The Town of New Castle is negotiating with an entity that operated the former Westchester Broadway Theatre on a multi-year lease to produce shows at the Chappaqua Performing Arts. Evening Out, Inc. and town officials are looking at a potential
Read MoreA vision for Chappaqua’s North Greeley Avenue and downtown should be well-articulated to the public to help New Castle officials enliven that portion of the hamlet, the town and planning boards largely agreed last week. Members of both boards kicked
Read MoreNew Castle officials’ consideration of a 10 percent affordable housing requirement in two downtown commercial zones generated both support and skepticism during the opening of a public hearing last week. The Town Board has proposed including the requirement for projects
Read MoreNew Castle officials are grappling with the best strategies to employ in hopes of revitalizing the North Greeley Avenue corridor in downtown Chappaqua. Last week during the Town Board’s work session, discussions included potential zoning tools to use to get
Read MoreNew Castle officials are considering changing the name of its Committee on Race and Equity and potentially expanding the scope of the group in hopes of attracting more residents to serve. Last week Supervisor Lisa Katz pitched the idea to
Read MoreNew Castle will schedule a public hearing on extending the town’s affordable housing requirement into two commercial zones, an issue that elicited some strong words last week between Councilman Jeremy Saland and the board majority. Officials are contemplating legislation that
Read MoreNew Castle fire commissioners have agreed to delay the $17 million firehouse expansion and modernization referendum, citing challenges created by this winter’s COVID-19 surge and the need for more time to plan the project. The New Castle Fire District No.
Read MoreThe Town of New Castle has secured a state grant that will pay for the majority of the cost of 10 new electric vehicle chargers at public parking lots throughout the town. The charging stations, all considered Level 2, which
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board approved the appointment of Chris Hildenbrand to fill the vacant board seat last week after one of the victorious candidates in November’s election moved out of town. As expected, the board replaced Andrea Sanseverino Galan
Read MoreNew Castle Supervisor Lisa Katz announced last week an ambitious set of goals for her first 100 days as the town’s chief officer, at least two of which have the potential to touch off robust debate. At the Town Board’s
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