The MTA has renewed efforts to build a bridge to carry vehicular traffic over the Metro-North train tracks on Roaring Brook Road in Chappaqua near the Saw Mill Parkway. New Castle Supervisor Lisa Katz said last week that town officials
Read MoreChappaqua school officials have reduced the size of the planned facilities and infrastructure referendum for later this fall by more than $5 million and consolidated the proposed projects into two propositions. The Board of Education and administration have removed a
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Shortly after the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, a compilation of circumstances helped spawn the idea for local novelist Lynda Cohen Loigman’s new book. Loigman’s college-age daughter had been sent home from school, and her son was also taking his
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Native Americans joined a group of New Castle residents who have vowed to preserve 20 forested acres that the Chappaqua School District owns, urging the Board of Education Wednesday evening to protect the land from development. Friends of Buttonhook, a
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Residents living under the vast web of jet flight paths near the Westchester County Airport voiced their growing frustrations, including complaints and accusations, at a Sept. 6 public forum held at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center. The county’s in-person meetings
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Chappaqua school officials are contemplating a multi-proposition facilities and infrastructure bond totaling as much as $50.7 million later this fall to address pressing needs at each of the district’s schools. A more detailed listing of the work was unveiled last
Read MoreNew Castle fire commissioners voted last week to proceed with a $13.4 million King Street firehouse referendum that if approved by voters would expand the facility and include critical infrastructure on the second floor without completing a full build-out. The
Read MoreA heated exchange started off last week’s New Castle Town Board work session about the town’s Form Based Code that has long been a political point of contention. On the agenda was a resolution to formally abandon the Form Based
Read MoreNew Castle officials have requested the support of the Chappaqua School District for the ChapLine, a 1.5-mile pedestrian and bike path connecting downtown with Chappaqua Crossing to help bolster funding for the proposed project. Supervisor Lisa Katz said at the
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A citizens group has pledged to submit a bid later this month to buy and preserve a 20.3-acre forested parcel in Chappaqua that is believed to be sacred Native American ceremonial grounds to save it from development. Friends of Buttonhook,
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