Furnace Woods Elementary School in the Hendrick Hudson School District has a new climbing wall for students, thanks to Box Tops For Education proceeds and fifth grade class gift funds. The new 20-foot by eight-foot blue installation, which arrived last
Read MoreBy Robin Murphy Although I voted for Rob Greenstein as well as the other Team New Castle candidates, Adam Brodsky and Lisa Katz, I have been disappointed that their promises to bring a “small business mindset” and “a new approach”
Read MoreI feel compelled to share my thoughts on the recent extension of the town administrator’s appointment and why I do not support the decision. To begin with, Jill Shapiro served the town well as town clerk and receiver of taxes.
Read MoreBy Sue Guzman Several hundred people turned out for a public meeting last week focusing on the safety and future of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan. Environmental groups and community leaders were given an opportunity to ask
Read MoreBy Jon Craig The threat of litigation from Harrison neighbors of a town-approved professional soccer facility at Manhattanville College has prompted the New York City Football Club to practice elsewhere. Representatives of the new Major League Soccer team, which won
Read MoreBy Jason Birkelbach Gene sat as still as he could on the bench as his hands shook the cane on his lap. He spoke very lightheartedly. A nearby voice addressed him, “Gene, this is Jack.” Gene looked up and saw
Read MoreBy Jon Craig Greenburgh’s star speller Harshita Shet placed 47th in the nation Thursday after Round 4 of the E.W. Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Harshita, a fourth-grader at Richard J. Bailey Elementary School, advanced from a field
Read MoreBy Jon Craig An undeveloped eyesore in the heart of the Village of Harrison is one step closer to construction following last month’s Zoning Board of Appeals approval of multiple variances. Alex D’Onofrio has scaled down his original plan for
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera “Oh, no!” I exclaimed when I came home one evening to see the monstrosity of a commercial sign that had been installed directly across the street from our townhouse in Brooklyn Heights. It was a large glaring
Read MoreBy Jon Craig The town of Greenburgh is slowly inching its way toward auctioning off seven acres of property it seized for unpaid taxes in 2011. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said last week that — subject to approval by the
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