Pleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer will be running for re-election in next month’s village elections, but one of two incumbent trustees made it known late last weekend she will step aside. Before the petition filing period was scheduled to closed Tuesday,
Read MoreThe Westchester County Board of Legislators approved a law this week banning gun shows from being held on county-owned property. Following intense debate last year between county officials, lawmakers voted 12-5 along strict party lines. The Democrats, who unanimously supported
Read MoreFor aspiring singer-songwriter Sarah Browne, dream became reality when she released her debut album last year. When the 24-year-old Pleasantville High School alum released her first album, “To You,” in December featuring 12-tracks showcasing her vocal range, musicality and poetic
Read MoreFormer President Bill Clinton swore in New Castle town officials Tuesday night advising the community on the importance of working together and to avoid assuming the worst of their elected officials. During the ceremonial event at the Chappaqua Performing Arts
Read MoreThe Peekskill NAACP and the Peekskill High School Black Culture Club hosted a panel discussion last Thursday night in support of New York establishing a Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct, a bill that would investigate and discipline prosecutors for misconduct. The
Read MoreA GoFundMe fundraiser has been started following the suicide of a Pleasantville teen. Brian Halloran, a 19-year-old freshman at the University of South Carolina, apparently took his own life last Tuesday while at college. Despite the tragedy, the Halloran family
Read MoreA public hearing on Pleasantville’s proposed legislation to ban single-use plastic bags suddenly became contentious Monday night when the Key Food Marketplace owner threatened to short-circuit a planned expansion if the law was approved. Throughout the nearly three-hour hearing on
Read MoreThe Village of Pleasantville announced the appointment Monday of its new village administrator. Fredrick (Eric) Morrissey will begin his tenure with the village on Feb. 15, succeeding longtime Administrator Patricia Dwyer. Dwyer, who is retiring from the position after serving
Read MoreIf you’re not sure how to spend next Saturday night, head over to Lucy’s Lounge in Pleasantville where local talent Skyfactor will be performing in Westchester for the first time in four years. While the acoustic pop/rock band, comprised of
Read MoreThe postal service’s motto that snow and other weather conditions wouldn’t prevent mail couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds didn’t hold up for some Pleasantville residents following a recent snowstorm. A group of the village’s residents complained
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