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I recently shared a post on Facebook highlighting some of the cost-saving and sustainability projects in neighboring municipalities. Croton is pulling in roughly $500,000 a year with solar canopies over the MTA parking lot, and Philipstown wiped...
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BY JANN MIRCHANDANI
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9/18/26
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Two pizzas or town services: what’s your choice?
Supervisor Ed Lachterman could use your help. Or, perhaps more appropriately, input from you as he prepares his 2027 tentative budget.
Over the next several weeks, he’ll be meeting with department...
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BY SUSAN SIEGEL
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9/18/26
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Dear Editor,
Seniors cannot afford to keep Rep. Mike Lawler in Congress. His unwavering support for expensive MAGA policies is making it harder for older Americans to afford the basics.
For too...
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9/18/26
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At my house we are now at the instructional stage of puppy ownership, and I thought as a public service I might share some of my experiences with you, so that you can make fun of me.
Dog training is different than "cat training," which is a...
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BY RICK MELÉN
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9/18/26
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At the Sept. 1 Town Board meeting, Peter Cleary, chairman of the Yorktown Democratic Committee, raised concerns about incidents of antisemitism in Yorktown.
He suggested that these incidents seem to be a common occurrence here compared with other...
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BY ED LACHTERMAN
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9/18/26
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Dear Editor,
At the Aug. 6 Town Board meeting, residents learned that Somers is applying for a $5 million Water Quality Improvement Program (WQIP) grant to purchase the 28.8 acre Granite Pointe property....
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9/18/26
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Dear Editor,
In today’s world, it seems easier than ever to divide ourselves by politics, opinions and differences. What I appreciate most about John Campobasso is that he refuses to see people through...
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9/18/26
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Dear Editor,
Yorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman has proven himself as a highly effective, pragmatic leader who utilizes his substantial business experience to deliver fair and honest government — always putting what he...
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9/18/26
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A few weeks ago, millions of phones across Australia suddenly began blaring simultaneously.
It wasn’t a cyberattack or a malfunction. Australia was testing a new emergency warning system designed to alert people to fires, floods, tsunamis and...
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BY RABBI YEHUDA HEBER
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9/18/26
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After the first few days of kindergarten, I walked myself to school and so did most of the other kids.
It was rather far from my home, and in today’s world would have definitely been a school bus ride. My teacher at Ruggles Street School in...
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BY MARILYN PELLINI
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9/18/26
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Dear Editor,
I am urging my fellow residents to vote this November for Katherine Daniels for North Salem Town Supervisor.
Katherine Daniels, one of two Democrats on the Town Board, is now running for North...
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9/18/26
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Dear Editor,
There is no issue Washington enjoys losing more than immigration. One party runs ads about chaos at the border, the other runs ads about cruelty, and Congress has not passed real...
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9/18/26
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Dear Editor,
Constitution Week, observed Sept. 17-23, is an opportunity to remember that the freedoms we enjoy as Americans depend upon citizens understanding the document that protects them.
For the...
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9/18/26
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I’ve been around music for most of my life, and I’ve always believed there was something about actually playing music that was good for you.
Not listening to it. Not...
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BY DUKE COVONE
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9/18/26
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Dear Editor,
There are many ways to measure the effectiveness of a local elected official. Budgets, projects and accomplishments certainly matter. But as a North Salem resident, I think there is another...
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9/18/26
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Dear Editor,
My family has called North Salem home for a little over 50 years. By comparison, the Lucas family has been part of this community for generations. Warren Lucas grew up here, and his father...
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9/18/26
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Local theater deserves a full houseDear Editor,
There is something special about live theater that simply cannot be replicated on a screen.
It brings people together, tells stories that make us laugh, think, remember and sometimes see the world...
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9/18/26
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Infrastructure is easy to take for granted — until something doesn’t work. A road deteriorates, a water main fails, a neighborhood loses...
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BY ELLEN CALVES
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9/18/26
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When it comes to the Spousal Sweepstakes, I hit the jackpot.
My wife, Stephanie, is my best friend and my biggest fan. The feeling is enthusiastically mutual. A few months ago, when I shared with her that I was considering putting my name on the...
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BY DON SCOTT
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9/18/26
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After years of technological advancement, I am prepared to declare that humanity’s greatest invention is not the printing press, the automobile or the internet.
It is the swim-up bar.
We stayed for six nights at the Hilton Cancún Mar Caribe, an...
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BY BRETT FREEMAN
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