Nearly 100 community members turned out for Monday evening’s candidate forum at Putnam Valley High School. Hosted by the Putnam Valley Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters of Putnam County, the debate featured candidates vying for highway
Read MoreOn Friday, Oct. 21, Examiner Editor-in-Chief Martin Wilbur joined New Castle Now Editor Christine Yeres and Chappaqua-Mount Kisco Patch Editor Tom Auchterlonie for interviews of the New Castle Town Board candidates in the upcoming election. One segment featured supervisor candidates Susan Carpenter, a Democrat,
Read MoreThere have been debates in past years regarding when and how much children should be praised. While schools are constantly ranking students, they have simultaneously adopted the notion that competitions are bad and every child should be praised and awarded.
Read MoreBy Anne Corey What activity can you name that is fun, educational, inexpensive, can be done with your kids, teaches them important ideas, takes up very little space, provides local healthy food, gets rids of bug pests like ticks, contributes
Read MoreEarly in his childhood, when Joshua Colas saw his dad, Guy, sitting in front of his chess board, he had little interest in the game he viewed as just for grownups. That changed when he was seven years old and
Read MoreTucked away in a small plaza located on Route 311 in Patterson lives a store that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary—where normal people can escape from their daily lives, with costumes, accessories and other gifts helping to dress up
Read MoreCarmel Town Hall will be getting a breathe of fresh air come the installation of photovoltaic cells to the building’s rooftop. This past Wednesday, the board unanimously passed a resolution to name Lighthouse Solar of New Paltz, N.Y. as the
Read MoreMost college graduates get their career experience working for a large firm or even a smaller company within their chosen field. Not so for Joe Sansotta, owner of Martine Gourmet Deli, located on Martine Avenue in downtown White Plains. Sansotta,
Read MoreContinuing his effort in raising awareness about the affects of hydraulic fracturing, state Sen. Greg Ball joined Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox for a screening of his film “GASLAND” at the Peekskill Neighborhood Center this past Saturday. Following a press
Read MoreWhile budget-cutting dominates the debates in the state and federal governments, many senior programs have avoided severe cutbacks, the acting director of the state Office for the Aging said on Oct. 18 in White Plains. Greg Olsen made his comments
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