By Jade Perez The Pleasantville Village Board was presented with ideas to improve pedestrian safety last week as a group of residents hope to encourage and promote more walking in the community. The village’s Pedestrian Safety Committee presented on May
Read MoreBy James Anderson Last Nov. 25, Pleasantville police received multiple calls about a woman displaying apparent suicidal behavior on the bridge over the Metro-North tracks on Manville Road. When police arrived, a civilian was already intervening, attempting to bring the
Read MoreChallengers Jessica Cambareri and John Boucher and incumbent Beth Staropoli won Bedford Board of Education seats Tuesday night while the district’s $138.5 million budget for next year was comfortably approved. Cambareri, in her first run for the board, led the
Read MorePleasantville is all about community and this Saturday is when the appeal of a small village will really shine through. On Saturday is the annual Pleasantville Day celebration, a village event that entices residents of all ages for several hours
Read MorePleasantville school officials continue to investigate a recent “inappropriate and unacceptable” social media message sent recently by a student asking another student to the prom. Word of the “promposal,” which has become an increasingly popular method for students to ask
Read MoreWestchester County Police arrested two wrong-way drivers in separate incidents in Pleasantville and Bedford on the Saw Mill Parkway early Tuesday morning and charged them with driving under the influence of alcohol. In the first incident, at about 1:10 a.m.,
Read MoreThe breadth and depth of the recent college admissions scandal took some Americans by surprise. For Shirley Acevedo Buontempo, it helped reinforce why seven years ago she founded Latino U, a nonprofit organization that works to increase college enrollment and
Read MoreBy Ed Perratore Representatives from Foodchester Inc., the Pleasantville-based nonprofit that runs the Pleasantville Farmers Market, reviewed ideas last week with village officials to improve the flow of vehicular traffic in the vicinity of the market at Memorial Plaza. The
Read MoreSince his retirement, Patrick Cooke has worked on his art mainly for his own enjoyment. This Sunday, some of his paintings will help children halfway around the world. There will be a silent auction of 14 of his pieces at
Read MoreAt least two area boards of education will have contested elections next month while Byram Hills and Pleasantville will have candidates who are unopposed.. The Chappaqua School District will see a relatively crowded field of five candidates vie for the
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