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Week In Review: Icy Weather, Depleted Snow Budget, and Real Estate

Here are the big news in town from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.

Monday, Jan. 31

Multi-chamber mixer, Hairspray, sports and more- those were you needed to know. The included digging out, learning history, and unchanged policies. In the  we told you about two weekend blazes, water boil advisory and snow bowl benefits. Seniors in Pamela Chesser's Children's Literature course at Yorktown High School shared fractured fairy tales with second-graders at Mohansic Elementary School.  read about Lakeland senior Robert Caffrey to the Food Bank for Westchester. We told you that a neighboring development, Random Farms, is to Yorktown's proposed Croton Overlook project. 

Tuesday, Feb. 1

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for seniors is offered at the Yorktown Community and Cultural Center. We told you that was in the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday. Patch columnist Sarah Hodgson talked about the , and how do you train in multi-dog households. The included more snow that closed schools, water boil advisory was still in effect, and exhuming the Leatherman. A new month, another winter storm, more snow days- Lakeland and Yorktown . Local experts weighed in on the best—and safest—way to deal with . Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday that it was time for change in the way the state government does business and spends taxpayer money.  Chinese New Year encompass thousands of years of tradition, centered on home, family, friends, and of course food. 

?- According to meteorologist Tom Kines, freezing rain can be more dangerous than snow. We gave you a recipe so you could embrace the elements and prepare an apres-ski dinner of  after a day on the slopes or sledding around town. With two snow days in a row, plans for make up days at Lakeland were set. Read what school officials .

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Wednesday, Feb. 2

Groundhog Day, icy weather and webcation- those were some of the things you . With the Super Bowl plans for the weekend, we brought you a crowd-pleasing plan for . The  included Pagli who plead guilty to manslaughter, rash of stolen cars, and questions of where the snow goes. We told you about different things you could - live theatre, art appreciation, Eagle Fest (which was later cancelled), a classic movie, and Valentine's Day craft. We featured our first , whose accomplishments include drawings, music awards, building LEGOs and writing. A new air traffic control system would . Read about the in our Nature Notes column. . After the numerous snow storms, how much does clean up cost (and where does the snow go)?

Thursday, Feb. 3

Thursdays are now Must See Days as we will feature regular columns to help you better plan your weekend. Free dance show for seniors, a singing contest, Touch of Evil, and more- you needed to know. The  featured a partial collapse at a gas station, DWI man who was sentenced for cop injuries, and Lowey talked about Internet scams. Read a preview of the , to which a free additional performance was added for senior citizens. No plans for the weekend? We’ve got the , with a little something for everyone. If you are curious what houses sold in your neighborhood sold this past week,. Here are photos from the . Don't forget to add yours too. We told you about and celebrate with other fans. Each week, we will pick a great restaurant either in town or nearby that is worth checking out. In the first edition, we featured 

Friday, Feb. 4

The included World Nutella Day, Open Mic, Energy Expo and more. Nita Lowey and Lois Greisman, associate director of the Federal Trade Commission's division of marketing practices, held a press conference to try to get people to . The  featured information about the MTA reducing New Haven line service, alleged card forgers who were arrested, and a must-see historic Half Moon. The Yorktown boys wrestling team has had its best regular season in recent history, Carmel. Could you correctly ? Several people identified it as the Yorktown Police Department and they were correct. If you are on the lookout for a new home in the Yorktown area, or curious about the homes your neighbors are selling, check out our ! Councilman Jim Martorano made a motion on Jan. 3 that to residents who haven't shoveled the sidewalks in front of their properties. The an injured finger in snow blower, drunk driver, forged debit cards, loaded pellet gun. 

Saturday, Feb. 5

Read about the  on bullying, which was held to educate the school and counseling community on the issue. ? Coalition calls for county-municipal partnership to create standardized data collection system. The heartbreak of - video included. Super Bowl can offer . Lakeland School District officials said during their budget meeting that state mandates are . 

Sunday, Feb. 6

For kids on the autism spectrum the  are magnified. What's the history behind . The Shredder came to Yorktown! The  is a truck capable of turning boxes of personal documents into haystacks of thin strips of paper in seconds, helping protect county residents from identity theft. The latest Capitol DisPatch included the . The boys basketball team survived against Somers. . - Football players receive high honor; Rebels earn tie; Giglio Games rescheduled.

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