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Virus From ‘World’s Deadliest Animal’ Confirmed In Hudson Valley
Health officials sounding the alarm after a virus from the world's deadliest creature was just confirmed in the Hudson Valley. The Rockland County Department Of Health has confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus for the first time in 2023. West Nile Virus Confirmed In Rockland County, New York. The...
Rent increases approved for Westchester's rent-stabilized apartments
WHITE PLAINS -- The Westchester Rent Guidelines Board voted 6-1 Thursday night to increase the rents on rent-stabilized apartments by 2.5% for one-year leases and 3.5% for two-year leases. If the board certifies the results in September, as expected, the increases will affect rent-stabilized leases that begin between Oct. 1,...
Over 18K School Bus Passing Violations Caught On Camera In This Westchester City: 'Staggering'
Over the course of a school year, a Westchester County city's school bus stop arm camera program meant to capture illegal vehicle passings has caught more than 18,000 violations, officials announced. Since partnering with Verra Mobility to launch their enforcement campaign in November 2023 an…
Gov. Lamont, his neighbors fined $1,000 each for illegally removing trees from shared land in Greenwich
A special meeting by the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency on Thursday ordered the Lamonts, the Viks, and the Ashton Drive Association, a neighborhood association that owns nearby land, to each pay a municipal fine of $1,000.
Westchester Fourth of July Fireworks at Kensico Dam Plaza
See mesmerizing fireworks light up the night sky during the annual Music Fest & Fireworks sponsored by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company and Westchester Parks Foundation. Celebrate at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Pre-concert entertainment begins at 5 p.m. with a guest DJ followed by the...
Connecticut governor to replant more than 180 trees, thousands of bushes cut down behind his house
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday was officially ordered by his local inland wetlands agency to replant more than 180 trees and thousands of bushes that were chopped down in November on property behind the Democrat’s Greenwich home. While one of Lamont’s neighbors and a neighborhood organization were also...
Cleanup, utility crews still at work in Westchester a full day after intense storms
SOMERS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A full day after storms blew through the tri-state region, some customers are still without power in areas north and northwest of New York City. It’s the result of hundreds of trees having blown down in the gale-force winds of Wednesday night’s storms. Many of those trees took down power lines, […]
New Update: Pair Of Westchester Beaches Closed Through Weekend Due To High Bacteria Levels
This story has been updated. Sorry, beachgoers — two popular beaches in Westchester have been ordered closed for the weekend following the discovery of high bacteria levels. Both Croton Point Park Beach in Croton-on-Hudson and Philipse Manor Beach in Sleepy Hollow have been closed through…
Rye Town Park Announces 8-Week Summer Concert Lineup
Just days after Playland announced it was hosting bi-weekly outdoor concerts this summer (in partnership with Capitol Theatre), Rye Town Park made a similar promise. The park is set to host weekly concerts every Tuesday from July 9th until August 27th at their pavilion area, with each starting at 7:30pm.
Aquarion, at center of local water tank battle, may be sold
The state House of Representatives gave final approval in a special session Thursday to an omnibus bill — a “grab bag,” in one lawmaker’s view — whose major provision grants a New Haven-based public water authority the ability to make a bid for the Aquarion Water Co., which serves Westport and has been at the center of a long-running battle with neighbors over its water tanks on North Avenue.
‘Lawnmowers’ at Rye Marshlands
According to the Rye Record, “About 30 goats are grazing, munching, and snacking their way through a one-acre meadow that is keeping them in with an electric fence. The conservancy arranged to have them there until June 5 to eradicate invasive plants in an area that has lost part of its forest ecosystem to deer browsing.”
City honors five for Pride month
Peekskill is a city where members of the LGBTQ+ community don’t have to fear for their lives when they frequent restaurants or go grocery shopping. It’s a place where they can live authentically and give back to their community, said one of the five individuals honored before Monday’s Common Council meeting for the celebration of Pride Month.
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