Dozens of residents from Somers and Mahopac took to the streets once again Saturday to display their opposition to a proposed lithium battery-powered facility. Motorists who passed by the contingency of protestors in front of Mahopac Library honked their horns
Read MoreEnvironmental advocates last week implored Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to bring a bill to a vote which they argue would significantly reduce plastic packaging in the state while providing health, environmental and social justice benefits. With a little more
Read MorePutnam Valley homeowners alerted in March that their wells were contaminated recently received letters from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) walking back a promise to install a water filtration system at no cost. Property owners who live near
Read MoreForty acres in Cortlandt donated by a property owner is being preserved through an arrangement with Westchester Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy. The newly protected land, which is adjacent to the Land Trust’s McGregor Pond Preserve and increases the
Read MoreHarry and Rebecca Bright left their mark on the City of White Plains in many ways. Harry was a high school gym teacher and coach who was the first African American to serve on the White Plains Common Council. He
Read MorePutnam Valley property owners have been notified by two state agencies that their drinking water wells are contaminated with Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at levels measuring above the maximum contaminant level (MCL). The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board agreed to install 18 electric vehicle (EV) charging units on four separate municipal properties, taking advantage of a Westchester County rebate program to increase its charging station capability. Last week, the board approved a proposal
Read MoreJonathan Vigliotti recalls vividly growing up playing in the woods near his Mount Kisco home. He also remembers when residents in his neighborhood, including his parents, fought a proposed housing development that would have leveled many of those trees. A
Read MoreBy Roger Witherspoon The problem with electric vehicles is not one of style or utility. Anyone strolling through the massive Jacob Javits Conference Center in Manhattan, which recently hosted the New York International Auto Show, can see a wide range
Read MoreThe Westchester County Board of Legislators last week approved a land swap that provides a 13.4-acre parcel to Westchester Joint Water Works (WJWW) that is adjacent to the Westchester County Airport to build a new filtration plant. The county will
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