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The New Castle Town Board plans to ask residents for feedback on changing the town’s name to Chappaqua in hopes of making the municipality more identifiable and to capitalize on the name’s cache. Board members who discussed the matter at
Read MoreThe Byram Hills School District announced Friday that Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Donohue will retire from the post at the end of the school year and will be replaced by current Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Jennifer Lamia. Lamia,
Read MoreBy Anna Young Citing a national rise in gun violence over the years, outraged Democrats on the Board of Legislators on Tuesday moved a bill to ban a gun show scheduled at the County Center for later this month. The
Read MoreBy Anna Young More than four years after arriving in Pleasantville, Kai Zhang has high hopes for his future. His plans are just a little bit different than when he first entered the country. In 2012, Zhang’s life revolved mainly
Read MoreGov. Andrew Cuomo signed a hotel occupancy tax into law hours before the Jan. 1 deadline for 14 Westchester municipalities, including Mount Kisco, North Castle and Harrison. The tax, which is permitted in cities but not in towns and villages
Read MoreCommissioners for New Castle Fire District No. 1 unanimously agreed last week to hold a $2.6 million referendum on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to acquire the Chappaqua Animal Hospital property and demolish the existing building. Voting will be open to district
Read MoreFormer Pleasantville mayor John A. Guion who dedicated himself to the village he called home for most of his life died on Christmas at his home in Green Valley, Ariz. at the age of 94. Guion served as mayor from
Read MoreShoppers turned out in droves on the first day of the new DeCicco & Sons at Millwood Plaza last Friday, exceeding initial expectations for the region’s latest supermarket. Whether it was curiosity, the novelty of a brand new store on
Read MoreAfter more than six months of preparation and public education, the Town of New Castle is ready to see its Reusable Bag Initiative go into effect on Sunday. The measure to eliminate single-use plastic bags was unanimously approved by the
Read MoreFollowing a year of turmoil and calls for change, Doug Hertz took the helm of the Mount Kisco Planning Board for its Dec. 13 meeting with the goal of introducing an improved project review system. Hertz, a 17-year board member,
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