The latest news in Westchester and Putnam county, NY
A dispute between the Town of New Castle and a Chappaqua property owner has surfaced as the town is restarting an eminent domain proceeding in hopes of acquiring land to site a larger DPW facility. Officials opened a public hearing
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The newest professional sports league made a stop in Westchester last weekend. Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) scheduled the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville as one of its venues last Friday through Sunday, with four of the league’s eight
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The new year will be a new beginning for two area business advocacy organizations. As of January, the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce and Yorktown Chamber of Commerce will be merging under the Hudson Valley Gateway name. “We’re very
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A $300,000 settlement has been reached between the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department, the contractor and a recycling facility in connection with unauthorized dumping of fill at the construction site of the new firehouse. Over the next six years, John
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By Martin Wilbur Advocates for the environment and working-class New Yorkers held rallies last Thursday across the state to pressure Gov. Kathy Hochul to include money in next year’s budget that would cap energy prices for residents. A local rally
Read MoreA company proposing a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Valhalla had its request for a hardship waiver from the Town of Mount Pleasant’s moratorium denied last week. New Leaf Energy had sought relief from the prohibition, asking the Town
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In the 21st century, millions of images of portraiture are captured every day around the world, primarily through the use of taking photos through cell phones. But Michelle Falkenstein wanted to bring an exhibit to the North Castle Public Library
Read MoreAn odd night of discussions behind the scenes on Dec. 2 ended with the Common Council taking one resident up on his recommendation to revisit and substantially increase the Hamilton Green developer’s fee in lieu of providing affordable housing. Councilmembers
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Blue Mountain Middle School social studies teachers Sean Kelly and Michael Lynch and Hendrick Hudson High School history teacher Michael Witkowich were on the sideline as Army captured the Collegiate Sprint Football League Championship with a 21-16 victory at Shea
Read MoreDiscussion about the cost of installing artificial turf at Pleasantville’s Parkway Field revealed that that option is likely not feasible for the village to pursue. At last week’s Pleasantville Board of Education and Village Board joint meeting, Mayor Peter Scherer
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