News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
By Kathryn Nicolai More than 36,000 Girls Scouts of all ages and rank assembled at the Westchester County Police Academy last Saturday morning for the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson’s 15th annual Operation Cookie Drop. Alison Bergman, former leader
Read MoreThe New Castle Police Department issued a warning this week emphasizing residents to take proper precautions to protect themselves against coyotes after two recent attacks killed a dog. Police issued the warning through the town’s Nixle alert system on Thursday
Read MoreDr. Robert Laitman knows firsthand the challenges that mental health issues can place on families. His son, Daniel, was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, and the time searching for the right medications so he could live a full life
Read MoreIt was 78 years ago, on June 3, 1938, that the inaugural Strawberry Festival was held on the grounds of the Church of St. Mary’s the Virgin in Chappaqua. Miss Carol Comfort advertised the event by driving a horse and
Read MoreThe days of shoppers carrying out their merchandise in single-use plastic bags appear to be coming to an end in New Castle. The town board is expected to approve the Reusable Bag Initiative tonight (Tuesday), a new law that would
Read MoreT More than 300 residents converged at a community forum at Mount Pleasant Town Hall last Monday demanding solutions to end the series of incidents that many in the crowd stated have been taking place for years at the Hawthorne
Read MoreMount Kisco The American Legion Post 136 in Mount Kisco will hold its annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 30 at 10 a.m. The parade route will begin at Oakwood Cemetery, travel down Smith Street to Route 117 and
Read MoreLegislation before the Mount Kisco Village Board that would ban the sale and display of drug accessories was debated last week with general support expressed for the proposal. The measure is being spearheaded by Deputy Mayor Anthony Markus. There is
Read MoreThe Bedford Central School District will put a second budget that falls below the tax cap before voters on June 21 after its budget failed to get a 60 percent approval two weeks ago. Board of Education members made the
Read MoreNorth Castle officials are considering a local law that would regulate ground-mounted solar panel installations after Swiss Re recently proposed installing a roughly 9,000-panel photovoltaic array on a portion of its 127-acre property in Armonk. The current draft of the
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