News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
Motorists who travel along Preston Way in Mount Kisco will have to prepare for a major detour next year when the bridge over the Metro-North train tracks will be replaced forcing closure of that street. Funding for the work is
Read MoreBy Jordan Goodman On Saturday, Aug. 17, jazz singer-songwriter, arranger, composer and bandleader Andrea Wolper takes her talents to Mount Kisco for an evening at Jazz on Main. Wolper has been making waves in the contemporary vocal jazz scene for
Read MoreToll Brothers proposed 162-unit age-restricted townhouse plan for the Legionaries property off Columbus Avenue in Thornwood received mixed reviews from Mount Pleasant residents last week during the resumption of the public hearing. About 20 speakers aired questions and comments about
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board recently postponed taking a vote on a resolution to exclude battery energy storage systems (BESS) from being considered a public utility until officials could clarify certain points of the proposed law. At the board’s last
Read MoreA Pleasantville resident who has sought to move the village’s elections from March to November has suspended her efforts and is urging the Village Board to approve a resolution putting the issue on the ballot. Former board candidate Francesca Hagadus
Read MoreA two-hour special work session last Thursday on the Pleasantville pool reconstruction featured unanimous support among residents who spoke despite the project’s escalating costs. About 50 people attended the meeting in person at Village Hall with about another 50 watching via Zoom.
Read MoreA Chappaqua property owner is standing trial in New Castle Town Court after being accused of removing as many as 560 trees from their land without proper permits along with engaging in other prohibited activity. Testimony in the trial of
Read MoreHarris Decker’s mother, Sharon, was driven to succeed in the eyeglass business. Someone who had worn glasses since childhood at a time when the choices were limited and largely unappealing, she decided 40 years ago to move from Queens to
Read MoreA major residential project proposed in Greenwich, Conn. pressed up against the state line continues to be monitored by North Castle officials who are concerned that traffic, parking and emergency services could be negatively affected. While developer Tishman Speyer has
Read MoreThe Village of Mount Kisco is considering a Parkland Preservation Law that would be designed to protect Leonard Park and Flewellyn Park from alienation. At the Village Board’s last meeting, Mayor Michael Cindrich announced the proposed law, which will be
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