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Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County.
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season; apparently, I was a bit naughty last year, as Santa jammed enough coal in my stocking to heat all of...
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BY MARK JEFFERS
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1/16/26
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As you may remember from a number of my previous stories, I was not born and raised in this area. Recently, I was with a group of women who lived here from childhood. They mentioned going to White Plains to do any of their major shopping, and...
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BY MARILYN PELLINI
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1/16/26
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“Quitters Day” falls on the second Friday of January.
If you haven’t already guessed, it celebrates failure. Surveys show that New Year’s resolutions are about as durable as a cheap shirt.
One seemingly obvious explanation is overreach, having...
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BY LORENZO GARO
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1/16/26
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In his first day in office, Mayor Mamdani took the dangerous step of repealing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism. The IHRA definition is a widely recognized tool used to clearly identify and confront...
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BY ASSEMBLYMAN MATT SLATER
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1/16/26
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As a regular reader of this column (and if you’re not, you should be), you might remember a story I told about a chance encounter with my neighbor Joe Gagnon. I was out walking the dog, looking at the Peloton app on my phone and patting myself on...
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BY DON SCOTT
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1/16/26
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"An optimist stays up to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old one leaves."
-Bill Vaughn
If you’re reading this, congratulations: you survived another New Year’s Eve, the annual global festival of sequins, hope and...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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1/16/26
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If you go on YouTube and look at a site titled "100 Great Philosophers," you will see a host of philosophers who have influenced our culture for centuries. Of course, most are deceased. However, Professor Peter Singer is very alive. I thought it...
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BY JAMES MARTORANO
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1/16/26
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Some people complain that they have no reliable source for important news.
The following article will prove that they DO have an unreliable source for unimportant news, which is even un-better. Here are the top stories of 2025:
Labubu balloon...
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BY RICK MELÉN
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1/16/26
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It’s the start of the New Year, and like many of you, we’re hitting the ground running. We’re taking a close look at what worked in 2025, what didn’t, and what we want to do differently in 2026.
Most businesses are doing the same thing right now....
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BY CAROLE J. VOISEY
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1/16/26
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As a councilwoman, it’s my job to consider new legislative initiatives that address current and likely future issues that impact the town and its residents. I believe in being proactive, not reactive. Action. Not talk.
That’s why I’ve drawn up a...
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BY SUSAN SIEGEL
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1/16/26
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Hi, my name is Erica, and I am a travel agent specializing in family vacations.
I’ll be using this space in the coming months to share my expertise and know-how in the travel field, with the hope of making your own planning process easier, more...
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BY ERICA TERRY
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1/15/26
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There’s a movie out in theaters now starring Sydney Sweeney called The Housemaid .
That got my attention.
But after I Wikipedia-ed the plot summary, I knew I couldn’t watch it.
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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1/14/26
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Two women died under dramatically different circumstances, years apart.
Ashli Babbitt was killed in January 2021. Renee Nicole Good was killed days ago. Time separates these events, but tragedy does not. Before the politics, the punditry, and the...
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Every year, millions of Americans resolve to exercise more, eat less and lose weight.
As the proprietors of fitness centers will tell you, at least 50% of new members stop attending by Feb. 15 of the New Year. However, unlike losing weight and...
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BY ANTHONY J. ENEA
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1/9/26
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Last month, Pantone announced the 2026 Color of the Year , and it sent me on a small but very real side quest.
If you’re thinking, Pantone… who? — you’re not alone.
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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1/6/26
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It’s been many years since I even made a New Year’s resolution because I never seem to get past the first month and my plans fall to the wayside.
Whether it was to tackle a long overdue house project, to read some books I have been waiting to sit...
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BY EVELYN J. MOCBEICHEL
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12/31/25
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Here we go again. Another year has raced by.
My smartphone has reminded me, courtesy of Google Photos, of what I did last year. When Jimmy Buffett wrote the lyric in “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes”—“I took off for a weekend last...
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BY DON SCOTT
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12/31/25
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Every January, we’re told we’re supposed to feel refreshed. Rebooted. Renewed. Ready to conquer.
And if that’s you, I love that for you. Truly.
But if your energy right now is more like “I’m still finding glitter in places glitter should never...
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Last night, my family and I did something we don’t always manage to pull off during December: we found a holiday experience that genuinely worked for everyone.
We attended Lumina at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard in North Salem, and I want to be...
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BY BRETT FREEMAN
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12/24/25
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For my birthday this year, I treated myself to something a little different: a matinee at the Stranger Things Broadway show.
If you’re a die-hard fan—or shopping for one—it actually makes for a great Christmas gift. I went on Nov. 1, and from the...
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