By Anna Young Residents packed the Mount Pleasant Town Hall meeting room last Monday night to raise wide-ranging concerns about a proposed 116 single-family house subdivision in Thornwood. During a Sept. 19 public hearing before the town’s planning board, neighboring
Read MoreA task force comprised of county and local police officers and FBI agents arrested two men on Wednesday following a six-month investigation into heroin sales in Westchester and Putnam counties. Neil Mena, 30, of Hatting Place in the Bronx, was
Read MoreNew York State last week received $5 million in federal grants for railroad safety and grade crossing improvements, several of which are at local sites including Valhalla’s Commerce Street where six people were killed last year. The funds, part of
Read MoreThe Town of Mount Pleasant received a $500,000 check last week from state Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown) to help pay for improvements to portions of the Hawthorne and Thornwood business districts. Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi accepted the money from Murphy that
Read MorePatrick Magliocchino has been playing lacrosse since third grade but one of his most memorable experiences in his years playing the sport occurred earlier this summer. Magliocchino, who is entering his senior year at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White
Read MoreWater restrictions in Mount Pleasant ended on Friday after repairs were made at the Commerce Street Pump Station Due to a malfunction at the station, which includes Hawthorne, Thornwood and Valhalla, all homes and businesses were placed on high water
Read MoreDue to a malfunction at the Commerce Street Pump Station, which includes Hawthorne, Thornwood and Valhalla, all homes and businesses are on high water restrictions. Until further notice, the Town of Mount Pleasant has banned car washing and the use
Read MoreThe Westchester County Board of Acquisition and Contracts agreed on Aug. 4 to provide additional funding for the study of North 60, a $1.2 billion biomedical project being proposed in Valhalla. Last week’s action amends an existing contract with Fareri
Read MoreMotorists should anticipate delays later this week when the second phase of the Saw Mill Parkway project in Pleasantville resumes on Saturday morning. The scheduled 21-day project will be worked on around the clock. During that time, the southbound lanes
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant town pool is scheduled to reopen on Saturday, three days after a six-year-old boy had his finger caught in a pool jet for about four hours. The town’s Recreation Department informed residents Friday afternoon that all pools at the town
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