New Castle Democrats were expected to sweep Tuesday night, but as it turned out the town’s first contested election in 16 years was anything but a slam dunk. With 14 out of 16 voting districts reporting, Democratic supervisor candidate Susan Carpenter was leading
Read MoreFor the first time in three election cycles the residents of New Castle are presented with a competitive contest for supervisor. That’s good for voters because both candidates, Democrat Susan Carpenter and Republican Robert Kirkwood, have an impressive grasp of
Read MoreWhen County Legislator Michael Kaplowitz sets his mind to a project he will see it through to the end. For that reason the voters in Board of Legislators District 4 should re-elect him on Nov. 8. Both Kaplowitz and his
Read MoreWe live in a world where women still make less money than man, and there are those who are trying to teach the next generation that they can achieve all that want if they just believe it can be so.
Read MoreWhile many pre-schools cater to commuter parents who drop their children off at daycare or nursery school in the early morning hours, at Chappaqua’s Play Care you’ll find a less harried atmosphere. The school, which is located on the grounds
Read MoreNew Castle’s Republican candidates in the upcoming election pledged last week to make key changes in policy that would attract businesses to town and expand the commercial tax base to ease the burden on homeowners. Supervisor candidate Robert Kirkwood and
Read MoreAssemblyman Robert Castelli (R-Goldens Bridge) told the New Castle Town Board on Sept. 14 that much had been accomplished in this year’s session of the state Legislature, but more needed to be achieved. Castelli was elected in a special election
Read MoreDespite denials from D’Agastino’s, a Chappaqua resident is doing what she can to keep D’Agastino, Chappaqua’s only supermarket, from leaving the hamlet and being replaced by a Walgreens. Debbie Glickman has launched an online petition to encourage the town and
Read MoreHousing and Urban Development has pulled more than $4 million of federal funding from approved community development block grant (CDBG) projects in Westchester after it rejected the county’s Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. The analysis, submitted by the
Read MoreA former candidate for New Castle supervisor is proposing a plan to increase the size of the town board and have the council members represent districts rather than the entire town. Manny Areces, who was defeated in the 2005 race
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