News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
It’s taken less than two years for about 17 Horace Greeley High School students to make a significant difference in the lives of veterans and active servicemen and women. Members of the school’s Helping Our Heroes Club recently raised $5,000
Read MoreMount Kisco officials are cooperating with Westchester County police in hopes of finding the culprit who damaged portions of the baseball and softball fields at Leonard Park with a vehicle more than a week ago. Video surveillance cameras in the
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The escalating battle between the JCCA and the Town of Mount Pleasant is now being waged in court as the two parties filed litigation against each other during the past two weeks. On Apr. 4, the JCCA filed papers in
Read MoreConcern over the future of the community resource officer and whether the village will continue to fund the Mount Kisco Arts Council dominated discussion at last week’s public hearing on the municipality’s proposed 2024-25 budget. Speakers lined up during the
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The North Castle Planning Board granted conditional approval last week to a new farm-to-table American restaurant in downtown Armonk that had been the subject of contentious hearings over the availability of parking. By a 4-1 vote, action by the board
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More than two months after Amazon’s opening, the Town of Mount Pleasant and nearby residents are working to adjust to any impacts caused by the more than 150,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center on Route 9A in Hawthorne. Last Friday, Amazon
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Mount Kisco officials agreed to focus on improved signage throughout the village’s downtown along with other enhancements as part of the Downtown Improvement Grant (DIG) it was awarded last year. The Village Board discussed potential projects to be paid for
Read MoreTraffic safety and disturbance from construction and blasting were residents’ chief concerns for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s (DE) 10-year construction project of a new water tunnel in Mount Pleasant. About a dozen speakers raised worries during
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Former assemblyman Tom Abinanti made it official last week, submitting a petition to the Westchester County Board of Elections that forces a Democratic primary against incumbent MaryJane Shimsky (D-Dobbs Ferry) in the 92nd Assembly District. Abinanti, who served six terms
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Despite blustery wind and heavy rain last Wednesday, about 100 enthusiastic supporters attended the special preview opening of the Jacob Burns Film Center’s Take 3 Wine Bar & Café. The light and airy space on the film center’s third floor marks the final
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