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Food Network Chef Nancy Fuller Lists 'Extraordinary’ Historic Hudson Valley Farmhouse For $4M Food Network Chef Nancy Fuller Lists 'Extraordinary’ Historic Hudson Valley Farmhouse For $4M
Food Network Chef Nancy Fuller Lists 'Extraordinary’ Historic Hudson Valley Farmhouse For $4M If this spectacular New York farmhouse looks familiar, there’s a reason for that. Food Network star and chef Nancy Fuller is parting ways with her historic Hudson Valley estate, located in Columbia County outside the city of Hudson. Asking price? $3.995 million. The 75-year-old Fuller, who co-owns Ginsberg’s Foods and appears as a judge on the Food Network competition series "Holiday Baking Championship," has filmed more than 80 episodes of her own show, “Farmhouse Rules” at the property, known locally as Locust Dale Farm. Situated on 143 “peaceful farmland” acres, the impressive residen…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Rededication To Be Held For Restored Eagle Sign In Westchester Rededication To Be Held For Restored Eagle Sign In Westchester
Rededication To Be Held For Restored Eagle Sign In Westchester Months after vandals felled an iconic eagle sign at a Northern Westchester intersection, a rededication ceremony will soon be held to celebrate its restoration.  A rededication event for the North Castle Eagle at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 128 will be held on Sunday, June 2 at 2 p.m.  The event comes months after the sign was discovered to have fallen on Monday morning, Dec. 11. A police investigation later determined that vandals had intentionally damaged the sign's support structure, causing it to fall over.  Earlier Report - Iconic Eagle Sign F…

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by Ben Crnic
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NY Awards $500K To Restore 'Critical' Historical Site In Westchester County NY Awards $500K To Restore 'Critical' Historical Site In Westchester County
NY Awards $500K To Restore 'Critical' Historical Site In Westchester County A municipality in Westchester County has been given half a million dollars to restore a historical site that once played a crucial role during the Revolutionary War.  The town of Greenburgh has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the state of New York to restore the Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters at 425 Ridge Rd., according to an announcement by Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner from Sunday, Dec. 18.  The site was once the residence where The Comte de Rochambeau commanded the French-American encampment that aided the Continental Army in 1781 during the Revolutio…

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by Ben Crnic
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State Lends Support To Save Historic Carousel At Rye Playland State Lends Support To Save Historic Carousel At Rye Playland
State Lends Support To Save Historic Carousel At Rye Playland The hand-carved horses at the historic carousel at Rye Playland will ride again. Two years ago, a fire broke out at the 102-year-old carousel, leaving the structure and horses with heavy damage, putting the future of the famous ride into question. The carousel suffered water damage, as well as damage to the roof and other components; however, officials have been hopeful of reopening the ride by 2020. The fire was reportedly caused by an electrical issue. That process may be expedited, after Playland received a $450,000 from the state to repair the structure of the carousel. Insurance has c…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Westchester Will Get $800K In Economic Development Grants Westchester Will Get $800K In Economic Development Grants
Westchester Will Get $800K In Economic Development Grants The New York State Regional Economic Development Council has officially awarded Westchester County with almost $800,000 in grants to be used primarily for three major projects: Restoration of the Playland Carousel Updating the Bronx River Watershed Management Plan Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board The grants will allocate $450,000 to the restoration of the Playland Carousel, which was completed in 1928 and damaged in a fire in the summer of 2017. Approximately $245,428 will be used to update the Bronx River Watershed Management Plan, which will comprise a “collaborative, multi…

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by Valerie Musson
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Demolition Of Grandstands At Westchester Icon Memorial Field Begins Demolition Of Grandstands At Westchester Icon Memorial Field Begins
Demolition Of Grandstands At Westchester Icon Memorial Field Begins After years of discussion, debate and discourse, efforts to restore the once vibrant Memorial Field in Mount Vernon have begun in earnest. Earlier this year, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas announced a “two-prong” approach to reopen the once vibrant recreation hub that has laid in ruins for the better part of a decade. On Monday, the first shoe dropped, as demolition of the deteriorating Memorial Field grandstands kicked off shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday morning. The demolition project and subsequent removal of debris is expected to take up to three weeks, then a full restoration effort…

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by Zak Failla
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Latimer Announces Refurbishment Of Revolutionary War Headquarters Latimer Announces Refurbishment Of Revolutionary War Headquarters
Latimer Announces Refurbishment Of Revolutionary War Headquarters Joined by state legislators, local lawmakers and Miller House advocates, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced on Thursday, April 26 county plans to refurbish and upgrade the historic Elijah Miller House site in North White Plains.  The house was used during the Revolutionary War by General George Washington as a headquarters command post during the Battle of White Plains.  Before falling into disrepair, the site was used as a public museum. The nearly $2 million project will provide for repairs as well as construction of a new visitors’ center for students and residents t…

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by Jon Craig