Promoting literacy and a love of reading in children should be filled with excitement and great anticipation. That’s what the organizers of the inaugural Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival in Chappaqua believe they have created. This Saturday marks the start of
Read MoreWhen you think of long distance runners, Eric Gelber probably isn’t what most people envision. Sure, the Chappaqua resident is in great shape, but he wasn’t a high school or collegiate track star or even someone who was an avid
Read MoreAmid threats of a lawsuit and charges of developer profiteering, the New Castle Town Board approved the town’s first affordable housing project in nearly 20 years in a split vote Tuesday night. The all-Democratic board decided by a 3-2 margin
Read MoreCommunities throughout Westchester stopped on Wednesday to pause and reflect on the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In the late afternoon and early evening, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Castle and Mount Kisco were among the towns that remembered local
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board accepted the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Chappaqua Crossing retail proposal last Tuesday, moving the project closer to a crucial rezoning vote. The action, which was preceded by the closure of concurrent public
Read MoreYou couldn’t blame Julia Desmarais for feeling a bit overwhelmed when she set out to undertake her Girl Scout Gold Award project. The 17-year-old Mount Kisco resident wanted to contribute to a hospital close to her heart as a way to
Read MoreA missing Chappaqua woman was found dead in a midtown Manhattan hotel room Tuesday afternoon several hours after New Castle police issued a missing persons alert. Susan Feinberg, 59, was discovered face up on a bed at the Hilton Times
Read MoreMost New Castle residents who spoke at a public hearing on the Chappaqua Crossing rezone request Tuesday night criticized the proposed retail plan arguing it would increase traffic and harm small merchants in the business hamlets. Some were strongly opposed
Read MoreNew Castle officials and the owner of Mount Kisco’s Via Vanti! are working toward an agreement to house the restaurant’s second location at the Chappaqua train station building once the town completes needed enhancements to the structure. The town board
Read MoreThe Chappaqua affordable housing project moved to within one step of approval early Thursday evening after the New Castle Town Board passed a series of required resolutions related to the proposed 28-unit building. In a split 3-2 decision, the board
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