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NY Times Spotlights A Northern Westchester Hamlet That’s ‘Not Cookie-Cutter’
A new in-depth feature from The New York Times has highlighted a Westchester County hamlet that is "not cookie-cutter."
The news outlet published the story about Chappaqua on Wednesday, June 15, sharing information about the hamlet's real estate, history, schools, and more.
“What’s beautiful about Chappaqua is that it’s not cookie-cutter. We have antiques, Capes, old estates and McMansions -- we have it all," Deena Bouchier, a resident of Chappaqua for 23 years, told The Times.
New Castle Town Supervisor Lisa Katz also discussed the sense of community in Chappaqua.
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This Westchester Village Cited By NY Times For Its 'Racial, Socioeconomic Mix'
A quaint Westchester village took center stage in New York’s most prominent newspaper as it was featured in a special section of The New York Times.
Despite its modest size, Tarrytown, a village in the town of Greenburgh, was featured in the Times’ “Living In” section, which highlighted the area’s art scene, schools, quirks, and diversity.
“The Westchester village is only three square miles, but it has a better racial and socioeconomic mix than most of its neighbors along the river,” author C. J. Hughes wrote.
According to recent homeowners who transitioned from Manhattan into the village,…
Ex-Leader Admits She Stole $21K From Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts Groups In Area
A former committee chairperson for a church-sponsored Boy Scout and Cub Scout groups in the area admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from the organizations.
Orange County resident Kelley Zamenick, 43, of New Windsor, pleaded guilty this week to fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, and petty larceny, a misdemeanor, admitting that from 2016 through 2018, she stole approximately $21,000 from scouting groups sponsored through the Gardnertown Methodist Church.
Zamenick had been initially charged with two counts of grand larceny and eight counts of falsifying business records, according t…
