News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
By Sarah Bonanno Before walking over to blow out her 100th birthday candles, longtime Westchester resident Martha Cylman shared her secret to living a century: keep moving. Clyman celebrated her special milestone Thursday afternoon at The Bristal, an assisted living
Read MoreBruce Wolfe has been an avid cyclist for years and can often be found getting on his bike on weekends and going for a ride. Once a year the Chappaqua resident makes sure he goes out to ride with a
Read MorePleasantville resident Will Shortz has been playing table tennis since childhood but today (Tuesday) he reaches a personal milestone. June 30 marks the 1,000th consecutive day that Shortz, 62, has played table tennis. The quest began in 2012, when he
Read MoreNorth Castle officials sternly told County Legislator Michael Smith last week that the town wants the historic Elijah Miller House in North White Plains to be rehabilitated and preserved at its current location. The town board and residents bluntly relayed
Read MoreAbout 20 Mount Kisco and North Castle residents collaborated Saturday morning to pick up garbage around Byram Lake, which serves as Mount Kisco’s water supply. The small crew of volunteers, armed with gloves and large trash bags, picked up bottles,
Read MoreVeteran Bedford Councilman Francis Corcoran (R-C) announced his candidacy Thursday morning for the Westchester County Board of Legislators seat. Corcoran, 52, will be opposed by Democratic Mount Kisco village Trustee Karen Schleimer. They will vie for the seat that was
Read MoreDisagreement persists among Pleasantville Village Board members regarding the language of a proposed law that would grant the village authority to participate in a community choice aggregation energy-buying program through Sustainable Westchester. In May, the board approved a resolution to
Read MoreArmonk developer Michael Fareri will decide this week whether he will force a September primary against incumbent North Castle supervisor Michael Schiliro in hopes of snagging the Republican nomination. Fareri said last Friday he has been weighing whether to jump
Read MoreNew Castle officials are considering creation of a new zone for the 1.3-acre parcel that was once the site of the Millwood Swim Club to allow a group of residents to operate a community garden. Town resident and former councilman
Read MoreStanley Bernstein, a longtime member of the Mount Kisco Planning Board and Conservation Advisory Council, died on June 11 following a long illness. He was 80 years old. Bernstein was fondly remembered last week by two municipal officials as a
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