The agency that sought to convert a Mount Pleasant house into a group home for autistic adults has decided against pursuing an appeal of the town board’s decision to block its proposal. Devereux New York Executive Director John O’Keefe, who
Read MoreThe Putnam Valley Board of Education voted unanimously last week to adopt a Districtwide Safety Plan. The plan has several aspects, including having the school board annually appoint a Districtwide Safety Team. Some of the team members will include board
Read MoreResponding to criticisms from parents and teachers, Putnam Valley Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frances Wills is restoring some teaching positions she sought to cut in her proposed 2014-15 budget. In her original $48,014,091 budget proposal, Wills sought a decrease in
Read MoreTwo weeks after turning down a proposal for a group home for four autistic adults, the Mount Pleasant Town Board will hold a public hearing for another proposed home on Tuesday night. The hearing, part of the board’s regularly scheduled
Read MoreIt is an event as welcome to many Westchester residents as the start of spring. The annual Westchester Jewish Film Festival will begin this week at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. This year’s festival, which will be held
Read MoreWith mounds of snow still piled up and some bone chilling temperatures in northern Westchester, thoughts should soon turn to warmer weather . Ossining resident Bob DeMaine, president of theTorview Swim and Tennis Club board of directors, said it is
Read MoreSaying there is a saturation of nonprofit agencies operating residential facilities in Mount Pleasant, town Supervisor Joan Maybury has vowed to block two proposed group homes. One application is from Devereux New York, which is seeking to open a group
Read MoreThe drugged driving trial of Kerry Kennedy began in Westchester County Court in White Plains Monday with the prosecution and defense agreeing that she had been driving in North Castle under the influence of a sleeping pill. However, while the
Read MoreRob Astorino barely had time to enjoy his resounding re-election as Westchester County executive in November when speculation almost immediately began to swirl about the Republican’s potential run for governor. That decision will apparently be announced as soon as the
Read MoreA developer and owner-operator of luxury apartments is seeking to construct 152 units in the Baldwin Place section of Somers. Representatives of AvalonBay Communities came to the February 6 town board meeting to discuss the project, even though they said
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