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Luke Havranek stood on the Wheel of Fortune stage with only the letters S, O and D revealed in the Bonus Round puzzle, and somehow pulled the answer BUSYBODY out of thin air. The correct guess stunned host Ryan Seacrest and netted the Yonkers Public Schools teacher a $100,000 prize, instantly turning him into the kind of local celebrity who has to keep a very big secret for months.
Local news about the companies, people and issues that impact business in Westchester County and beyond. A customer walks into a neighborhood shop with floor-to-ceiling shelves, books neatly arranged—new releases, classics, and everything in between. The owner looks up from a computer and cheerfully asks if they can help find something. Chatting ensues.
Westchester County property owners are looking at a 3.3% property tax increase next year under a proposed $2.7 billion budget that county officials say closes a $113 million gap without cutting a single job. County Executive Ken Jenkins unveiled the spending plan on Monday, framing it as a way to protect services like youth programs, food assistance and affordable housing even as costs rise.
As part of Stew Leonard’s 47th Annual Turkey Brigade, 3,000 turkeys were distributed to approximately 45 nonprofits and community organizations in an effort to combat food insecurity.
This Saturday, Pace will play what is arguably the most significant football game in program history. The Setters (6-3, 5-1) host Assumption (7-2, 6-0) in the regular-season finale with the Northeast-10 championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs at stake. Assumption enters the weekend atop the NE10...
The Hive, a Hoboken and Jersey City-based coffee shop and bakery known for its oversized cinnamon rolls, is returning to Bergen County with a series of popups in South Hackensack thru the holidays. Following a recent pop-up at its South Hackensack commissary kitchen, the business announced that it will open...
Envoy and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) are rolling out a shared electric vehicle program in New Jersey towns. An $8.5 million grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) pays for it. Envoy shared the plan Nov. 9 in Jersey City. The first cars should hit the road within a few weeks.
