Guest Columns

By Michael Gold The Westchester Land Trust is fighting the clock. Westchester County is under threat of losing hundreds and possibly thousands of acres of land to commercial and residential construction. “Roughly one-third of Westchester County is open space,” said

By Marie Boster Let’s face it. The first day back to school after the holiday break last week was stressful for most families. Westchester County has seen more daily cases of COVID-19 than at any other time in the pandemic,

By Michael Gold A gang of crows as tightly organized as a motorcycle crew flies onto the Pleasantville High School track every morning before school, their feathers blacker than the blackest coal, crowding the blue sky and looking like an

By David Campbell In this COVID-19 era where risk is everywhere, yet unseen and often unknown, construction crews have an even greater responsibility to their clients. As the National Institutes of Health reported, “The pandemic has had a dramatic impact

By Cynthia Schames Local government may be small, but it’s still politics. Local elected officials are subject to the same standards of ethics and the same scrutiny that we hold state and federal public servants to. Avoiding even the appearance

By Charles Sanders I write concerning the scoping of the full state Environmental Quality (SEQR) review mandated by the Mount Pleasant Planning Board regarding the proposed 31-lot cluster project for 715 Sleepy Hollow Rd. in Pocantico Hills. Specifically, I wish

By Kevin Byrne It’s one thing for politicians and candidates to say they “support the Second Amendment.” It’s another thing for candidates to demonstrate they support the Second Amendment and the rights of law-abiding gun owners. As an assemblyman, I

By Nicole Asquith Recently, at a meeting of my book club, I found myself making an impassioned defense of politicians. Who would have thought? But here’s the thing, when I woke up the next morning, I realized I really meant

By Andrew Dorfman When my family moved to Chappaqua, our decision was driven both by the house we had found and the quality of the high school. However, while Horace Greeley mostly received very high grades on websites like Niche,

By Michael Gold Cars, SUVs and trucks hurl themselves down the Saw Mill Parkway like demented bowling balls hopped up on amphetamines, blowing past pedestrians so quickly it can shock the breath out of you. People trying to walk across