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Westville | October 2, 2008

Blake St. Closing

by Paul Bass | October 2, 2008 9:57 AM | Permalink

Westbound, Friday 9-4, for construction. Detour to Whalley.

Westville | September 22, 2008

Next-Door Foreclosures, 53 Years Apart

by Allan Appel | September 22, 2008 12:05 PM | Permalink

A bank bought the house over Sergio DeStefanis' left shoulder for $262,500 in a foreclosure sale. DeStefanis bought his own house, next door, in a foreclosure sale, too -- in 1955. The price then: $3,000.

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Westville | September 15, 2008

Crash On A Sunday Drive

by Paul Bass | September 15, 2008 10:19 AM | Permalink

(Updated) Conrado Rodriguez said he was riding in a Chevy van with his wife and two grandchildren when -- wham! -- a Toyota came out of nowhere, running the light and smashing his vehicle.

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Westville | September 10, 2008

Hold the Phone!

by Allan Appel | September 10, 2008 8:44 AM | Permalink

Alice Steinhardt wanted to tell the zoning board about late-night phone calls to the cops. Instead, she and other neighbors ended up with a better connection to the owner of potential new night spot in a previously troubled address on Fitch Street.

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Westville | September 9, 2008

Call Petula Clark

by Paul Bass | September 9, 2008 5:02 PM | Permalink

Westville has its own "downtown" -- and, as of Tuesday, an official "Main Street" title.

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Westville | September 5, 2008

Neighbors Fret Over Edgewood Park

by Paul Bass | September 5, 2008 10:57 AM | Permalink

For Trina Machesney [pictured], it was watching ATVs blast past her 5 year-old son. For others, it was encountering drug deals or open-air sex, or getting mugged and whacked on the head in daylight.

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Westville | September 5, 2008

A Star, Reborn

by Staff | September 5, 2008 8:51 AM | Permalink

Urban renewal extinguished a star in the Hill neighborhood. It has reappeared, for good, in a new home in Westville.

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Westville | September 2, 2008

Daylight Mugging At Edgewood Park

by Melissa Bailey | September 2, 2008 5:02 PM | Permalink

A 33 year-old woman walking in Edgewood Park was punched twice and then robbed Sunday afternoon.

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Westville | August 28, 2008

New Digs, More Exposure

by Paul Bass | August 28, 2008 12:34 PM | Permalink

Jennifer Jane hits Westville: Macmillan's Advo blog.

Westville | August 21, 2008

At Long Last, Letter Writers Meet Face To Face

by Thomas MacMillan | August 21, 2008 8:07 AM | Permalink

Muriel Curry has been writing letters to City Hall for eight years, trying to get her sidewalk fixed. Wednesday night, she got the chance to meet her pen pal in person.

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Westville | August 13, 2008

Lone Voice Blasts Final Scattered-Site Sale

by Allan Appel | August 13, 2008 12:47 PM | Permalink

"First, of all, please," Nancy Ahern said. "This is not a race issue. I have grandchildren the color of Barack Obama."

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Westville | August 1, 2008

DOT, Neighbors Still Diverge On Whalley

by Thomas MacMillan | August 1, 2008 8:35 AM | Permalink

One side sees a four-lane state highway with cars driving 40 miles per hour. The other envisions a calm three-lane road with cars driving 25 and more cyclists and walkers.

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Westville | July 30, 2008

Booted Liquor Store Owner Has Last Laugh

by Melissa Bailey | July 30, 2008 12:01 PM | Permalink

The downtown liquor wars are over, and Sanjay Patil -- booted from one site, fought in court at another -- has found a new home. Two homes, actually.

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Westville | July 30, 2008

Whalley Suggestions Don't Impress DOT

by Paul Bass | July 30, 2008 8:39 AM | Permalink

The project manager in charge of widening Whalley Avenue doesn't see traffic circles, bike lanes or a narrower road in the picture.

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Westville | July 25, 2008

Westville Readies Whalley Alternative

by Thomas MacMillan | July 25, 2008 8:54 AM | Permalink

Could rotaries come to the Whalley speedway?

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Westville | July 24, 2008

GPS Smash-&-Grabber Foiled

by Paul Bass | July 24, 2008 2:54 PM | Permalink

Tim Holahan was at home on Central Avenue, working at his computer programming business, when he heard a whack! out on the street.

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Westville | July 14, 2008

After Foreclosure, W'ville Owner Still Hopes To Sell

by Sarah Vanderbilt | July 14, 2008 9:43 AM | Permalink

A last-minute offer wasn't enough to stave off a foreclosure on Seneca Road. At least not as of Saturday.

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Westville | June 29, 2008

Westville Mystery

by Paul Bass | June 29, 2008 9:13 PM | Permalink

A rash of graffiti has hit Westville buildings, like these tags on the side of the old Hallock’s building on Whalley near Harrison (currently owned by the Church of Scientology).

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Westville | June 23, 2008

Whalley Redesign Ready To Go

by Paul Bass | June 23, 2008 2:19 PM | Permalink

Preliminary work is about to start on a 30-year-old state plan to smooth traffic on Upper Whalley Avenue -- just as an 11-year-old girl's (pictured) death has led "traffic-calmers" to ask for a delay.

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Westville | June 18, 2008

Westville Signs on to Safe Streets

by Melinda Tuhus | June 18, 2008 12:48 PM | Permalink

Drawing a “line in the sand” over the hit-and-run killing of an 11-year-old girl, Westville neighbors signed onto a citywide “safe streets” campaign and pressed for action on the fatal intersection’s traffic light.

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