A formal request to amend the zoning for property just outside the Valhalla business hamlet was submitted last week to the Town of Mount Pleasant. The 0.89-acre parcel at 75 N. Kensico Ave. could be the future site of a
Read MoreThe Chappaqua Central School District is considering splitting its two middle schools up into two separate buildings. One building would house grades five and six, another would be for grades seven and eight. Re-orienting the grades is known as the
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Board of Trustees agreed last week to sign a memo of understanding with the Housing Action Council that would allow village homeowners to receive state funds to help create an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on their property. Speaking
Read MoreJazzy leggings, a wildly-designed blanket, a splashy rug and snazzy shoes. These are some of the fanciful items created by artist and art historian Marcy B. Freedman in her new exhibit “My Art on Everything!” that is currently on view
Read MoreThe 2021 brutal military coup in Myanmar killed an estimated 50,000 people and displaced about three million, half of them children. Before the coup, the country, formerly known as Burma, enjoyed a working democracy for 10 years after enduring more
Read MoreWhat we wear says a lot about who we are. Shape, color and texture are the key ingredients that go into creating a garment, but where materials come from is what drives designers of Segundo Beso, a new fashion collective
Read MoreThe proposed redevelopment plans for the former Chase Bank building at 444 Bedford Rd. in Pleasantville now include changes resulting in less parking and the narrowing of the sidewalk on the Wheeler Avenue side. Pleasantville Building Inspector Robert Hughes requested the Village
Read MorePleasantville School District voters handily voted down a highly controversial school capital proposition Tuesday evening to fund largescale upgrades and renovations at all three district schools. Just over 56 percent of voters rejected the district’s request to borrow up to
Read MoreA $300,000 settlement has been reached between the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department, the contractor and a recycling facility in connection with unauthorized dumping of fill at the construction site of the new firehouse. Over the next six years, John
Read MoreDiscussion about the cost of installing artificial turf at Pleasantville’s Parkway Field revealed that that option is likely not feasible for the village to pursue. At last week’s Pleasantville Board of Education and Village Board joint meeting, Mayor Peter Scherer
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