News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
The end-of-year holiday season is often a poor time to be faced with uncertainty and change. Tom Kim hopes that for him it’s a case of one chapter closing as another opportunity presents itself. On Jan. 1, Kim, an authorized
Read MoreLeftover skepticism sparked by the failed New Castle Fire District No. 1 firehouse expansion referendum has prompted a district resident to announce her write-in candidacy for one of two seats in Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners elections. Danna Goldman Schoenberg announced
Read MoreIn the wake of three attempted incidents of luring minors this week, including two in Mount Kisco, County Executive Rob Astorino urged parents Friday to educate their children on how to protect themselves from abduction. Astorino, who was joined by
Read MoreBy Erin Maher There may be no better way to celebrate a special milestone than to share the occasion with family and three longtime friends at your side. Friends, families and local residents gathered on Sunday afternoon at the Pleasantville
Read MoreWestchester County police are investigating two incidents where two underage girls attempted to be lured into a car in Mount Kisco Wednesday afternoon. The first incident occurred at 2:30 p.m. on Langeland Drive when a teen-aged girl who was looking
Read MoreBy Anna Young A group of Pleasantville residents last week objected to a new mixed-use building proposed for the property that included the old Try & Buy toy store on Washington Avenue in the village’s downtown. The project, named Washington
Read MoreA full auditorium of Armonk residents demanded last Wednesday that the North Castle Town Board oppose a plan by a California-based residential treatment program to launch operations in an eight-bedroom house on Cole Drive. During a marathon discussion that lasted
Read MoreOne of Horace Greeley High School’s three assistant principals has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit in federal district court in White Plains against the Chappaqua School District, recently resigned superintendent Dr. Lyn McKay and Principal Robert Rhodes. Michael Taylor, who
Read MoreDozens of speakers last week urged the Westchester County Board of Legislators to properly fund various nonprofit organizations that would benefit children in the 2017 budget. Many in attendance at the Nov. 30 public hearing at Armonk’s H.C. Crittenden Middle
Read MoreThree local state legislators announced Thursday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill mandating the state Department of Transportation (DOT) study all 5,300 railroad grade crossings in New York and recommend safety improvements. State senators David Carlucci (D-Clarkstown) and
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