For the first time in a decade, North Castle voters will have a choice of two full slates for next week’s town elections. The Democratic Committee has endorsed incumbents Jose Berra and Saleem Hussain for Town Board. Berra is seeking
Read MoreIn the past 15 years a contested mayor’s race in Mount Kisco has been rare, but 2023 has been an unusual year politically for the village. A split within the Democratic Committee resulted in a majority of party leaders endorsing
Read MoreBy Martin Wilbur New Castle’s entire Committee on Race, Equity and Inclusion (CREI) resigned early last week after sharp disagreements arose over its failure to publicly denounce anti-Semitism in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. In a
Read MoreA sharp increase in daytime calls will force the eight northern Westchester municipalities that comprise the Advanced Life Support Consortium to add a fourth fly car for 12 hours a day by next summer. Westchester EMS (WEMS) has informed the
Read MoreDuring his more than 35 years living in Mount Kisco, Mel Berger helped improve the lives of countless village residents. On Sunday, the community recognized him for his years of service and dedication to others in a ceremony at one
Read MoreA two-family house in Mount Kisco owned by the father of village Trustee Karine Patino was the scene of a minor electrical fire last weekend but officials appear certain that there was overcrowding. The village’s fire department was called to
Read MoreMichael Schiliro, the outgoing Democratic North Castle supervisor, shook up next month’s town election when he endorsed the entire Republican ticket late last week. Schiliro, who announced last October he would not run for a sixth term leading the town,
Read MoreIncreasing concern regarding how Mount Kisco has handled the village’s homeless population was raised last week after repeated claims of county police moving vagrants from downtown to Leonard Park, and some residents expressed safety fears. During his monthly update to the
Read MoreByram Hills School District officials are proposing a vote next spring to transfer $9 million from a reserve fund to the capital fund to pay for a multiyear improvement project. Money that would be transferred from the District-wide Renovations, Reconstruction
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board unanimously agreed last week to contract with the engineering firm Kellard Sessions to prepare construction and bid documents to convert two fields at IBM Community Park from grass to artificial turf. Last Wednesday’s action came
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