The Mount Pleasant Town Board must decide where it will obtain legal services for the municipality after officials learned last week that Town Attorney Gerald Reilly is leaving his post. Supervisor Joan Maybury announced on Jan. 2 that the board
Read MoreA footbridge at Graham Hills Park in Mount Pleasant that Leonard “Lenny” Joyner helped build had his name permanently attached to it last week. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino unveiled a plaque remembering the late Pleasantville man during a special
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Town Board voted unanimously this week to approve legislation to exceed the state-mandated 2 percent property tax cap, despite a 2013 budget that currently includes three layoffs and three other fulltime positions reduced to part-time jobs. The $14.5
Read MoreSeven local school districts have had Annual Professional Performance Review (AAPR) plans adopted by Albany or are on the verge of receiving approval, but most New York school systems have not yet received acceptance as the deadline looms. Locally, Chappaqua,
Read MoreAn effort from local residents to help victims of Hurricane Sandy on Staten Island started with one e-mail from the Knights of Columbus. That e-mail, sent shortly after the hurricane battered the Northeast, sprouted into an effort that resulted in
Read MoreVirtually all residents who lost power following Hurricane Sandy had their service restored by Monday morning but it remains uncertain what the implications will be for Con Edison amid a barrage of harsh criticisms of the utility. Through its public
Read MoreMount Pleasant Supervisor Joan Maybury has proposed a $14.5 million budget for 2013 with a tax levy increase more than double the cap limit despite a spending reduction and possible layoffs. Maybury said last week the currently proposed budget would have a
Read MoreFaced with ballooning costs for employee pensions and health insurance, it is expected that Mount Pleasant Supervisor Joan Maybury will release a 2013 budget that will exceed the 2 percent state tax cap. The town board is slated to schedule
Read MoreAs the campaigns for state office heat up this month–and in some cases turn ugly–one assemblyman can rest easy. Thomas Abinanti (D-Pleasantville), a former 19-year county legislator and Greenburgh town councilman who was elected to the state legislature in 2010,
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Board of Education has urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo to veto recently passed legislation that would force school districts to take a student’s home life and cultural background into consideration when making special education placements. Trustees unanimously voted
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