News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
By Martin Wilbur Civil lawsuits were filed last week in Manhattan Supreme Court on behalf of seven former residents who allege they were sexually abused while living at Pleasantville Cottage School and Edenwald School. The separate suits, submitted to the
Read MoreBy Abby Luby After nearly three years of debate, revisions, and public pushback, Pleasantville’s long-discussed Landmark project at the former Chase Bank site is nearing final approval. Final changes to the proposed mixed-use development at 444 Bedford Rd. were reviewed
Read MoreBy Tessa Wheeler, Examiner Reporter Intern Humidity presses down on my skin as I watch my mother striking into the earth with a shovel, making room in the soil next to some proud pink coneflowers. The long, stalky coneflower she’s
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke The North Castle Town Board is weighing its options about what to do with the current Town Hall as exploration of acquiring a famous law firm’s building has been temporarily put on hold. When town officials announced
Read MoreElinor Marzelli certainly earned her latest honor that has been more than 70 years in the making. The Town of Mount Pleasant recognized the 96-year-Marzelli Monday afternoon with an honorary renaming of Adela Place at the corner outside the family
Read MoreBy Abby Luby and Adam Stone The Pleasantville Board of Education quietly agreed to pay Superintendent Dr. Tina DeSa nearly $300,000 in taxpayer funds to step down from her post one year early, under the terms of a confidential settlement
Read MoreBy Abby Luby A stop sign is finally in the works for the intersection of Ashland Avenue and Nannahagan Road — a long-problematic crossing that residents and officials alike have called unsafe for both drivers and pedestrians. At the June
Read MoreBy Toby Rosewater As a little boy, Fred Ellman accompanied his sick grandmother to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. In her early 50s, she was already struggling with dementia. “They called it hardening of the arteries,” Ellman said. The garden was
Read MoreBy Toby Rosewater Westchester has 23 villages, 19 towns, and six cities. Yet, for four sweltering days at the tail end of June, it’s hard to believe that any school, business, or athletic club held an event more international than
Read MoreBy Abby Luby A man walks his dog. A violin student strides forward, trailed by a curious cat. A baseball player is mid-step, bat slung over his shoulder, and a woman pulls a red wagon with two children in tow.
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