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Winds bring down trees, wires, affecting morning commute
The wind and cold are creating travel problems for trains and roads and power lines.
Pound Ridge worker who wears many hats is top earner
POUND RIDGE - In a small town such as Pound Ridge, it's common for people to have multiple jobs.
Q&A: South Salem temple renovation is complete
The Jewish Family Congregation of South Salem celebrated its 28th anniversary and has completed an 18-month renovation of its home at 111 Smith Ridge Road.
Pound Ridge teen runs into police cruiser, charged with DWI
A Pound Ridge teenager who struck a parked state police cruiser is among two motorists who were charged with driving while intoxicated early Wednesday, state police said.
19-, 27-year-olds charged with drunken driving on I-684, in Lewisboro
Troopers from the Somers barracks charged two motorists with driving while intoxicated in separate incidents early today in northern Westchester County, state police said.
Municipal union members: Blame schools, not us, for tax woes
In these difficult financial times, it has come to our attention that local towns and villages are being forced to cut back in many areas that are vital to the upkeep and maintenance of those towns.
Pound Ridge resident calls his varied music career a 'spiritual pursuit'
Although he's a widely respected jazz pianist and composer, Pete Malinverni feels less and less like a pianist or a jazz musician.
Science barn transforms into North Pole, to children's delight
KATONAH - It was the same barn that 23-month-old Natalie Delessio sees so often during her days at the Country Children's Center in Katonah.
Small fire doused on Quarry Lane in Bedford
A small fire that may have started from a fish tank filled a room inside a Quarry Lane home with smoke today, but firefighters were able to limit the damage to the one room, Bedford Fire Chief Joanne Aquilino said.
Gere Riles Neighbors, Cuts 200 Trees
Richard Gere has riled his neighbors by illegally cutting down up to 200 trees on his bed-and-breakfast property in Pound Ridge near Westchester, New York.
County Legislator Harckham to announce candidacy for 89th Assembly seat
Before White Plains Mayor-elect Adam Bradley has even vacated his state Assembly seat, the first of what could be a number of contenders will announce his candidacy Tuesday.
Pound Ridge native wins fiction prize, and time to write
POUND RIDGE - One of the earliest writing experiences Samantha Hunt can recall is sneaking into her father's home office when she was 11 or 12 and typing away on his old Royal typewriter late at night.
3 charged with DWI in Southeast, Pound Ridge, Somers
Troopers charged three motorists with driving while intoxicated in separate incidents Thursday night and this morning, state police said today.
Families' reactions mixed in decision to bring accused Sept. 11 terrorists to NYC for trial
Local families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks had mixed reactions to the news that the self-proclaimed auteur of those attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, would stand trial in a civilian court just a few blocks from the site that is still little more than a giant crater.
Marine laid to rest in solemn Cape ceremony
Hundreds of friends and family crowded into the John Wesley United Methodist Church in Falmouth to honor 29-year-old Marine Capt.
Another mother headed to Dover Air Force Base for the sad homecoming of a fallen military hero.
Local veterans discuss future of U.S. troops in Afghanistan
The death of Pound Ridge native Eric A. Jones, a Marine captain killed last week in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, served as a tragic local reminder of the cost of war.
Shelter helps newest wave of sex victims
Wanda Roman, a paralegal with My Sisters' Place and herself a former victim of domestic abuse, recalled meeting a woman from Latin America a few years ago, a victim of human trafficking.
Westchester County Legislature candidate Sandy Annabi, a Yonkers councilwoman, is asking her supporters to contact the Justice Department's voting rights hotline at 800-253-3931 if they encounter unfair treatment at the polls on Election Day.