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P&Z Advice on Plan for Apartments at Former Hasco Factory: Consult DEEP and BNA, Include Water Use, “Fit with neighborhood”

The P&Z commission chair Margarita Alban repeatedly told the applicant not to get too far along with plans until working with the Connecticut Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), noting the primary issue was that the property was the flood hazard zone. Continue Reading →

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Target is Coming to Port Chester’s Gateway Shopping Center

It’s difficult to miss the new, bright red signage from the Boston Post Road. Target is coming to 495 Boston Post Rd, in Port Chester, NY. According to the company’s website, Target is continuing to invest in new stores across the country. The Port Chester space is 89,000 sq ft and will operate on two levels. “We’re always exploring locations for new stores,” the company’s website says. Continue Reading →

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Patty’s Portico is Martha Stewart’s Go-To Place for Restoring Vintage Patio Furniture

Patty’s Portico specializes in sandblasting and powder coating wrought iron, cast iron, and aluminum including name brands like Brown Jordan, Tropitone, Molla, Woodard and Salterini. They also restrap, re-sling, weld and replace glides and glass tops, and can restore cast iron radiators, heat registers, candelabras, marine and automotive parts. Continue Reading →

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As Port Chester Super-Sizes, Traffic Safety Issues Come to a Head in Byram

Byram residents say traffic and dangerous driving threaten their neighborhood safety and quality of life.
Across the river in Port Chester, where Main Street is being redeveloped with multi-story buildings, residents will funnel through Byram to reach I-95 exit 2. Continue Reading →

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Vincent Graziano Wants You to Join “The Romeo Club.” It’s a Meal Readers Will Devour

Vincent Graziano has done it again. Having published his first work of fiction, Die Laughing, in 2009, and more recently The Family Jewels in 2018, the stand up comedian turned funeral parlor owner again borrows from memories of his youth in Little Italy and imagined scenarios only a funeral director could devise. Continue Reading →

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