A large contingent of teachers in the White Plains School District came out in force last week to support two longtime coordinators in the math and science departments who were slated to be eliminated as part of a structural administrative
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The Westchester County Board of Legislators last week approved a land swap that provides a 13.4-acre parcel to Westchester Joint Water Works (WJWW) that is adjacent to the Westchester County Airport to build a new filtration plant. The county will
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More than two months after Amazon’s opening, the Town of Mount Pleasant and nearby residents are working to adjust to any impacts caused by the more than 150,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center on Route 9A in Hawthorne. Last Friday, Amazon
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Mount Pleasant’s emergency services face a severe strain after Westchester County suddenly informed town officials last week that its personnel will no longer be responding to calls at the 19 Bradhurst Ave. medical building in Hawthorne. Police Chief Paul Oliva
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William W. Geis, Jr., a prominent local businessman in the automotive industry and a community philanthropist, died March 29, surrounded by his family. He was 93. Geis, known to many as “Billy,” was born May 24, 1930 in the former
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Calls against the Chappaqua School District spending $1.1 million on school resource officers (SRO) for 2024-25 intensified last week after details emerged that one of the district’s three SROs faces domestic violence charges. Former New Castle officer Joseph Carbone, who
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Yorktown resident Ed Moffett is lucky to be alive. On Aug. 27, 2023, Moffett, 64, tried to prevent a group of mostly teenagers illegally operating ATVs from damaging the Hunterbrook ballfield behind his home. One of the operators, Kyle Frankild
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The Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce confirmed Monday afternoon that Barnes & Noble Booksellers has signed a lease to move into the former Walgreens and Rite Aid space on South Moger in the village’s downtown later this year. The verification
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The Westchester County Board of Legislators joined the chorus of critics against Gov. Kathy Hochul and her proposed Foundation Aid reductions that education advocates contend places countless programs and students in peril. Accompanied by teachers’ union representatives at the County
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Village of Buchanan Mayor Theresa Knickerbocker was reelected Tuesday, fending off a challenge from Deputy Mayor Anthony Capicotti. Knickerbocker, a fourth generation village resident who has been mayor since 2014, received 365 votes, while Capicotti, a trustee for the last
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