News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
County Executive George Latimer declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon as communities throughout Westchester were left reeling with blocked roads blocked and thousands without power following last Friday’s powerful Nor’easter. As of late Sunday afternoon, 54,000 Con Edison customers
Read MoreLocal officials revealed Saturday that restoration of power to thousands of area residents who were left in the dark by Friday’s powerful Nor’easter will begin Sunday at the earliest. Municipalities opened warming centers on Saturday to provide residents who were
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Town Board listened last week to a proposal to convert the site of a former restaurant at 15 Commerce St. into a storage facility for classic and exotic cars. The proposal was discussed at the Feb. 20
Read MoreA local nonprofit that has partnered with two other outfits dedicated to finding a cure for pediatric brain tumors will see the expansion of a clinical trial launched with seed money it raised. The Chappaqua-based A Kids’ Brain Tumor Cure
Read MoreThe Pleasantville School District was on a two-hour delay Wednesday morning after a threat was made toward the district late Tuesday night. A message was sent out by the district notifying parents at about 10:20 p.m. that the “potential threat”
Read MoreA man who attempted to kill a county police officer in Mount Kisco in 2016 was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in jail. Ronald Greenland, 55, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced by County Court Judge Susan Cacace for
Read MoreA former state Supreme Court and Appellate Division justice is the latest candidate mulling a run against state Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown) this fall in the 40th Senate District. Robert Spolzino, 58, a Mount Kisco Democrat, said he will decide in
Read MoreBy Anna Young and Martin Wilbur Area school officials and law enforcement said last week they are constantly reviewing and refining safety measures in local school buildings to ensure the safety of students. The Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory
Read MoreThe Westchester Table Tennis Center held its first-ever tournament featuring competitors who have been battling Parkinson’s disease Saturday afternoon. Seven players from throughout the region, and one from Denmark arrived in Pleasantville for the inaugural Winter Championship for Players With
Read MoreNew Castle residents and merchants should prepare themselves for a difficult spring when traveling to downtown Chappaqua as work on the infrastructure project is set to ramp up as soon as next month. That advisory came last week from the
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