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A Little 'Candy' Goes A Long Way For One Yorktown Mom

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Yorktown resident Kara Schwartz aka Kara Mac of ShoeCandy.

YORKTOWN, N.Y. --  What had once been a kid's playroom is now a shoe "warehouse" of sorts for one Yorktown mom.

Kara Schwartz -- who goes by Kara Mac professionally -- launched ShoeCandy in December 2014 and has since grown the company beyond her wildest dreams — with more exciting things on the h...


19-Year-Old Westchester Singer Alleviates 'Doubts' With New Hit Single

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"Doubts," an original by Hastings resident Caleb Flood, is in regular rotation on the Peak.

HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Caleb Flood can’t remember a time in his life where he wasn’t fascinated by music.

As a toddler, the Hastings resident would put on performances for his family and beat on a drum set made of pots and pans. He started taking piano at five but by eight had moved onto the ...

Hudson Valley Police Departments Warn Of 'Cramming' Phone Scam

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A new telephone scam starts with a simple question: Can you hear me? Police say anyone asked the question over the telephone should hang up immediately.

Police departments throughout the Hudson Valley are warning of a telephone scam known as "cramming" that begins with a simple question: Can you hear me?

Scammers have been calling people the last couple of months, asking the easily heard question and then recording the “yes” answer, according to p...

Sex Offenders Should Be Banned From Internet, Murphy Says

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Registered sex offenders Isaac Esau Jara and David Ohnmacht.

State Senator Terrance Murphy is fed up with hearing about sexual offenders being arrested every week in one town after another across the area. That's why he is calling for upgrades to Megan's law to help protect children.

The senator, whose district covers Westchester and the Hudson Valley, is c...

The Westchester's New Food Hall Gears Up For Opening

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The Westchester will debut its new food area, Savor, at the end of April.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- It's April and that means the opening of Savor Westchester, the new dining experience at The Westchester in White Plains, is not far off.

The collection of eclectic eateries - including some of Manhattan’s and Connecticut’s most popular and notable casual dining hot spots – a...

Know Her? SPCA Seeks Info On Woman Who Abandoned Northern Westchester Cat

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The SPCA is looking for a woman who abandoned a neglected cat in Bedford.

BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The SPCA is seeking the public's help to identify a woman who abandoned a white male Persian cat at Northwind Kennels in Bedford.

Surveillance tapes from the parking lot show a woman pulling into a parking space on the afternoon of Monday, March 27. The white Persian was in a carr...

Northern Westchester Resident Ralph Lauren Closing Fifth Avenue Polo Store

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Ralph Lauren announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as CEO of his fashion empire.

Bedford resident Ralph Lauren is closing dozens of stores throughout the country, including his flagship Polo store on Fifth Avenue in the coming weeks.

Citing declining sales and increased pressure from e-commerce, on Tuesday, the company announced that it was shuttering the doors of several stor...

Astorino To State: 'See You In Court On Indian Point'

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Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino joined by other officials at a press conference at Riverfront Green Park in Peekskill Wednesday afternoon.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino set in motion Wednesday a lawsuit to stop or delay the closure of Indian Point, arguing that what he calls Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s "secret deal" with Entergy and Riverkeeper to close the nuclear power plant cannot move forward because the state did not comple...


Flood Watch Issued With Heavy Rain Headed To Yorktown

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A look at projected rainfall amounts from the latest storm that will hit the area.

A new storm that will sweep through the area Thursday and Friday will soak the Lower Hudson Valley with up to 2 inches of rain.

A Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service that includes Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties is in effect from 8 a.m. Thursday until 2 p.m. Friday.

General...

Yorktown Store Among Hundreds Of Payless ShoeSource Closures

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Yorktown Green Shopping Center in Yorktown Heights.

Following announcements from formerly prominent brick-and-mortar retail stores such as GameStop, Kmart and Sears, Payless ShoeSource has become the latest retailer in the Hudson Valley to announce that it will be shuttering its doors nationwide.

According to multiple reports, the popular shoe chai...

Yorktown Hires Search Firm For Next Superintendent

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Yorktown is searching for a replacement for Dr. Ralph Napolitano, who is retiring.

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A search firm has been hired to find the next Superintendent of the Yorktown School District.

Superintendent Dr. Raph Napolitano announced his retirement back in March after 11 years of leading the district, effective at the end of the school year.

The search firm has begu...

Would Brooke Astor Go Here? Westchester Resident Likes To Think So

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Chappaqua resident Dan Biederman is the president of the Bryant Park Corporation.

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y -- When ya gotta go, you gotta go, and thanks to Chappaqua resident Dan Biederman, the renovated public bathrooms at Bryant Park, are about to get a whole lot nicer. 

Biderman, the president of the Bryant Park Corporation, a nonprofit that manages the park, recently told The New Yor...

Yorktown Man Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro With His Brother

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Chris and John Berlow recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

Two brothers recently had the adventure of a lifetime. 

Chris Berlow, a Yorktown resident and his brother John, a Peekskill resident, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, in March. The climb helped raise $100,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which is headquartered...

Sarah Jessica Parker Sighting? HBO's 'Divorce' Takes Over Westchester

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Sarah Jessica Parker has been spotted around Westchester filming scenes for HBO's "Divorce."

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- HBO's "Divorce," starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church, is filming Wednesday, April 5 along Weskora Avenue and Spring Street in Pleasantville, according to On Location Vacations.

Parker was seen filming  -- with Molly Shannon -- at the end of March along...

Letter To The Editor: Oppose Wetland Law

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Send letters to yorktown@dailyvoice.com

YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email yorktown@dailyvoice.com .

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride

On several occasions our ...


Cortlandt Man Who Left Home On Snowy Night In Bathrobe Still Missing

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Frank DiNardo went missing in Cortlandt on March 9, 1998.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Cortlandt man who left his home on a snowy night in a jacket and bathrobe has been missing since 1998, according to the nonprofit The Charlie Project on its charleyproject.org website.

Frank John DiNardi went missing March 9, 1998, from Cortlandt. At the time, Dinardi...

Heavy Storms Move Through Westchester

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A look at the band of heavy storms moving through the area.

As a line of heavy storms is moving through the area late Thursday afternoon, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued flood warnings for municipalities in the Hudson Valley through early Saturday morning.

Thunder, lightning and winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these stor...

Prepare For Flooding, Cuomo Warns New Yorkers

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The flood watch in Westchester, Putnam and Rockland will be in effect until 2 p.m. on Friday and in Dutchess until 8 a.m. Saturday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued flood warnings for municipalities in the Hudson Valley.

According to Cuomo, the rain, combined with snow melt in areas farther north could cause moderate flooding to already swollen rivers and streams, low lying areas or locations with poor drainage, prompting...

Be Ready For Flooding, Cuomo Warns New Yorkers

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The flood watch in Westchester, Putnam and Rockland will be in effect until 2 p.m. on Friday and in Dutchess until 8 a.m. Saturday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued flood warnings for municipalities in the Hudson Valley.

According to Cuomo, the rain, combined with snow melt in areas farther north could cause moderate flooding to already swollen rivers and streams, low lying areas or locations with poor drainage, prompting...

Did You See Her? Sarah Jessica Parker Films 'Divorce' In Westchester

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Sarah Jessica Parker was spotted filming "Divorce" in Tarrytown

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Tarrytown got a taste of Hollywood last week.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Molly Shannon filmed scenes for their HBO show "Divorce" at Belkind Bigi Mid Century Furniture store.

The store was transformed into Hudson River Contemporary Gallery for the show.

"Divorce" has been f...

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