within four days, the bodies of two girls were found...
View ArticleFive Officers Honored for Preventing Man From Taking Own Life
By Joan Gaylord Five local police officers were awarded the New York State Senate Liberty Medal for saving the life last April of a troubled teenager who threatened to jump from an overpass in...
View ArticleFor Retired P’ville Journalist, 60 Years of Storytelling Spawns New Book
Herbert Hadad wrote hundreds of stories and essays for a wide range of publications during his journalism career that spanned more than a half-century. While many appeared in The New York Times,...
View ArticleA Local Halloween Trick-or-Treating Guide for Families
By Erin Maher Ghosts, goblins and ghouls – oh my! Little witches and warlocks throughout the county are preparing to hit the streets for candy this Thursday for Halloween. Whether you’re new to your...
View ArticleHagadus-McHale, Schulman Experienced Voices for Mt. Pleasant
A year ago, Francesca Hagadus-McHale pulled off an eye-opening victory. She became the first Democrat to win a Town Board seat in Mount Pleasant since the late 1980s. For her efforts, Hagadus-McHale...
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