News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
The Town of North Castle recently launched its food scrap recycling program where residents can separate food that would have previously gone into the trash, saving the town money and helping the environment. On Feb. 12, the program started with
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From as young an age as she can remember, Jordan Decker had been exposed to many different cultures when she would spend summers with her aunt in Sweden. The trips to Europe to stay at her relative’s house, which turned
Read MoreLeaders of the North Castle Historical Society have asked for a commitment from town officials to help prepare for a celebration for the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. The historical society recently appealed to the Town Board to help in establishing
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A captivated crowd of more than 150 people heard a rare, first-hand account of fighting in World War II by veteran Sgt. Dan Santagata on Sunday at the Chappaqua Library. The event was hosted by the New Castle Historical Society, which received an
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It would be hard to find anyone more excited about cleaning houses than Gary and Robin Murphy. They are the husband-and-wife duo behind the Westchester franchise of Maid Brigade, which they initially established in 1996 in Chappaqua, where they lived
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Regeneron recognized the accomplishments of 26 Westchester high school students last week who were named among the 300 scholars from across the nation and abroad in its annual Science Talent Search. The students, along with parents, teachers and dignitaries, came
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Recently, there have been a limited number of vehicles rolling out of the new Amazon distribution center on Route 9A in Hawthorne. During the upcoming weeks, operations at the more than 150,000-square-foot facility that had been approved three-and-a-half years ago
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A new restaurant proposed for downtown Armonk has been waylaid for months as the applicant has failed to convince the North Castle Planning Board that the establishment’s parking plan is workable. Stefan Martinovic, who hopes to open a farm-to-table new
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By Brian Kluepfel “Bob Roberts” was well-received when it appeared in 1992, a witty, scathing indictment of the American political process. Told through the lens of a right-wing folkie who crafts songs pandering to excessive wealth and demeaning social welfare programs,
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The Black church has always played a crucial role in African American history, especially in the South where, to this day, a strong church community fights racial injustices. Powerful segregation era pictures by groundbreaking Black photographer Gordon Parks (1912-2006) captured
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