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Pleasantville Middle School Principal Ossowski to Retire
By Anna Young The Pleasantville Board of Education announced Friday that middle school Principal Vivian Ossowski will be retiring at the end of June completing a 33-year career with the…
Editorial: New Castle Name Change Intriguing But it Won’t Solve Divisions
Government officials are often urged to devise creative ideas and solutions to problems. For that matter, business leaders are also looked to come up with unique ways to make improvements.…
Brewster Sports Foundation Pushes for Concession Stand
The Brewster Sports Foundation (BSF) has been instrumental in promoting the long-awaited concession stand currently being built outside the Brewster turf field behind the JFK elementary school. There are ongoing…
Holy Innocents Speaker Series Addresses Timely Discussion Topics
Father Hugh Burns wanted to find a way to engage the community with timely and relevant topics and have people talk to one another even if they don’t agree politically…
Legislature Leadership Remains Same with Nacerino Chair
Leadership on the Putnam County Legislature remained unchanged for the year 2017 as Ginny Nacerino clinched chairmanship for the second year in a row with Joe Castellano returning as vice-…
Defiant Pipeline Protestors Lambast Cortlandt Judge at Sentencing
The so-called “Montrose 9” pipeline protestors remained defiant last week as they took turns criticizing Cortlandt Town Justice Daniel McCarthy for finding them guilty of disorderly conduct for blocking…
Grand Opening Celebration Saturday for Go No Sen Karate in Yorktown
Go No Sen Karate will be celebrating the grand opening of its second location Saturday, from 1:30 to 4:30 , at the Parkside Corner Center on Route 202 in…
Byram Hills’ Donahue to Retire; Assistant Super Named Successor
The Byram Hills School District announced Friday that Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Donohue will retire from the post at the end of the school year and will be replaced…
County Seeks Nominees for Public Health Service Award
The Westchester County Board of Health wants to recognize volunteers whose time and talents this past year made outstanding contributions to public health in Westchester. Nominations for the annual…
Cuomo Signs Hotel Occupancy Tax Bills for Mt. Kisco, North Castle
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a hotel occupancy tax into law hours before the Jan. 1 deadline for 14 Westchester municipalities, including Mount Kisco, North Castle and Harrison. The tax, which…