The Chappaqua Board of Education appointed a Mahopac educator to serve as the district’s new assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction last week. Dr. Adam Pease was appointed during the board’s Mar. 14 meeting following a six-week interview process that
Read MoreHundreds of students poured out of Pleasantville High School Wednesday morning as part of the nationwide school walkout demanding stronger gun legislation while memorializing the victims in last month’s high school massacre in Parkland, Fla. At the stroke of 10
Read MoreNew Castle officials pledged last week to work together on a variety of strategies to catch the attention of policymakers, including state Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown), to strengthen New York’s gun regulations. The Town Board vigorously debated how to convince
Read MoreNearly 200 adults and children packed The Little Theater at Fox Lane Middle School Sunday afternoon to screen an HBO documentary about a Chappaqua boy who sparks an intimate conversation with his great-grandfather about his time in Auschwitz. “The Number
Read MoreNew Castle Councilman Jeremy Saland sparked an intense squabble last week after he argued the town should reject $200,000 state Sen. Terrence Murphy secured for a new basketball court because of his refusal to support commonsense gun legislation. A discussion
Read MoreCounty Executive George Latimer declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon as communities throughout Westchester were left reeling with blocked roads blocked and thousands without power following last Friday’s powerful Nor’easter. As of late Sunday afternoon, 54,000 Con Edison customers
Read MoreLocal officials revealed Saturday that restoration of power to thousands of area residents who were left in the dark by Friday’s powerful Nor’easter will begin Sunday at the earliest. Municipalities opened warming centers on Saturday to provide residents who were
Read MoreA local nonprofit that has partnered with two other outfits dedicated to finding a cure for pediatric brain tumors will see the expansion of a clinical trial launched with seed money it raised. The Chappaqua-based A Kids’ Brain Tumor Cure
Read MoreBy Anna Young and Martin Wilbur Area school officials and law enforcement said last week they are constantly reviewing and refining safety measures in local school buildings to ensure the safety of students. The Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory
Read MoreNew Castle residents and merchants should prepare themselves for a difficult spring when traveling to downtown Chappaqua as work on the infrastructure project is set to ramp up as soon as next month. That advisory came last week from the
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