News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
First-term Mount Pleasant Councilman Denis McCarthy angrily charged last week that he was victimized by the town Republican Committee’s apparent manipulation of the nominating process after he was bypassed for the party endorsement for town board. McCarthy leveled harsh accusations
Read MoreNorth Castle residents will have their opportunity next week to make a decision on whether a small but potentially important change is made to one municipal office. On Tuesday, the town is holding a special election asking voters whether they
Read MoreAfter Peter Blume graduated from Pace University, he did what countless other finance majors have done before and since – start a career in the corporate world. But several years later, he left disappointed and longed to pursue a more
Read MoreIt’s almost time for students to strap on their helmets, get their hands on the handlebars and feet on the pedals for the seventh annual Bedford Central School District Elementary BikeRun this Sunday. The event gathers roughly 400 students from
Read MoreBy Mary Kate Crowe The Byram Hills Board of Education vote yielded a surprising result Tuesday night as challenger Lori Kanner captured one of two seats finishing ahead of longtime trustees Ira Schulman and Brett Summers. Kanner collected 655 votes
Read MoreFrustrated with ongoing violent incidents involving students at two local residential treatment centers, Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi headed to Albany Tuesday to meet with state officials to discuss much-needed reforms. Fulgenzi, Police Chief Paul Oliva and Sgt. Marty Greenberg,
Read MoreThe race for the Mount Pleasant Town Board is heating up as three Republicans are seeking the party’s nomination for two council seats while a Democrat recently announced he was entering the fray. Former three-term councilman Thomas Sialiano is challenging
Read MoreState Sen. George Latimer (D-Rye) has won the Democratic nomination for county executive, easily defeating County Legislator Kenneth Jenkins in the party’s convention on Wednesday evening. Latimer received 71.4 percent of the tally that included district leaders from every town
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board awarded an $11.6 million bid Tuesday night for the downtown Chappaqua infrastructure and streetscape project but eliminated more than $2 million of work after estimates significantly underestimated cost. In a split 3-2 vote, the board
Read MoreAttorneys for Armonk developer Michael Fareri last Wednesday filed an Article 78 against the Town of North Castle for denying his request to relocate six affordable units from his project at the old lumberyard to Main Street. The May 3
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