Jean Farber has long admired many of the community-minded people who have been viewed as pillars of Mount Kisco over the decades. Figures such as former mayors Dick Flynn and Pat Reilly and local news media stalwarts Carll Tucker and
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Examiner Publisher Adam Stone won honors in six categories at last week’s New York Press Association (NYPA) Better Newspaper Contest, including first place for best Freedom of Information journalism project and third place in the Writer of the Year category.
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By Rick Pezzullo White Plains officials, business owners and customers were in high spirits last Friday at a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially usher in Leafology, the first state-licensed recreational cannabis business in Westchester County. “Thank you for investing in
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When a popular local store shutters its doors after 51 years, it’s a significant loss to the community. That loss will soon be experienced when The Rugged Boot & Shoe Co. in Mohegan Lake permanently closes next week. The family-owned
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State and community leaders gathered last week to celebrate the completion of Manhattan Avenue Senior Apartments, a new $38 million affordable development in Greenburgh. Planning for the project, a joint venture by the Greenburgh Housing Authority and Georgica Green Ventures,
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Considering just how much Robby Morris has volunteered over the years in his home community of Armonk, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that its chamber of commerce would give him its highest honor. Last week, the Armonk Chamber
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The Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce confirmed Monday afternoon that Barnes & Noble Booksellers has signed a lease to move into the former Walgreens and Rite Aid space on South Moger in the village’s downtown later this year. The verification
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By Adam Stone At first, it was mostly just about seizing a once-in-a-generation business opportunity for Beth Smith. The lifelong Westchester resident and veteran public school special education teacher knew securing a license from New York’s Office of Cannabis Management
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By Barbara Kay White Plains welcomed New York State’s first women-founded and operated dispensary on Friday. Etain is a family business run by Amy Peckham and her daughters Hillary and Keely. The name of the establishment comes from a figure
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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
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