News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
The North Castle Town Board is faced with deciding on a petition from the unit owners of a new high-end condominium development who requested officials allow the two affordable residences to be relocated off-site. Residents at The Byram, a 16-unit
Read MoreEugene Song decided to become an entrepreneur earlier this year, and so far, he’s savoring the opportunity. In September, Song opened Green Room Music, one of the area’s newest schools offering individual and group music lessons, on Main Street in
Read MoreAfter years of discussion, the North Castle Town Board amended a portion of the town code last week that will allow the community’s first dog park to open at Community Field by next spring. The board voted unanimously in favor
Read MoreA development company that has built previous large-scale projects in Mount Pleasant last week discussed with town officials the possibility of installing a battery energy storage system (BESS) at the site of an existing nursery. Acquest Development, based in upstate
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreMore 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
Read MoreIt’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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreMore 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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