State Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown) announced last week that $62.2 million in state money has been secured for road paving and repairs throughout the Hudson Valley, including work in Pleasantville and New Castle. The money is part of a $403
Read MorePepsiCo’s plan to build a three-story research and development facility in Valhalla was granted site plan approval and a steep slopes permit by the Mount Pleasant Planning Board Thursday night. The corporation will construct a new 114,000-square-foot building at its
Read MoreBy Martin Wilbur and Neal Rentz A member of the Mount Pleasant Zoning Board of Appeals plans to vie for the Republican nomination for the town board in a September primary against Councilwoman Laurie Smalley and Thomas Sialiano. Joseph Soricelli
Read MoreIt wasn’t long ago that the chamber of commerce in Mount Pleasant was a floundering organization. Formed in the 1980s, membership and interest in what had been known as the Thornwood-Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce had declined over the years. “New
Read MoreBy Erin Maher The developer of a proposed Thornwood cluster subdivision would make a significant reduction in the number of houses if 49 acres of the parcel are sold to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Baker
Read MoreThe infighting between Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi and Councilman Denis McCarthy ramped up a notch last week after the two officials bickered over transparency and the process surrounding a recent town hire. McCarthy, who failed to receive the town
Read MoreThe presumptive Board of Legislators’ District 3 candidates have made it official, both announcing they would be the nominees for this November’s election a week after they were supported by one town’s political committees. First-term incumbent Margaret Cunzio (C-Thornwood) and
Read MoreBlock scheduling at Westlake High School may get a reprieve for at least the next two years. Mount Pleasant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Susan Guiney announced at Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting that the district had come to a tentative
Read MoreA developer of senior housing projects appeared before the Mount Pleasant Town Board last week to float the idea for a 85- to 90-unit assisted living project on Zeiss Drive in Thornwood. The three-story Shelbourne at Mount Pleasant would be
Read MoreFirst-term Mount Pleasant Councilman Denis McCarthy angrily charged last week that he was victimized by the town Republican Committee’s apparent manipulation of the nominating process after he was bypassed for the party endorsement for town board. McCarthy leveled harsh accusations
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