News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
A recent anonymous townwide mailer charged that a survey developed and sent to New Castle residents regarding potential use of municipally-owned property in downtown Chappaqua was biased in favor of development. The postcard, which was apparently received by a wide
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More than 60 people attended a Pleasantville School District public forum last week and expressed both displeasure and support for the proposed $15 million capital project. Residents will decide on Dec. 17 whether to authorize the district to borrow up to $13
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It’s safe to say that Byram Hills High School’s girls’ tennis team is now a dynasty. The 13-member team captured its third New York State Public High School Athletic Association championship in the past four years when it defeated Bayport
Read MoreThe Town of New Castle is the latest municipality to consider invoking a moratorium against the development of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and large-scale solar projects. Officials voted Tuesday evening to set a public hearing on a moratorium for
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By Jordan Goodman If you’re familiar with the northern Westchester music scene, it’s no secret that Skyfactor has been one of the more popular bands in the area over the past two decades. Throughout their career, this four-member group has
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More than 350 high school students came to Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) last Saturday in what could be a positive life-changing experience for them. Those students from around Westchester and the Bronx attended the hospital’s sixth annual Medical Career Expo
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Planting more trees in the village to compensate for the quickly-disappearing canopy prompted the Pleasantville Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) to propose a new tree ordinance last January. Another main goal of the ordinance is to strengthen penalties for violating site plans and for
Read MoreThe Town of Mount Pleasant is likely to exceed the 2 percent tax cap as soaring health care premiums and retirement costs coupled with lingering effects of inflation and supply chain issues present budgeting challenges. Town Board members last week
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North Castle officials are exploring the possibility of relocating Town Hall operations from its Bedford Road facility and moving into the Boies Schiller Flexner building, an office of one of the nation’s most prestigious law firms. Supervisor Joseph Rende said
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Mount Kisco celebrated its second significant grand opening within a week on Saturday as the new Barnes & Noble opened its doors in the space that was formerly home to Rite Aid and Walgreen’s. The much-anticipated opening of the bookstore
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