North Castle officials will be pursuing a state grant that they hope will provide significant money to build a trail linking a park near downtown Armonk with the town pool on Greenway Road. An application will be submitted before the
Read MorePeekskill’s Board of Ethics has dismissed a case against Councilman Ramon Fernandez for alleged violations involving a ticket-fixing request for a friend that resulted in the resignation last year of City Court Judge Reginald Johnson. A Dec. 23 letter from
Read MoreA prohibition on gas-powered leaf blowers in White Plains has been instated a year earlier than expected. On Jan. 6, noise and environmental concerns drove the Common Council to unanimously vote in support of the new ordinance immediately bringing about
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board last week largely favored a set of recommendations from the Board of Ethics that would bolster the municipality’s ethics code to improve transparency and public confidence in local government. Board of Ethics Chair Brett Summers
Read MoreNew Castle Town Administrator Jill Shapiro will be retiring from her post in late March after filling that role for more than a decade and 35 years of continuous service to the town. Shapiro, who made the announcement just after
Read MoreMount Kisco will apply for a federal grant as soon as next month that officials hope will provide funding to employ various strategies to improve safety for pedestrians, drivers and bicyclists in the village. Last Saturday, the village’s transportation consultant
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board recently voted to rezone an approximately 50-acre parcel on Catherine Street to pave the way for 118 age-restricted, three-bedroom townhomes in a clustered subdivision near the former Field Home. The board’s Dec. 10 4-1 vote rezoned
Read MoreThe Hindu Temple of Tri-State continues to receive directives and recommendations from city officials and neighbors to quell concerns while planning for a second floor. Last month, the Common Council got its date face-to-face with the project attorney and temple
Read MoreMount Kisco officials are searching for ways they can partner with county government and various organizations to reach the village’s homeless population after a man was found dead in the woods three days before Christmas. Authorities are still awaiting toxicology
Read MoreThe only homeless shelter in northern Westchester has unveiled plans to renovate the facility it has called home for the last 37 years in the City of Peekskill. Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP), which operates the
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