Communities across the region and the nation participated in Earth Day celebrations last weekend, many stressing the importance of a clean environment and reducing carbon footprint to slow down and possibly reverse the effects of climate change. Pleasantville did something
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A jam-packed crowd filled Soul Brewing Co. in Pleasantville on Sunday, eager to hear the lineup for the 16th Pleasantville Music Festival scheduled for Saturday, July 9 at Parkway Field. “It’s been a long time since I last made an
Read MoreA proposal before the Pleasantville Planning Commission to build two two-family homes has sparked a debate within the village about its two-family zoning, which permits the multifamily homes. One of the structures has been proposed for the corner of Bedford
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Former New York Knicks star John Starks knows a little bit about overcoming the odds. Starks was passed over by every team in the NBA draft coming out of college but managed to fashion a successful 13-year career, including a
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Artists starting with a blank canvas consider numerous muses and creative ideas – theme, color, mood and gestural style, even before the brush sweeps the surface. But consider planning a large public art mural requiring a detailed plan, requisite funding and
Read MoreThere will be highly competitive Board of Education elections next month in several local districts reversing a bit of a recent trend of uncontested races. The changing of the guard will continue in the Bedford Central School District as all
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A large, jubilant contingent turned out to celebrate the grand opening of attorney W. Paul Alvarez’s new law office last Friday afternoon in Pleasantville. The sun came out to the relief of about 60 people who attended the chilly ceremonial
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State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa announced Tuesday that former Pleasantville superintendent of schools Mary Fox-Alter was appointed as the state’s academic monitor for the troubled East Ramapo Central School District. Fox-Alter, who will serve with Bruce Singer, the state’s fiscal
Read MoreProperty owners in the Village of Pleasantville would see a 2.29 percent tax rate increase under the village’s proposed $17 million budget for 2022-23. The average property owner would see their taxes increase about $105. The budget is tax cap-compliant
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By Brian Kluepfel Who needs John Taffer’s “Bar Rescue” when you’ve got Rob Catalano? Not Lucy’s of Pleasantville. Don’t call it a comeback; call manager Catalano’s new twin vision for the Bedford Road bar The Garage at Lucy’s and The Basement at Lucy’s.
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