I was glad to read Lisa Woodward’s column in last week’s paper (“Clear-Cutting in Yorktown: What’s the Point of Having a Tree Ordinance?”) The clear-cutting of trees around Yorktown is indeed horrendous! There is a tree ordinance on the books
Read MoreRecently, I provided testimony at a hearing held by the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (NYIRC) regarding the potential redrawing of the lines for the state Assembly. During my testimony, I encouraged the commission to preserve the core of
Read MoreAs the Federated Conservationists of Westchester County’s Gary Corwin environmental law intern, working in the intersection between land use, development and climate change, the negative impacts that the proposed Meadows at Briarcliff development will have on Pocantico Lake and a
Read MoreBy Morris Gut Partners Imer Rraci and chef Avni Brahimaj have opened Torcello Ristorante Italiano in the free-standing house that previously housed the long-running La Riserva on Boston Post Road in Larchmont. Torcello, which is named after an island off
Read MoreThe Case Against Caged Birds By Brian Kluepfel A big celebrity news item in December 2016 was the birth of Mick Jagger’s eighth child, Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger. Mick will turn 80 this year, and even in his
Read MoreIn the letter by Mark Jones (“Mahopac Mascot Change Would Also Require Changing Hamlet Name, January 10-16), which I read very carefully about the issue of the Mahopac High School Native American mascot, I was very happy that we have
Read MoreRegarding Martin Wilbur’s article last week on the Pocantico Lakes DEIS public hearing for the Meadows at Briarcliff proposed 31 homes adjacent to the Critical Environmental Area and county park, I want to correct one item in the otherwise accurate
Read MoreBy Michael Gold George Washington was born on Feb. 22, Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 12, but we simply commemorate their lives and achievements on Presidents’ Day, the third Monday in February. We’ve turned it into a day to go to
Read MoreLast week’s Examiner included Gov. Hochul’s thoughts with respect to the need for more housing in New York State. “Hochul pointed out that in many towns, land around train stations has increased in value,” the article stated. “And yet there’s
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera A number of times through the long history of this column, I have referred to my “Aunt Pearl” who really wasn’t my aunt at all, but rather a dear older friend whom my wife and I made
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