News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
By Erin Maher The Bedford Board of Education revealed a proposed policy last week with guidelines to determine next year’s placement for Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) and traditional classroom students from Mount Kisco Elementary School. In an effort to
Read MorePleasantville teen Grant Becker is taking the village by storm with his innovative projects. Ever since the 14-year-old was introduced to Maker Faire events in New York City with his mother, Becker has been obsessed with producing original creations out
Read MoreDuring the course of the men’s and women’s Pace basketball season, there are more than a handful of home games that feature special events. There was Military Appreciation Weekend on Veterans Day and First Responders Day the following Saturday. Later
Read MoreFor parents, there are always challenges to face and obstacles to overcome. That may be particularly true for mothers. It’s no different for television writer Margaret Ables and actress and author Amy Wilson. But they do their best to try
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Town Board continues to weigh a proposal from Con Edison Development to construct carports in parking lots of municipal facilities with solar panels on the roofs. While no decision was made at the Nov. 20 work session, most
Read MoreThe Mount Kisco Village Board approved legislation last Monday to regulate the installation of solar arrays within the village ending several months of planning and sometimes lively debate. The legislation passed by a 4-1 margin with Trustee Karen Schleimer the
Read MoreOver the past few years Cynthia Abbott Kauffman has made sure that veterans who died in battle and buried in several Westchester cemeteries aren’t forgotten at holiday time. Kauffman, who co-founded Daughters of Liberty’s Legacy, a local nonprofit organization that
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board will postpone resumption of its public hearing on banning gas-powered leaf blowers until members of the town’s Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) have completed meetings with landscapers. Officials decided last week to hold off reconvening the
Read MoreIf it’s Thanksgiving weekend and the traditional start of the holiday season, that means something very special is about to happen in Armonk. It’s time for another Frosty Day. One of the hamlet’s most fun-filled days of the year returns
Read MoreRepresentatives for Mariani Gardens returned to the North Castle Town Board last week with another revised residential plan containing more multi-bedroom units but the town would need to allow the applicant to build in a conservation easement. The latest proposal,
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