News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
Mount Pleasant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Susan Guiney last week proposed a $58.9 million 2016-17 budget carrying a 4.7 percent tax rate increase that continues to make needed infrastructure improvements throughout the district Despite the sizeable tax rate increase,
Read MoreSometimes there’s the assumption that today’s youngsters have little interest in learning about government and what the people entrusted to run it actually do. However, an increasingly popular field trip for elementary and middle schools throughout Westchester may be changing
Read MoreA South Salem woman who caused a wrong-way crash on the Saw Mill Parkway last summer when her blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit pleaded guilty Wednesday to two charges stemming from that incident. Tess Keegan, 22,
Read MoreA group of students from Pleasantville Middle School had the best showing of any school from Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties at the annual Science Olympiad. After taking first in the region on Feb. 27, earning 19 medals, including seven
Read MoreNew Castle officials last Tuesday grappled with how they should pay for the planned downtown Chappaqua infrastructure and streetscape improvement projects without exceeding the tax cap and jeopardizing property taxpayers’ rebates. The town board received an analysis from DPW Commissioner
Read MoreFamilies dealing with loved ones battling substance abuse can often feel isolated, fearing they will be stigmatized or ostracized by neighbors if word gets out. That concern can be even greater in a small community like Pleasantville, where everyone seems
Read MoreAfter starting as a runner just five years ago, Armonk’s Danny Tateo was recently named the 2015 New York Road Runner’s Runner of the Year for the 50 to 54 age group. Tateo, 51, received the award Feb. 25 in
Read MorePleasantville High School’s annual musical is a familiar show for any fan of Broadway. This year the popular March musical production will feature Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel.” “This was the second play that they produced in 1945 on Broadway,” said
Read MoreWestchester Medical Center was approved Wednesday for tax-exempt, low-cost financing on a new $230 million ambulatory care pavilion adjacent to its main hospital that promises significant upgrades in delivering healthcare to patients. The county’s Local Development Corporation (LDC), which was
Read MoreRepresentatives of Summit/Greenfield joined New Castle and county officials Tuesday for a ceremonial groundbreaking at Chappaqua Crossing, the start of the next phase for the longest reviewed application in town history. The groundbreaking for the project’s $50 million retail component
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