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Mount Kisco’s Firefighters Parade, its annual tribute to the courage and dedication of local first responders, drew large crowds on Friday, July 11.
Participating were representatives of engine companies from the village and all around the area....
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By Carol Reif
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7/23/25
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The Mahopac Fire Department parade and carnival is back. The annual local tradition kicks off on Thursday, July 24, with the department’s dress parade at 7 p.m. Note: This year’s parade …
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By Halston Media Staff
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7/23/25
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Mahopac residents headed out to the lake for the annual boat parade, while some kids came up with a sweet way to raise money at Red Mills Park.
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BY HALSTON MEDIA STAFF
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7/23/25
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Lawn signs, Bedford’s largely unregulated, most often innocuous support of such things as positive values and civic institutions, are about to get official scrutiny.
Early next month, the Town Board is expected to consider a draft local law that...
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By Tom Bartley
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7/23/25
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SOMERS, N.Y. - Beginning with his father’s restaurant in Turkey, Sayit Berkut has been in food service his whole life. Eventually the calling landed him a job as a waiter at Il Forno, and he doesn’t have a hard time explaining why customers have...
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By Rich Monetti
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7/22/25
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It may not be the Louvre, but the Town Hall in Mahopac recently became a pop-up art gallery, and the young artists who displayed their works there are better off because of it.
The show was part of an art therapy program sponsored by the Putnam...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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7/21/25
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Yorktown is mourning the loss of a beloved firefighter whose spirit and dedication to service left a lasting mark on the community. John “Jackie” Sullivan, a Navy veteran and 36-year volunteer firefighter serving both Spring Valley and Yorktown, died on Wednesday, July 9, at 67, the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department announced.
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 7/21/25 |
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The folks behind the North Salem Farmers Market are asking the town to greenlight their plans to kick things up a notch.
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By Carol Reif
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7/21/25
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The folks who use the Somers Public Library will be more comfortable, educated, and entertained thanks to a state grant.
The $20,000 in “bullet aid” funding was secured by Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) and announced on Monday, June...
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By Carol Reif
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7/18/25
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The North Salem Historical Society annual Strawberry Fest was a whole bunch of summer fun.
Held on Sunday, June 13 at the organization’s historic Keeler Lane property, it featured homemade strawberry shortcakes, music by Martin Aronchick and...
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By Carol Reif
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7/17/25
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After a lengthy public hearing last week that fueled a 4.5-hour meeting, the Yorktown Town Board returned Tuesday for a work session that covered solar law recommendations, plans for a new firehouse, a stormwater pollution prevention plan for a Foothill Street property, and it approved a handful of resolutions.
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 7/15/25 |
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CORTLANDT, N.Y. — Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg (AD-95) welcomed local seniors to Cortlandt Town Hall earlier this month for her third annual senior forum, themed “Sustaining Our Seniors: Happy, Healthy Hobbies.”
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By Halston Media Staff
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7/14/25
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SHRUB OAK, N.Y. — The John C. Hart Memorial Library has launched its 2025 community survey as part of an effort to reimagine its services, spaces and lending materials.
Leaders at the library said the 36 question survey is designed to gather...
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MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 7/14/25 |
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The Yorktown Heights Fire District plans to demolish and replace its nearly 75-year-old Commerce Street firehouse with a larger facility on the same site to better accommodate equipment, expand training space and enhance emergency response capabilities.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Staff Reporter | 7/14/25 |
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Todd Seideman is one happy camper.
He has all the energy and goofy enthusiasm of a big kid, a trait that’s perfect for the 35-year-old’s newest job as director of Summer Trails Day Camp in Somers.
One of his favorite parts of each day is morning...
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By Carol Reif
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7/10/25
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It was the best of times, it was the wurst of times.
To the delight of hot dog fans young and old, Oscar Mayer’s famed Wienermobile rolled into the parking lot at ShopRite on North Bedford Road in Mount Kisco in June.
The event featured fun,...
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BY CAROL REIF
Staff Writer | 7/9/25 |
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NORTH SALEM, NY -- When you participate in Friends of Karen’s Back-to-School program, you give parents, consumed with caring for their critically ill child, peace of mind knowing their children will be ready for the new school year. You’ll relieve...
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7/9/25
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NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - When you participate in Friends of Karen’s Back-to-School program, you give parents, consumed with caring for their critically ill child, peace of mind knowing their children will be ready for the new school year. You’ll...
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7/9/25
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Troop 238 of Yorktown held an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Monday, June 23 at the Parish Center of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. The ceremony recognized three local Eagle Scouts representing the Yorktown, Somers and Lakeland areas.
Lee...
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BY HALSTON MEDIA STAFF
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7/8/25
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BREWSTER, N.Y. — Putnam Community Action Partnership (CAP) will hold its annual School Supply Program distribution on Aug. 19 and 20, providing low-income Putnam County families with new backpacks and gift cards to purchase needed supplies....
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BY HALSTON MEDIA STAFF
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7/8/25
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