Guest Columns

By Charles Sanders I write concerning the scoping of the full state Environmental Quality (SEQR) review mandated by the Mount Pleasant Planning Board regarding the proposed 31-lot cluster project for 715 Sleepy Hollow Rd. in Pocantico Hills. Specifically, I wish

By Kevin Byrne It’s one thing for politicians and candidates to say they “support the Second Amendment.” It’s another thing for candidates to demonstrate they support the Second Amendment and the rights of law-abiding gun owners. As an assemblyman, I

By Nicole Asquith Recently, at a meeting of my book club, I found myself making an impassioned defense of politicians. Who would have thought? But here’s the thing, when I woke up the next morning, I realized I really meant

By Andrew Dorfman When my family moved to Chappaqua, our decision was driven both by the house we had found and the quality of the high school. However, while Horace Greeley mostly received very high grades on websites like Niche,

By Michael Gold Cars, SUVs and trucks hurl themselves down the Saw Mill Parkway like demented bowling balls hopped up on amphetamines, blowing past pedestrians so quickly it can shock the breath out of you. People trying to walk across

By Katherine Quinn Sunday Oct. 3 marked Support Connection’s 27th annual Support-A-Walk. Thank you to The Examiner for being one of our greatest supporters throughout the years. Your promotion of the walk continues to help us reach people who donate

By Curtis Au November is National Family Caregivers Month. Who knew? It’s not like the greeting card aisle is overrun with cards wishing that special someone in your life a Happy Caregivers Month. Most caregivers won’t get a dozen roses

By Michael Gold Pleasantville isn’t ready for a cannabis café. It won’t be ready for about five billion years, when the sun will burn out and life on Earth will cease to exist. It doesn’t matter where the cannabis café

By Karen Wells The Examiner’s recent investigation into the Hudson Ridge Wellness Center (“Big Dollars, High Stakes Embroil Cortlandt Rehab Proposal,” Sept. 7-13, Northern Westchester Examiner) covers a wide breadth of community concerns, from traffic to the environment to the