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New Waterfront Park On Hudson River Opens In Hudson Valley Village New Waterfront Park On Hudson River Opens In Hudson Valley Village
New Waterfront Park On Hudson River Opens In Hudson Valley Village A new park providing access to the Hudson River waterfront has opened in Westchester County. The Sleepy Hollow RiverWalk at Edge-on-Hudson, which will let visitors walk along the river from River Street to the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse, celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Oct. 31, according to the village's Parks and Recreation Department.  The RiverWalk was funded by the Edge-on-Hudson mixed-use community being developed in Sleepy Hollow on the Hudson River and was dedicated to the village, Parks and Recreation officials said.  The new park restores access to a s…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Police Chief In Hudson Valley Calls It A Career Police Chief In Hudson Valley Calls It A Career
Police Chief In Hudson Valley Calls It A Career A police chief in Northern Westchester is calling it a career later this month. City of Peekskill Police Department Chief Don Halmy announced his plan to retire as of Saturday, Sept. 25, after more than 22 years with the department. Halmy was hired in 1999 and worked on patrol, including the overnight shift, earning the title of sergeant in 2009, lieutenant in 2017, and appointed chief of the Department in 2018.  He has accepted a position in the private sector at a school where he will draw on both his experience in public safety and his first career as an educator whe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Sen. Harckham, Mayor Rainey Honor Hudson River Health Care Founder In Peekskill Sen. Harckham, Mayor Rainey Honor Hudson River Health Care Founder In Peekskill
Sen. Harckham, Mayor Rainey Honor Hudson River Health Care Founder In Peekskill One of the Founding Mothers of Hudson River Health Care – a network of 43 nonprofit community health centers in the Hudson Valley, Long Island and New York City – was honored by state Sen. Peter Harckham and Peekskill Mayor Andre Rainey. The Rev. Jeanette J. Phillips received a proclamation in her honor from the state Senate in recognition of her lifetime of service and pioneering contributions to community-based health care statewide.  The Senate proclamation, introduced in February, was presented to Phillips on Monday at the HRHCare Peekskill health center which b…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
One More Try: Cuomo Begs Amazon To Bring H2Q Back To NYC One More Try: Cuomo Begs Amazon To Bring H2Q Back To NYC
One More Try: Cuomo Begs Amazon To Bring H2Q Back To NYC New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has met with Amazon executives, including CEO Jeff Bezos, in an effort to encourage them to reconsider pulling out of a planned second headquarters in Long Island City. The online retail giant announced on Thursday, Feb. 14 that it is backpedaling out of the planned deal to construct a headquarters in New York, despite strong support from area residents. The reversal of fortune came following a vocal outcry from some politicians due to their displeasure over tax incentives. “After much thought and deliberation, we've decided not to move forward with our plans to b…

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by Zak Failla
Business
SUEZ Extends $1 Lease Agreement On Stony Point Town Pool Property SUEZ Extends $1 Lease Agreement On Stony Point Town Pool Property
Suez Extends $1 Lease Agreement On Stony Point Town Pool Property  SUEZ and the Town of Stony Point announced an agreement this week to extend a land lease by 20 years on a 42-acre parcel used by the town for its pool. The $1 annual lease allows the town to continue to operate the pool on the 42-acre property until 2038.  The lease agreement has been in place since 1984.  Under the terms of the new agreement, the town is responsible for all activities related to the maintenance of the property and facilities. Stony Point Supervisor Jim Monaghan said the new lease agreement allows the town to invest $100,000 to upgrade the facility. The town also uses t…

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by Jon Craig