Mount Pleasant Board of Education Trustee Maria Jost announced last Friday that she resigned her seat because of personal reasons. Reached last weekend, Jost said following the death of her father in November and another relative more recently, she needed
Read MoreTwo Democratic candidates vying for separate elected offices received key endorsements last week in their quest to gain their party’s nomination. Assemblyman David Buchwald (D-White Plains), who is part of a crowded field looking to earn the right to succeed
Read MoreChristian Rossi had some significant footsteps to follow. It was four years ago that his older brother, Griffin, earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Now, Christian can stand on equal footing. Last Saturday, Rossi, a junior at Valhalla High School,
Read MoreBy Joan Gaylord As the new Mount Pleasant Town Board settles in, near the top of its list will be resolve the controversy stemming from a proposal to install lights at Pat Henry Field in Valhalla. The issue has divided
Read MoreBy Joan Gaylord Mount Pleasant officials learned last week that Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed the legislation that would have allowed the town to impose a 3 percent hotel occupancy tax on the town’s lodging facility. Though no reason was provided
Read MoreA Thornwood group home sustained heavy damage from a fire Friday morning but there were no injuries to residents or staff. The Thornwood Volunteer Fire Department received a call for a structure fire at the Lammers House at 1035 Broadway
Read MoreBy Ed Perratore The Mount Pleasant Board of Education provided a firsthand look at the school district’s plans to renovate its athletic fields last Wednesday with a likely bond next spring estimated at $9.1 million. The board’s plans were met
Read MoreBy Ed Perratore Mount Pleasant school officials took the first step toward the much-needed renovation of athletic facilities at Westlake high and middle schools last week by voting to studying the ambitious plan’s potential environmental impact. The Board of Education
Read MoreWestchester’s Winter Wonderland returns to Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla on Friday at 5 p.m. for its sixth season. The festive celebration takes place for six consecutive weekends through Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, plus weekday bonus days during the school
Read MoreBy Ed Perratore The Mount Pleasant Board of Education has heard, loud and clear, community complaints about the dismal condition of its high school’s and middle school’s athletic fields – and has sketched out the necessary steps to improve them.
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