New Castle officials were issued an ultimatum last week to take a vote on the requested rezone of the former Reader’s Digest property before the end of the year or once again face litigation from developer Summit/Greenfield. Just before the
Read MoreNew Castle Supervisor Robert Greenstein is planning on earmarking money in the town’s 2015 capital projects budget to convert the back corner of the Town Hall parking lot into a full-length outdoor basketball court. Greenstein said that the issue was
Read MoreWith coyotes providing the Town of New Castle with an ongoing challenge, residents are taking steps to understand the animals and their presence. On Wednesday evening, dozens of residents packed Town Hall for a presentation called “Wild Suburbia,” a program
Read MoreNew Castle officials are taking to heart public sentiment voiced earlier this year to make the town a more pedestrian-friendly place that encourages walking and biking instead of driving. The town is considering the creation of a new recreational path
Read MoreChappaqua Board of Education Trustee Jeffrey Mester announced Wednesday night that he will seek the open seat on the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Board of Education after expressing frustrations with how BOCES has handled several issues. Mester, Chappaqua’s liaison to BOCES,
Read MoreThe Town of New Castle is once again accepting Requests for Proposals (RFP) in hopes of finding a restaurant operator to fill the town-owned building at the Chappaqua train station. Qualified individuals and entities have until Oct. 22 at noon
Read MoreThe Town of New Castle has established two committees to help address the growing coyote problem in the region. Town board members unanimously approved last Tuesday night the creation of the Coyote Awareness and Safety Committee and the Coyote Management
Read MoreThose who attended Saturday’s Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival experienced the best of both worlds: a perfect day to be outside and a great venue to pick up some new books for their kids to read. An estimated 5,000 to 6,000
Read MoreThree incidents within a little more than a week was too much for Audrey Mann Cronin to tolerate. Mann Cronin, a communications specialist for more than 25 years, has worked for large corporations’ public relations and marketing departments, and for
Read MoreChappaqua Farmers Market organizers have reached out to New Castle officials about potentially partnering with the town on the operation of the popular Saturday morning market to receive assistance for the growing administrative tasks. Priscilla Sorensen, farmers market board of
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