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Latest Update: Officials Ditch Trash Hauler After Trucks Repossessed In Northern Westchester Latest Update: Officials Ditch Trash Hauler After Trucks Repossessed In Northern Westchester
Latest Update: Officials Ditch Trash Hauler After Trucks Repossessed In Northern Westchester A town in Northern Westchester has decided to work with a new trash hauler after several of the previous garbage carter's trucks were repossessed right before the holiday weekend.  The town of Yorktown is set to appoint Cortlandt Manor-based CRP Carting as its new garbage and recycling hauler following numerous struggles with its previous hauler, Competitive Carting Corporation, officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5.  Earlier Report: New Update: Private Carters To Fill In For Repossessed Garbage Trucks In Yorktown The decision to change to a new hauler comes afte…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Town Installs Cameras At Hudson Valley Park To Help Fend Off Property Damage Town Installs Cameras At Hudson Valley Park To Help Fend Off Property Damage
Town Installs Cameras At Hudson Valley Park To Help Fend Off Property Damage A town government in the Hudson Valley has installed high-resolution cameras at one of its favorite parks after what started out as youthful vandalism such as graffiti that could easily be painted over progressed to gang signs and heavy damage to property. The incidents took place in Dutchess County in the town of Pleasant Valley at the Mill Site and Memorial Park. According to Pleasant Valley Town Supervisor John DelVecchio, the park has always been a nice spot with an Eternal Flame statue to commemorate veterans and a gazebo, along with other amenities. When the "innocent" graffiti began…

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by Kathy Reakes
Real Estate
Yorktown Green Project Proposed Featuring 150 Apartments, Mixed-Use Building Yorktown Green Project Proposed Featuring 150 Apartments, Mixed-Use Building
Yorktown Green Project Proposed Featuring 150 Apartments, Mixed-Use Building One of the most prominent vacant commercial sites in Northern Westchester could be getting a multi-million dollar facelift to transform it into a massive mixed-use building. A proposal to transform Yorktown Green into a mixed-use development featuring 150 apartments, ground-level retail locations, and a new supermarket was introduced to the Town Board this week to much fanfare. According to Olster Properties, the 15-acre development in the heart of Yorktown Heights on Downing Drive would include the demolition of the current 90,000-square-foot building that was the home of a defunct Kmart …

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by Zak Failla
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New Dunkin' Donuts Location Opens In Ulster County New Dunkin' Donuts Location Opens In Ulster County
New Dunkin' Donuts Location Opens In Ulster County A new combination gas station/Dunkin' Donuts has opened off a busy stretch of Route 9W. The old site of the Dickey's Diner located in Ulster County at 1417 Route 9W in Marlborough was repurposed and officially opened to customers on Friday, Sept. 4. The site consists of a gas station, a Chestnut Market, a drive-thru for Dunkin' Donuts.  "Thank you [CEO of Chestnut Petroleum] Mickey Jamal for investing in the Town of Marlborough and a  big thanks to our Town Board, Planning Board, ZBA and our Town code enforcement officer for all working together to bring this business to our smal…

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by Christina Coulter
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Clarkstown To Buy 21-Acre RCD Property For $4.4M; School Looks For New Site Clarkstown To Buy 21-Acre RCD Property For $4.4M; School Looks For New Site
Clarkstown To Buy 21-Acre RCD Property For $4.4M; School Looks For New Site On the snow-covered grounds of the Rockland County Day School, Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann announced Friday the town's plans to purchase the 21-acre property for use as town recreational and educational purposes. During a press conference on Friday, Hoehmann said the town will purchase the Congers property for $4.4. million, and hopes to close on the Kings Highway property by spring. The school's pre-K-12 program will stay on the land for the next year as it looks for a new property with funds garnered from the sale. The Town Board is expected to approve the purchase during its J…

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by Kathy Reakes