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The author responsible for the great American legend of Ichobod Crane, the Headless Horseman and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" lived at Sunnyside, his home on the banks of the Hudson River on the Irvington/Tarrytown border. For those who have become aware of Irving and his career as a great American novelist through the popular Fox Television series "Sleepy Hollow," a visit to Sunnyside is a must and you have until Monday, Nov. 11 to make the trip before the museum closes for the season. The author, who lived from 1783-1859 and is also known for his Rip Van Winkle character and as an essayist, historian and biographer, built his Hudson River home in 1841 lived there full time at Sunnyside beginning in 1846. He died on November 28, 1859 of a heart attack in his bedroom at Sunnyside at the age of 76 and is buried under a simple headstone at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Irving himself described Sunnyside in his work "Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies": ...

The New Castle Town Board adopted another step for Summit/Greenfield’s grocery store-retail proposal at Chappaqua Crossing despite three more hours of outcry in a special public meeting Tuesday, Oct. 31. The board voted to adopt the final, revised version of the findings statement for the final draft supplemental environmental statement, which can be found here online . It is considered an important step of the process, as it's the last stage in the proposal’s environmental review. The next step in the process would be for the developer to submit a preliminary development concept plan. Town Supervisor Susan Carpenter, Councilmen Robin Stout and Jason Chapin voted in favor of the project. Councilman John Buckley voted against it. Buckley, the only member of the board running for re-election next Tuesday, has told the public he is against the project in his campaign. Deputy Supervisor Elise Kessler Mottel has recused herself from all things Chappaqua Crossing due to her affil...

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It's Basketball season!!! Have you signed your child up for one of North Castle Recreation's fun programs? FALL BASKETBALL!! It's not too late to sign your child up! Girls Pee Wee Grades 1 & 2 Sat.'s 11/9 - 3/8; 11am - 12pm at Coman Hill $125 for Residents; $138 for Non - Residents Boys Pee Wee Grades 1 & 2 Sat.'s 11/9 - 3/8 9 - 10am or 10 - 11am at Coman Hill $125 for Residents; $138 for Non - Residents Girls Grades 3 & 4 Sat.'s 11/9 - 3/8; 12 - 1pm at Coman Hill $125 for Residents; $138 for Non - Residents Girls Grades 5 - 7 Sat.'s 11/9 - 3/8; 1 - 2pm at Coman Hill $125 for Residents; $138 for Non - Residents Boys Grades 3 & 4 11/9 - Mid February Grade 3: 8:30 - 9:45am at Wampus School Grade 4: 9:45 - 11am at Wampus School $135 Residents; $150 Non-Residents Boys Grades 5 - 8 11/9 - March 15 Grades 5/6: 9 - 10:30am Grades 7/8: 10:30 - 12pm Times will vary af...

Town Candidates' Debate Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7:00 pm North White Plains Community Center 10 Clove Road, North White Plains Supervisor, Town Board and Town Justice The League of Women Voters is sponsoring the event. All candidates will provide a brief statement. Candidates for Supervisor and Town Board will participate in a Q&A period, followed by closing statements. The public may submit written and signed questions for candidates, between 6:15 pm and 6:45pm at the site of the debate. View format and rules . The debate will air live on NCTV and will be rebroadcast beginning tomorrow at the following times: 9:00 am, 3:00 pm, 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm The debate will be available for viewing live and on-demand through the Town's video webpage . Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th: View voter info and sample ballots. Anne Curran Town Clerk 273-3321

Location: Ordinary, Va. Price: $2,900,000 The Skinny: When David and Mary Peebles bought this 150-acre Virginia estate in 1958, the manor house, an 1810 Georgian built by William Blackhouse , had no electricity, central heating, or plumbing. Only the third owners in the property's history, they began restoring it in 1964, retaining much of the early-19th-century character, which had been practically unaltered since construction, and adding wings to both sides of the house, as well as a swimming pool and tennis court. They moved in the following year, naming the estate Lisburne after a Massachusetts land grant given to one of their ancestors, and set about stocking it with antique furniture and artwork. By the late '90s, their collection had grown so large that they were forced to open shops where they could sell off some of their pieces. The home is now listed for $2.9M . More pictures, this way. >> http://curbed.com/archives/2013/10/29/1810-geor...

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Eleonor Rojas on “Successfully working with Asian buyers” (3:19). Eleonore Rojas is a principal product manager at realtor.com operator Move Inc., where she also serves as vice president, partnerships and product integration. Rojas was instrumental in the creation of realtor.com/International and leads all aspects of the sies’ development, audience growth and content and feature evolution. Hear what Rojas has to say about working with Asian buyers. - See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/10/29/eleonore-rojas-knows-how-to-successfully-work-with-asian-buyers/#sthash.FiiVYyfH.dpuf

Insights from Auction.com's foreclosure expert Auction.com Executive Vice President Rick Sharga is an industry veteran who’s provided insights into foreclosure trends to government organizations such as the Federal Reserve and Senate Banking Committee, and corporations like JPMorgan Chase, Citibank and Deutsche Bank. Sharga — who’s also held senior posts at Carrington Mortgage Holdings LLC and RealtyTrac, has provided foreclosure training for leading real estate organizations such as Re/Max, Prudential and Keller Williams. Hear what Sharga’s got to say about the future of the U.S. housing market. - See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/10/25/rick-shargas-take-on-the-future-of-the-us-housing-market/#sthash.0X6VVD5W.dpuf

I recently caught up with Rand Fishkin and Wil Reynolds, two industry leaders in the SEO world, to discuss their recent CEO swap, the latest Penguin update from Google and how real estate pros can leverage today’s search landscape. Rand Fishkin is the co-founder of Moz and Inbound.org, startup junkie, frequent traveler, blogger, social media addict and evangelist of all things TAGFEE. Wil Reynolds founded SEER Interactive, a Philadelphia-based SEO firm in 2002. Wil Reynolds has dedicated himself to doing two things well: driving traffic to sites from search engines and analyzing the impact that traffic has on the bottom line of companies. FLANAGAN: Rand and Wil, you recently conducted an intriguing experiment and swapped CEO roles. Rand took over as CEO at SEER Interactive and Wil stepped in as CEO at Moz. What did you learn about the experience? FISHKIN: It’s very hard living someone else’s life, especially another CEO’s! I was continuously amazed at the degree of challenge brough...

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Waves of colorful sea creatures and mermaids flooded the Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, N.Y., this summer for the annual Mermaid Parade. Just months earlier, in the very same spot, Hurricane Sandy with her massive waves stormed ashore but not in such a festive mood. After the storm retreated, leaving the beach a mess, it seemed the parade - which draws thousands of costumed participants each year - would not return. But the mermaids did and showed tremendous community support in an event that’s ironically a celebration of the sea. One of the mermaids, who is also a Brooklyn resident, said during the parade there was talk of how Coney Island has bounced back even stronger and the resilience and heart of the community is incredible. The same could be said about the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, which is overseeing a 60 project, $3 billion initiative to develop long and short term risk reduction strategies for coastal communities. Hurricane Sandy On Oct. 29...

Mortgage rates last month reached two-year highs, reducing affordability at the same time prices rose. With some would-be buyers pushed to the sidelines, the pace of recovery in real estate is cooling

Pending home sales declined in September for the fourth month in a row, a signal to expect lower home sales this quarter and a flat trend going into next year, a trade group said Monday. The pending home sales index, a forward looking indicator, fell 5.6% to 101.6 in September from a downwardly revised 107.6 in August and is 1.2% below last year's level, the National Association of Realtors says. That the index is lower than last year marks the firs time that's occurred in 29 months, NAR says. "This tells us to expect lower home sales for the fourth quarter," says Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist. Even so, he expects prices to continue to rise, but at a slower pace -- echoing expectations of many housing watchers and other economists. Higher mortgage interest rates and home prices curbed consume buying power, NAR says. The government shutdown also played a role, as government and contract workers were on the sidelines. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/bu...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, This coming Tuesday, October 29th, at 7:00 pm, we will have the only debate for the upcoming election. The debate, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, will take place at: The North White Plains Community Center 10 Clove Road North White Plains, New York I encourage every North Castle voter to attend the debate. An informed citizenry is critical to our democracy at every level – from local to national -- and there is no substitute for a face-to-face debate. There are stark differences between myself and my opponent. I believe in funding improvements through more cost-efficient management; he believes in doing so through borrowing. I believe in using private sector companies as much as possible; he wants to increase the number of government employees thereby increasing our $125 million unfunded medical burden. I identified over one million dollars in cost savings and p...

If you have been in the real estate business for any length of time, sooner or later you will hear about a house that has a scary history. What’s frightening, however, is when you experience it firsthand. I’ve had my fair share of strange events, including doorbells ringing when there is no one there, unplugged stereos coming on by themselves, and sporadic cigar smoke in a new car where I was the only one who ever drove it. While these events were strange, they pale in comparison to two other events that really did scare me. When I first started in the business, I had a client who wanted to purchase in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. Although this area was about 45 minutes from my office, we had MLS access, so I set up several appointments. The property at 3301 Waverly Drive was located up a long driveway with a big rolling front yard. The property was rented although no one was home during the showing. As we walked through the property, I had the worst vibes of any house I ...

John Yen Wong, a San Francisco-based agent with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Mason-McDuffie, is the founding chairman of the Asian Real Estate Association of America, which he helped to form in 2002. Wong has worked with clients from across the globe and understands the intricacies and nuances associated with such transactions, having supervised or been the direct broker in thousands of real estate transactions that have involved Asian clients, domestic and global. Wong understands the challenges faced by ethnic minorities in attaining homeownership, and knows that the global nature of today’s real estate market can be a tool for stabilizing communities and promoting sustainable homeownership.  - See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/10/28/john-wong-knows-how-to-acquire-asian-buyers/#sthash.JAEmqojW.dpuf

Content Marketing The latest video by Chipotle Mexican Grill and content marketing Chipotle ‘s recent video called The Scarecrow has been viewed more than 5 million times. The essence of the video is a scarecrow who works for a big corporation that’s in the business of processing food. He soon realizes that he doesn’t like the world he’s in and decides to make things using healthy alternatives. At the end of the video, Chipotle has included a video game for viewers. Their brand is only mentioned at the very end for a few seconds. It’s received a lot of press. Joe says that it pulls at the heartstrings a bit and if you can do that in marketing, it’s great. This isn’t the first time Chipotle has done this. They did Back to the Start in 2011, which was a similar movement. You’ll discover why in 2011 Joe would have said this was creative marketing/advertising and why today it’s an approach to storytelling . And now it’s fully fledged content marketing. The story is bigger than Chi...

22 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://hamptons.curbed.com/archives/2013/10/03/christie_brinkley_sells_in_north_haven_to_cantor_fitzgerald_prez.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/524d70f6f92ea1074900afc7/25686_1.jpg" width="500" height="332"></a><br /><a href="http://hamptons.curbed.com/archives/2013/10/03/christie_brinkley_sells_in_north_haven_to_cantor_fitzgerald_prez.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> [ Photo of Christie Brinkley by David Shankbone/via wikipedia ] Sources tell us that Christie Brinkley has sold one of her real estate holdings, this beautiful 1804 bayfront house in North Haven, to Cantor Fitzgerald president Stuart Hersch and wife Marni. We're told the Hersches paid $10M for the property, which is on the market for $8.9M. There's about 2....

25 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/10/08/43m-utah-mountain-mansion-has-utterly-ridiculous-views.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/5253897bf92ea11c0203dfef/imagereader-21.jpg" width="500" height="375"></a><br /><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/10/08/43m-utah-mountain-mansion-has-utterly-ridiculous-views.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> Location: Park City, Utah Price: $4,290,000 The Skinny: This 7,790-square-foot house was built in 2008 and has all the normal house things—five beds, five baths, a kitchen, etc.—as well as some bonus features—a two-story hand-laid stone fireplace (one of four), a full wet bar in the dining room. But the house isn't what catches the eye with this listing. What really stands out here are the inc...

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In a recent communication from Mike Schiliro, he states: “North Castle is financially strong again.” Mike and I agree! But the fact is, Mike is taking credit for the fiscally responsible policies of my administration, which he actually opposed at every turn . Here are the facts: o Mike claims that he “led the Town to adopt fiscally responsible policies.” He actually did the opposite. In 2011, Mike jacked up the Fund Balance to the minimum 10% level Moody’s recommends by borrowing 2.5 million dollars . Raising the Fund Balance --our emergency reserves-- by borrowing is fiscally irresponsible. It creates the perception of financial health when no operational improvements have actually been made. In 2010, Mike increased the Fund Balance by cutting critical expenditures on infrastructure and essential services, even suspending our sports field maintenance program. Both of Mike’s approaches to raising the Fund Balance-–borr...

Dear Neighbor: Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. This graph is worth even more than that. Today, Supervisor Arden sent out an email letter attacking my record. At the same time he claimed responsibility for improving the town’s budget. I realize you may not have time now for a lengthy rebuttal, but I did want to share this chart with you. As you can clearly see, the improvement in our Town’s finances started long before Howard Arden became Supervisor. That’s not campaign spin, that’s just the facts. Sincerely, Mike Schiliro

One-third of consumers with a gross annual household income of $250,000 or more say they are considering the purchase of residential property in the next 12 months for personal use or as an investment On average, wealthy consumers who say they are in the market for residential property expect that the home they purchase will increase in value by about 14% in the next five years according to the survey by the Luxury Institute for Coldwell Banker Previews International. Luxury buyers should find better inventories to select from than three months ago according to the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s latest market action index, which has the luxury segment retreating to buyers’ market territory after reaching sellers’ market in June for the first time in years. In the Coldwell Banker survey, on average, the last residential property purchased by wealthy consumers had a purchase price of $1.6 million. On average, affluent consumers with incomes of $400K+ are spending 225.4% more on...

“You can use any social media channel for B2B,” said Erica Ayotte, social media marketing manager at Constant Contact . “Anyone who says you can’t is not being creative enough.” She should know. Her team has grown their Pinterest following to over 18,000 in less than two years. How does a company that is not retail and not inherently visual use Pinterest to reach a B2B target audience ? The keys are to expand your idea of what your brand is, think visually and have a curating mindset . Here’s how Constant Contact appeals to their small-business market on Pinterest. Pin It Constant Contact has 92 Pinterest boards with over 4,000 pins. Organization : Constant Contact Social Media Handles and Stats : Website Blog Podcast Facebook – 90,979 followers Twitter – 53,397 followers YouTube – 2,847 subscribers; 3,193,011 views Pinterest – 18,187 followers LinkedIn – 7,229 followers Google+ – 2,569 followers Highlights : Added 15,000 Pinterest followers from Januar...