News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
The North Castle Town Board voted to landmark a 100-year-old barber pole that stands outside a hair salon in downtown Armonk. Following a recommendation from the Landmarks Preservation Committee, the Town Board approved the designation for the pole in front
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By Anna Carpinelli At the age of 14, Tahl Leibovitz began a struggle with homelessness that would pervade his life for the next seven years. Today, he is a world-renowned American table tennis player, six-time Paralympian, World Champion competitor and an
Read MoreThe Mount Kisco Zoning Board of Appeals last week upheld the village building inspector’s interpretation that a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) does not constitute a public utility. However, the ZBA held off deciding on whether to grant applicant
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By about this time next year, Armonk will be home to the area’s newest pickleball and storage facilities. Last week, Basis Industrial held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new 117,000-square-foot building at 100 Business Park Drive in Armonk featuring Sportime’s
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Nearly 15 months after voters passed a $15.2 million referendum to expand Chappaqua’s King Street firehouse, the New Castle Fire District No. 1 Board of Commissioners approved five bids last week to move the project forward. Commissioners voted for separate
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The founder of a northern Westchester nonprofit animal rescue organization was arrested Wednesday on five counts of animal cruelty in connection with the treatment of four ill Bernese Mountain Dog puppies and their mother. Bedford resident Penny Berk, owner of
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Before he finished producing his first award-winning film in May, new Fox Lane High School graduate Sam Griff had a keen sense of place. Griff grew up in Bedford and could easily relate to his surroundings, so producing an historical
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North Castle Councilwoman Barbara DiGiacinto questioned Supervisor Joseph Rende’s commitment to transparency last week for failing to disclose his relationship to a law firm that will soon absorb longtime Town Attorney Roland Baroni’s practice. The two combatants in last year’s
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New Castle officials are taking steps to combat large amounts of growth of organic material in Gedney Park Pond that has covered much of the water’s surface with green scum and killed scores of fish. Last week, the Town Board
Read MoreA Westchester County grand jury indicted an Armonk man Tuesday for attempting to kill a North Castle police sergeant while first responders were responding to a medical emergency in May. Joseph Spennato, 38, was arraigned in front of Westchester County
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