The Pleasantville Board of Education last week voted unanimously to adopt a 2023-24 school budget and send it to voters for approval next month. The $59.3 million spending plan carries a 2.43 percent tax levy increase, about $4,000 below the
Read MoreNew York State’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) approved a map last week of Assembly districts that will be used for the 2024 election and over the next decade if approved by the state legislature. The bipartisan 10-member IRC was established
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For almost two years drivers crossing the heavily traveled bridge at Oscawana Lake Rd. and Peekskill Hollow Rd. have had to press the brakes, lumber over thick metal road plates and pass through a mountain of construction material. And
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Over 60 eager music lovers crowded into Lucy’s Garage on Sunday to be the first to learn which bands are performing at this year’s Pleasantville Music Festival on July 8. The lineup was announced by the festival’s Executive Director Bruce
Read MoreTensions over the exterior appearance of the new apartment building at 52 Depew St. in Pleasantville simmered last week as the project’s developer and the Planning Commission squared off in a testy exchange. Objections were once again raised regarding structural
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For many Pleasantville residents the newly-installed air conditioning units on the top of the building at 70 Memorial Plaza are an eyesore. The issue was addressed at the Pleasantville Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board’s Apr. 12 meeting. “The rooftop
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Last Friday afternoon at Gedney Park in Chappaqua more than 200 people honored Casey Taub, a young soccer player who lost his life to brain cancer at 17 years old. The crowd gathered under bright sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures
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If there was ever an incredible backstory to “The Wizard of Oz,” an original live show next month will reveal that story. Rich with colorful characters, the fantasy world of Oz was made real to young readers by author Frank
Read MoreAn initial analysis of what future residential development might look like in Pleasantville’s downtown found no adverse impacts for the business district over the next 10 years. A study conducted by the village’s consultant BFJ Planning predicted a maximum of
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When Ryan Calvi was six years old, he and his mom, Tami, visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. On their way out, Ryan was drawn to a homeless person on the street and asked his mother
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