John Fitzgerald always had suitable baseball fields to play on growing up. Competing in high school and playing some college ball, Fitzgerald couldn’t imagine trying to overcome poor field conditions, or not even having a ballpark. What Fitzgerald couldn’t grasp
Read MoreWestchester taxpayers will see a wide variance in tax rates next year related to the recent approval of next year’s county budget. Although the county approved a $1.7 billion spending plan for 2013 that maintains a $548 million property tax levy for the
Read MoreDuring the past few years as Thanksgiving approaches Mount Pleasant resident Bill Jacobson and his employees gather food and make a sizeable donation to an area organization to help the needy. On Tuesday, Jacobson, the owner of Castle Driveway, a
Read MoreThe independent candidate in the 17th Congressional District race has vowed to sue the New York State Board of Elections for placing his name on the Socialism and Liberation line on about 8,000 absentee ballots. Frank Morganthaler, a Hawthorne resident
Read MoreMount Pleasant school officials are in the process of switching to a block schedule next year for Westlake High School and have also proposed an optional diploma program for the future. Principal Keith Schenker told the Mount Pleasant Board of Education
Read MoreThe parents of slain Pace University student Danroy Henry Jr. have filed a lawsuit against Mount Pleasant and two town police officers for allegedly failing to provide first aid immediately following the fatal October 2010 shooting. Attorney Michael Sussman, representing
Read MoreMount Pleasant officials must replace the water filter tanks at the town’s swimming pool or the facility is unlikely to open for the 2013 season. The town board is expected to allocate $18,000 this week to hire Integrated Aquatics Engineering
Read MoreFive local Republican officials called on state leaders Monday to conduct a special session of the legislature after the November elections to eliminate unfunded state mandates. County Executive Rob Astorino joined Mount Pleasant Supervisor Joan Maybury, county Legislator Michael Smith,
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A ceremony remembering September 11 will not be held by the Town of Mt. Pleasant this year. At last Monday’s work session, Supervisor Joan Maybury announced that the American Legion, which had always organized and sponsored the event would not
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Tax certioraris are continuing to hurt the Town of Mt. Pleasant. At Monday’s work session, Supervisor Joan Maybury announced that the town will be forced to bond $1.1 million to satisfy two certioraris—for the Legion of Christ property in Thornwood
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