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She moved to Ossining from Maryland many years ago and is still amazed at the system of government in New York. After 20 years she moved up the river to Croton-on-Hudson (a community she covered for The Journal News back in the day), then in 2014 she moved to Carmel, and now she lives in Mahopac.
She skewed Brown University's four-year completion stats by taking a semester off to find herself.
She and husband Jim have two children, both products of the Ossining public schools. The elder graduated from SUNY Stony Brook; the younger from the University of Toronto.
She spends her spare time studying theology, which amuses her family and friends. She sings in the Hudson Chorale.
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Three of the worst are in the Hudson Valley, state officials said.
New Yorkers are urged to conserve energy during abnormally high heat and humidity as O&R takes more steps to protect its system.
The writer is a former Ossining councilmember.
The rollover was on the Taconic Parkway just north of the exit for Route 9A.
An Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan, he was a member of the Brewster Fire Department.
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Tyriiq Seward, shot to death in Spring Valley on Memorial Day, was scheduled to graduate from high school this month.
New York State Police issued a regional breakdown on DWI, speeding, distracted driving and child safety and move-over violations.
There are contests for two offices in Ossining as challengers take on incumbents.
There is a contest over who will get the Democratic line in the general election in November.
It takes a long time to organize such an event, and the obstacles were fundraising and insurance.
He's been speaking out about the importance of herd immunity across the 18th Congressional District.
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