The latest news in Westchester and Putnam county, NY
North Castle officials agreed to open a public hearing next month on acquiring the property and building that has housed a high-powered law firm in downtown Armonk to serve as the next Town Hall. The hearing on buying the building
Read MoreBy John Rhodes As Mount Kisco celebrates its 150th anniversary as a village, it’s interesting to take a look at the role that communities of faith have played in the evolution of our local society. For more than 200 years,
Read MoreA group of speakers accused the Chappaqua School District earlier this month of effectively banning a book after the work was removed from the Seven Bridges Middle School library and placed at Horace Greeley High School. The Chappaqua Board of
Read MoreThe two livestock guardian dogs at Stone Barns Center who last year managed to get loose fatally injuring a poodle and attacking its owner last February have run out of time. Appeals to spare Luna, a six-year-old Great Pyrenees, and
Read MoreLast November, after weeks of drought, more than 130 brushfires in Westchester had county officials and residents on high alert. That same month a wildfire in Jennings Creek in Orange County burned over 3,500 acres; weeks before that, dozens of emergency
Read MoreWestchester voters will soon go to the polls to choose between Democrat Ken Jenkins and Republican Christine Sculti in a special election that will determine who completes the term of former county executive George Latimer. Early voting begins this Saturday
Read MoreThe allure of a movie poster is how it grabs your attention in a multitude of ways. The dramatic expression on a movie star’s face or a stop action in an adventure film feeds a yearning to be in a
Read MoreA formal request to amend the zoning for property just outside the Valhalla business hamlet was submitted last week to the Town of Mount Pleasant. The 0.89-acre parcel at 75 N. Kensico Ave. could be the future site of a
Read MoreBy Davi Schulman The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Westchester County held its Annual State of the Market Luncheon on Jan. 16 in White Plains, an opportunity for local realtors to hear from an expert panel about the
Read MoreThe Town of New Castle has received a $5 million state grant that will enable the town to begin building a 1.7-mile trailway from near the grounds of Horace Greeley High School to downtown Chappaqua. State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro)
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