News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
A Mount Pleasant immigration attorney has accused the town and some neighbors of preventing her from meeting clients at her recently-deceased father’s home office because she serves an overwhelmingly Black clientele. Frances Sorrentino made the explosive allegation after the town
Read MoreA long-stalled residential project in Armonk was deemed to have made sufficient progress by the North Castle Town Board, which permits the affordable unit requirement to be reduced from 20 to 10 percent. By a slim 3-2 majority, the board
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board continued to receive pushback from residents of the town’s West End last week in reaction to tighter restrictions for more than 100 properties within a special watershed protection district. Several homeowners affected by the proposed
Read MoreRepresentatives for The Summit Club and North Castle officials agreed on several conditions last week for a special use permit to allow the golf course to operate and with public membership while 73 luxury residences are constructed. The parties appeared
Read MoreLocal officials in multiple municipalities are discussing the possibility of a moratorium or legislation to regulate battery energy storage systems (BESS) after proposals to install the facilities have stirred outcry. Last week, the Town of North Castle and the Village
Read MoreSome of the top young table tennis players in the world made their way to Westchester last week in one of the sport’s premiere events for youth competitors. The Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville for the first time hosted
Read MoreA familiar face in local government has a new job with Westchester County. On Monday, Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins announced that former Mount Kisco mayor Gina Picinich has been appointed deputy commissioner of human resources. Picinch, who completed six
Read MoreA prominent Pleasantville resident and business owner was seriously injured at the dangerous Saw Mill River Parkway-Grant Street intersection recently, once again prompting angry community members to call for safety improvements at the location. Freya Martens, the co-owner of Soul
Read MoreThe principal partner for the Summit Club in Armonk told North Castle officials he intends to ask the town for 88 luxury condominium units in what would be an additional phase of the project. The surprise remarks from Jeffrey Mendell
Read MoreThe rush of being on stage and feeling the excitement of the audience appreciating your work may be the greatest satisfaction a musician can receive. While Carlo Capano has certainly experienced that during his career, it has been the nearly
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