By Amalia Wompa Somers resident Michael Balkind’s happiest moments often begin with an idea – ones that won’t stop pestering him until they’re fully written, rewritten, and published. Whether he’s barreling down a ski slope, swimming thousands of yards each
Read MoreSome friendships are built through years of shared experiences, while others form in the most unexpected of places – like a Dublin pub on the eve of a rock concert. For the third year in a row, Mount Kisco firefighters
Read MoreAdam Stone, publisher of Examiner Media, was awarded an A-Mark Foundation Investigative Reporting Award at the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest on Friday night, recognizing excellence in investigative journalism. Stone’s series on corporate medical care secured second-place in
Read MoreBy Adam Stone When Chappaqua’s Jon Cobert was around five years old, growing up in Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, he became mesmerized by the melodies his siblings played on the family piano. His older brother and sister – twins –
Read MoreAs part of our collaboration with Pace University’s journalism department, The Examiner News features student-reported stories like this one. By James Steigerwald and EJ Speight Photos taken by local residents suggest what was believed to have been a baby cow seen on Broadway last
Read MoreAs part of our collaboration with Pace University’s journalism department, The Examiner News features student-reported stories like this one. By James Steigerwald and EJ Speight Pleasantville has lots of wildlife, from deer, to hawks, to groundhogs, and especially those turkeys who
Read MoreBy John Rhodes As Mount Kisco celebrates its 150th anniversary as a village, it’s interesting to take a look at the role that communities of faith have played in the evolution of our local society. For more than 200 years,
Read MoreThe two livestock guardian dogs at Stone Barns Center who last year managed to get loose fatally injuring a poodle and attacking its owner last February have run out of time. Appeals to spare Luna, a six-year-old Great Pyrenees, and
Read MoreThis year marks 150 years since the incorporation of Mount Kisco as a village. The year-long sesquicentennial celebrations start this month with “Faith Communities,” an exhibition of photographs of historic houses of worship, past and present faith communities and interfaith projects at the
Read MoreMount Kisco residents and visitors to the village will have the opportunity next year to take in special exhibits, re-enactments, a parade, concerts and lectures, among many other activities. What’s different about these and other community events for 2025 is
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