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An impromptu debate among candidates erupted at last week’s New Castle Town Board meeting after Democratic supervisor challenger Kristen Browde questioned why officials haven’t pursued federal grants and loans to pay for downtown improvements. During the public comments portion of
Read MoreBy Erin Maher About 40 parents urged the Bedford Board of Education and administrators last week to support Mount Kisco Elementary School’s Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) program and refrain from making any changes to dilute the program. Since 2015,
Read MoreOn Saturday, Oct. 7, the Mount Pleasant Public Library will be celebrating its 50th year in its current location with a daylong, fun-filled, family-friendly event. Festivities will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will be 1960s-themed photo-op
Read MoreIn this week’s print edition of The Examiner, a story regarding comments made on the 129-unit senior housing proposal on Kisco Avenue at the Sept. 18 Mount Kisco Village Board meeting incorrectly reported that the matter would be discussed again
Read MorePleasantville High School senior Conor Sweeney is giving his home community a chance to relive village history. Sweeney has produced the Pleasantville Historical Audio Tour, an hour-long journey that encompasses the rich history of the historic village. He created the
Read MoreCounty Executive Rob Astorino announced Tuesday morning in White Plains that Westchester is joining the national bidding war to make the county the new home of Amazon’s second headquarters. Earlier this month, the Seattle-based Internet retailer announced it was seeking
Read MoreCommissioners for New Castle Fire District No. 1 deadlocked on a recent vote to make absentee ballots available for this December’s Board of Commissioners election a year after it endured stinging criticism regarding voting accessibility. At its Sept. 14 meeting,
Read MoreMount Kisco voters will decide whether the village will borrow up to $10.25 million to renovate the volunteer fire department’s three firehouses after trustees approved last week placing a referendum on the general election ballot. Village trustees voted 3-1 last
Read MoreDespite the results in last year’s presidential election, the reaction to Hillary Clinton at the Chappaqua Public Library shows that you can always go home again. About 1,000 Clinton supporters lined up at the library in her adopted home community,
Read MoreIf you love art and take special joy in browsing through aisle after aisle of unique original works, there’s no better place to be for the upcoming weekend than in Armonk. This Saturday and Sunday is the 56th annual Armonk
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