Protecting Pedestrians on Village Streets Pedestrian safety has always been a key concern for Pleasantville – a community that prides itself on being a walking village. On Monday, the Pleasantville Pedestrian Committee presented its quarterly report citing two problem areas
Read MoreBy Abby Luby After a quarter century of serving several Westchester communities with original, local TV programs, PCTV is closing its Pleasantville-based cable station, headquartered on Lake St. The not-for-profit organization will no longer produce shows after May of this
Read MoreA newly proposed tree ordinance has stripped away permit fees and mandatory tree replants for Pleasantville residents wanting to take down trees on their property. The revised ordinance has removed controversial aspects from an earlier draft presented in Nov. 2024
Read MoreLast November, after weeks of drought, more than 130 brushfires in Westchester had county officials and residents on high alert. That same month a wildfire in Jennings Creek in Orange County burned over 3,500 acres; weeks before that, dozens of emergency
Read MoreThe allure of a movie poster is how it grabs your attention in a multitude of ways. The dramatic expression on a movie star’s face or a stop action in an adventure film feeds a yearning to be in a
Read MoreA formal request to amend the zoning for property just outside the Valhalla business hamlet was submitted last week to the Town of Mount Pleasant. The 0.89-acre parcel at 75 N. Kensico Ave. could be the future site of a
Read MoreThe Chappaqua Central School District is considering splitting its two middle schools up into two separate buildings. One building would house grades five and six, another would be for grades seven and eight. Re-orienting the grades is known as the
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Board of Trustees agreed last week to sign a memo of understanding with the Housing Action Council that would allow village homeowners to receive state funds to help create an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on their property. Speaking
Read MoreJazzy leggings, a wildly-designed blanket, a splashy rug and snazzy shoes. These are some of the fanciful items created by artist and art historian Marcy B. Freedman in her new exhibit “My Art on Everything!” that is currently on view
Read MoreThe 2021 brutal military coup in Myanmar killed an estimated 50,000 people and displaced about three million, half of them children. Before the coup, the country, formerly known as Burma, enjoyed a working democracy for 10 years after enduring more
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