By Jon Craig – School of the Holy Child is building upon its future with plans for a $7 million Field House, 400-seat theater and a specialized program in architecture, engineering and design. The Catholic all-girls preparatory school, covering grades 5
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen – Financially strapped Pleasantville Community Television is planning on changes that will expand its services and generate more revenue for the station. The public access outlet, which has been struggling financially the last few years since contracts with
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera The Home Guru has been away for a couple of weeks. The announced reason was that I was enjoying some well-deserved vacation after five years of never missing a single deadline, but really, I just needed to
Read MoreBy Jon Craig – A study released Wednesday by Nonprofit Westchester and the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies found that nonprofits are “a critical driver of Westchester’s economy,” comprising the largest and fastest-growing sector. The study, titled “Westchester County
Read MoreEnding weeks of speculation, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino announced his candidacy for governor last Wednesday to take on Gov. Andrew Cuomo in November. The Mount Pleasant Republican, a Hawthorne resident, would be involved in a matchup of two Westchester
Read MoreBryant- Mamaroneck Park has been selected for “Heart Your Park,” a program introduced as part of Macy’s “Secret Garden” campaign, that aims to raise awareness and dollars for local parks across the country. From March 7 to March 31, customers
Read MoreBy Jon Craig – Greenburgh’s supervisor thinks his town is caught in the middle of a feud between the Westchester county executive and the federal government over Community Development Block Grants. “I’m aggravated,” Supervisor Paul Feiner said. “We are losing revenue
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen With staff cuts looming in the Chappaqua School District’s proposed budget for 2014-15, dozens of students and parents at last week’s board of education meeting advocated that officials keep one important teacher on the payroll. Mike DiBellis
Read MoreAfter weeks of speculation, Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino, a Republican, announced his candidacy for New York State Governor Wednesday via an eight-minute video on his website and on Twitter, saying: “I’m in.” In the video, Astorino noted that 400,000
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen Every woman knows the perils of wearing high heels. By the end of the night, your feet hurt and all you want is a pair of comfortable, flat shoes. Luckily, a new business gives women a way
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