Letters from our readers
I am writing in follow up to the article “Cortlandt Looks to Pump Brakes on Gas Stations on Route 6,” published in last week’s Northern Westchester Examiner. In addition, I provide information on a second proposed moratorium. The mortarium on
Read MoreThank you, Gov. Cuomo, for your leadership and excellence, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. You guided New Yorkers through the darkest hours during this pandemic with your daily informative updates. Unfortunately, your fellow Democrats forced you to resign. In other
Read MoreIt has been reported recently that the remaining Mount Kisco firehouses are out to bid for renovation. As commissioner of the Mutual Engine & Hose Co. at 99 Main St., I can only speak for my company. While we are
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board has been presented with clear evidence that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are once again on the rise in both our country and our region. Our schools are acting in accordance with science and requiring masks
Read MoreA note to soon-to-be governor Kathy Hochul: When you get a moment, please restore the name of the Tappan Zee Bridge to the Governor Malcolm Wilson Bridge. He earned that honor and did not deserve to have it removed by
Read MoreOver the past year, New Castle residents and stakeholders – including the Planning Board and Board of Education – have made hundreds of public comments on an environmental study draft of the proposed Form Based Code that has the potential to
Read MoreMany calling for restoring the name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge back to the Tappan Zee Bridge missed something. In 1994, then-Gov. Mario Cuomo changed the name to the Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge. Wilson was elected lieutenant governor with Nelson Rockefeller in 1958
Read MoreThis is the time of year when we can see license plates from many other states on our local roads and highways. Vacationers hit the road heading north from southern states, and snowbirds have returned to their summer residences. When
Read MorePocantico Lake Park is one of Westchester’s little gems both ecologically and recreationally. The lake, and surrounding wetlands and forest, are home to numerous waterfowl species such as blue herons, bald eagles, ospreys, cormorants and many other species. The water
Read MoreOnce again, a proposal to install and operate a Tier 3 solar farm on Conservation District-zoned property, adjacent to residential homes and a nature sanctuary, has been submitted to the Mount Kisco Planning Board. The initial proposal, submitted in 2020,
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