Millions of Americans may be familiar with at least some of the music and activism of singer-songwriter and folk legend Woody Guthrie nearly 80 years after his heyday. For certain generations, singing “This Land is Your Land” seemed to be
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Music Festival triumphantly returned on Saturday treating local music lovers to a full day of live music that had been sorely missed the past two years because of the pandemic. Aided by nearly perfect summer weather and likely
Read MoreIt’s no wonder that many of Greg Jacquin’s folk rock songs are about life in Westchester and its people. The Hudson Valley native recorded several albums in the 1990s, took a hiatus and returned to release his 2018 work “Hudson
Read MoreOne of the thrills for new up-and-coming Westchester-based bands is a chance to play the Pleasantville Music Festival. It’s no different this year for the three winners of the festival’s annual Battle of the Bands, a competition that starts in
Read MoreSinger-songwriter Paula Cole has released 13 albums celebrating a rich, creative trajectory of deeply heartfelt songs starting with her 1996 triple Grammy-nominated single “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” She won a Grammy Award in 1998 for Best New Artist,
Read MoreAfter two years of discussions, a village-wide survey and three contentious public hearings, the Pleasantville Village Board voted unanimously last week to ban the use of fuel-powered leaf blowers from May 15 to Sept. 30. The new law will go into effect
Read MoreTwo days after the Pleasantville Music Festival was delivered an unexpected blow with the cancellation of 10,000 Maniacs, organizers announced Saturday morning that it had secured Crash Test Dummies as its replacement for the July 9 event. The 1990s Canadian
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Music Festival announced Thursday morning that 10,000 Maniacs, one of the headliners at this year’s festival scheduled for a week from Saturday, has had to cancel because of band members’ health issues. The band issued a statement but
Read MoreMost new high school graduates have a little bit of a breather between the day of their school’s commencement ceremonies and when they head off to college to start the next chapter in their life. Pleasantville High School graduate Abby
Read MoreAs the 2022 pool season gets underway, last week it was confirmed that final drawings for the new Pleasantville village pool will soon be completed. Steve Rimkunas, of Rimkunas Engineering, the firm overseeing the project for the village, said the
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