News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
A half-mile stretch of Roaring Brook Road in Chappaqua will be closed to traffic this weekend as the Town of New Castle, the state Department of Transportation (DOT) and Metro-North will partner to make safety improvements. The road from the
Read MoreIf Michele Berliner and Christy Saltstein had a bit of uneasiness when they decided to organize a 5K race around their Windmill Farm community in Armonk last spring it would have been understandable. Although the pair of running enthusiasts had
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board received a proposed coyote response plan from Police Chief Charles Ferry last week but the matter sparked another confrontation between Supervisor Robert Greenstein and the chair of one of two advisory committees. The plan, written
Read MoreDespite the Mount Kisco police union still negotiating fine points to the pending merger with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, consolidation is scheduled to go into effect on June 1. Kieran O’Leary, a department of public safety spokesman,
Read MoreSince the Pleasantville Farmers Market moved indoors a few years ago it doesn’t completely go away for more than a week or two at a time. But like best friends reuniting after summer at the start of a new school
Read MoreThree years ago Pleasantville residents Martha and Chuck Matteo helped form the Science Olympiad at Pleasantville Middle School. Following its rapid success, the couple sought to familiarize students with the science, technology, engineering and math career opportunities that are available.
Read MoreFour-term County Legislator Peter Harckham (D-North Salem) announced Wednesday that he has been appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to serve in his administration and will resign his Board of Legislators effective June 1. Harckham, 54, who decided against running for
Read MoreA late write-in candidate was swept to victory by a wave of Mount Pleasant School voters Tuesday night. John Piazza, who served on the school board from 2006 to 2009, will be joining incumbent Thomas McCabe and first-time candidate Colleen
Read MoreThe Pleasantville School District’s $48,926,573 budget for 2015-16 was comfortably approved Tuesday night, 584-231. The budget, which came in under the tax cap, carries a 1.82 percent tax levy increase and a 3.19 percent spending increase over the 2014-15 spending
Read MorePleasantville sports enthusiasts may notice new scoreboards at Parkway Field this week thanks to the fundraising efforts of local community members. Jay La Capria, who is on the board of Dad’s Club, was one part of a large contingent who
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