Replacing school buses that run on diesel fuel with electric buses just got a boost here in Westchester County. Last week New York’s chapter of Mothers Out Front hosted a two-hour webinar explaining how school districts could start the process
Read MoreThe first major benchmark for the Village of Pleasantville’s Manville Road Corridor Improvement Project has finally been reached. At last week’s Village Board meeting, Rich Williams from Insite Engineering, the company that is overseeing engineering for the work, told officials
Read MoreDon Hall, the longtime owner of the Putnam County Press and the Putnam Times, died Sunday, Jan. 30. Hall was 91 and died in Putnam Hospital after battling illness for many months accompanied by frequent stays at the hospital. The
Read MoreEyebrows were raised last week when the Carmel Town Board voted to approve Doreen Cazzari, wife of newly elected Supervisor Mike Cazzari, as Senior Account Clerk in the town’s Accounting Office. During public comment at last week’s meeting, Mahopac resident
Read MoreMore than 100 Pleasantville School District residents have signed up to volunteer for the district’s new Diversity Equity and Inclusion Access (DEIA) Stakeholder Committee. The group met for the first time on Dec. 20, and according to Superintendent of Schools
Read MoreAbout 25 firefighters, friends and members of law enforcement gathered Monday evening for a candlelight vigil around the 25-year-old maple tree planted at Graham Hills Park in memory of a slain Pleasantville firefighter. Tom Dorr, who was killed on Jan.
Read MoreThese days it’s all about reducing stress and staying healthy. And because the two go hand in hand, having a coach to personally guide individuals to care for themselves and for others eases the challenge to maintain optimal health for
Read MoreConstruction of a new Pleasantville village pool will begin at the end of the 2022 summer season, driving a concern to prevent flooding from the adjacent Nannahagan Pond that has previously damaged the existing facility. At last week’s Pleasantville Village
Read MoreThe New York State Independent Redistricting Commission presented two redistricting plans to the state legislature last week but failed to reach a consensus, which could delay the process of forming redrawn districts for this year’s elections. State legislators are expected
Read MoreAs Assemblywoman Sandy Galef looks back on what will be 30 years in the state Assembly, she will tell you just how much the political landscape has changed. On Monday, Galef announced she was retiring from public office at the
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