Concerns about security and student conduct at Pace’s Pleasantville campus surfaced during the resumption of a public hearing last week on the university’s proposed consolidation plan. At the May 20 session, Mount Pleasant Planning Board members urged Pace representatives to
Read MoreVoters easily passed four local school district budgets Tuesday night and Chappaqua Board of Education Trustee Jeffrey Mester won re-election in a three-candidate race for two seats. Budgets in Chappaqua, Pleasantville, Mount Pleasant and Bryam Hills were approved by overwhelming
Read MoreA shakeup to the all-Republican Mount Pleasant Town Board appears likely, even if the Democrats fail to run a slate of candidates this year. The Mount Pleasant Republican Committee last week opted against nominating longtime Councilman Thomas Sialiano for re-election,
Read MoreIt’s fitting that Westchester Community College presented former President Bill Clinton with an honorary degree on Saturday afternoon. Clinton was the first U.S. president to deliver a commencement address at a community college. At a fundraiser before close to 600
Read MoreBy Megan Wong For the past 16 years Westchester residents have enjoyed the Cultural Heritage Festival Series at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. County Executive Rob Astorino and the Friends of Westchester County Parks made sure this week that the
Read MoreWhen Michael Smith (R-Greenburgh) ran for the Board of Legislators’ District 3 in 2011, he was a political newcomer facing mainstay Democrat and former Pleasantville Mayor John Nonna. He pulled out the victory with 51 percent of the vote. Smith
Read MoreOrdinarily, adoption of a proposed budget would be the most talked about item on a school board agenda. But at last week’s Mount Pleasant Board of Education meeting, the unanimous adoption of the $52.5 million budget for 2013-14 took a back
Read MoreEach spring, Pace University’s College Against Cancer has the challenge of keeping people up all night during the annual Relay for Life on campus. The group’s leaders brainstormed on how to keep attendees engaged for most of the 12-hour event, starting at
Read MoreMount Pleasant officials are opposed to a developer’s mixed-use residential and retail plan on a portion of a 80-acre parcel adjacent to Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College in Valhalla. Developer John Fareri unveiled his concept at the
Read MoreA proposal by Pace University to consolidate its Pleasantville and Briarcliff campuses continues to advance as the Mount Pleasant Planning Board unanimously agreed last week to schedule a public hearing. The board, which discussed the first of the project’s multiple phases
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