Editor’s Note: Due to the forecast of heavy rain on Saturday afternoon, the organizers of the MultiCulture Fest announced late Thursday they have canceled the event. The Town of New Castle may appear to be a largely homogenous community from
Read MoreArea school budgets were easily approved Tuesday night and voters in the Chappaqua and Bedford each elected two new Board of Education members who will take over for retiring incumbents this summer. In Chappaqua’s four-candidate race for two board seats,
Read MoreThe Route 9A engineering study between Croton-on-Hudson and Mount Pleasant has commenced and there will soon be community workshops for state transportation officials to receive public feedback. The $3 million engineering study that was funded last April started in late
Read MoreIf you have a chance to stroll by any of Anne Bell’s paintings or drawings, the visitor is very much encouraged to use their imagination. Bell’s love of nature and her ability to use plants and flowers as symbols for
Read MoreThe Bedford Board of Education approved a new director of special education last week despite pleas from some special education parents and community members who questioned how an internal promotion will improve the program. Assistant Director of Special Education Toni
Read MoreNew Castle residents voiced mixed reaction last week for a proposed mixed-use development at the former Rite Aid property at 50 N. Greeley Ave. that would feature a structure that is carbon neutral. At a public hearing last Tuesday to
Read MoreCounty Legislator Vedat Gashi (D-Yorktown) was elected the new chairman of the Board of Legislators Monday night to fill the leadership void created less than three weeks ago. In a 15-0 vote, the board approved Gashi to succeed Legislator Catherine
Read MoreCongressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) has submitted requests for $56 million in annual Appropriations Committee funding for 15 infrastructure projects across the 17th Congressional District that focus primarily on protecting water quality and improving other infrastructure. A bipartisan group of
Read MoreThree members of the same family were arraigned on an indictment last week alleging they illegal possessed nearly 50 guns, including semiautomatic rifles, shotguns, machine guns and a ghost gun. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that defendants Theodore
Read MoreMount Pleasant School District voters will decide whether to approve a $74.5 million spending plan for 2023-24 that complies with the tax cap, adds 6.7 full-time equivalent staff members and uses no fund balance. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Peter Giarrizzo
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