Creating a civic space at the north end of Memorial Plaza is coming closer to reality after the Pleasantville Village Board approved payment last week to landscape architects for its design. The village is paying Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architects $65,900
Read MoreConcerns about the safety of drinking water in Putnam Valley have prompted the Putnam County Department of Health (DOH) to address the issue at the next Town Board work session on Mar. 8 at 5 p.m. “Residents have asked questions
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The dazzling array of colorful art supplies, bright piles of yarn and vast swaths of material are just some of the very affordable recycled items found at Retake/Remake, an art thrift store in Peekskill. The brightly-lit space, which opened last
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Pleasantville police will most likely be wearing body cams by 2024 after the Village Board authorized Chief Erik Grutzner last week to accept a $20,000 state grant. The grant, from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, will
Read MorePlans to subdivide the former Girl Scouts property on Great Oak Lane and build four new houses were presented last week to the Pleasantville Planning Commission meeting. The preliminary proposal was detailed by Michael Guillaro, vice president of acquisition and
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Hundreds of Pace University students crowded into the Gottesman Room at the Kessel Student Center last week to sample lavender aromatherapy, taste stir-fried organic mushrooms or sign up for on-campus gardening. The event was the school’s inaugural Wellbeing Fair, held
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In 1908, the First Assembly District Colored Republicans Club held a rally in Yonkers to galvanize local Black voters into what would become a strong voting force in Westchester. Speakers at those rallies were local Black movers and shakers of the
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Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed state spending on key initiatives including mental health, public safety, affordable housing, education, criminal justice and climate change in her $227 billion state budget for 2024, the largest in New York history. In the opening remarks of her executive
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The proposed design for the new Pleasantville pool has been reviewed by the Westchester County Department of Health, which responded with comments and questions and requested minor revisions. Engineer pool designer Steve Rimkunas updated the Village Board on the project at
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The Pleasantville Village Board voted unanimously last week to enact a six-month moratorium on new building in Pleasantville’s Central Business A1 district retroactive to Nov. 16. Last Monday, the board held a public hearing prior to the vote. About 15 people converged
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