News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
Mount Pleasant School District voters resoundingly defeated a major capital projects bond Tuesday night that would have allowed borrowing for infrastructure projects to upgrade Westlake Middle School and Westlake High School. Proposition 1, which would have authorized the district to
Read MoreNorth Castle officials tentatively reached an agreement last week with the Anita Louise Ehrman (ALE) Recreation Center to operate the Greenway Road pool in Armonk this summer. The town board is scheduled to vote during Wednesday night’s meeting whether to
Read MoreArea residents ripped off by a local consignment shop owner are looking to recover their money and merchandise after the proprietor suddenly vanished in recent weeks. Elegance II Consignment Shop, a popular fixture for years on South Greeley Avenue in
Read MoreNew Castle officials continued to grapple last week with what to include in a coyote management policy that would be a satisfactory solution when residents have a close encounter with the animal. Members of the Coyote Management Task Force, one
Read MoreMore than 50 years after the iconic band set foot in America for the first time, “Beatlemania” is taking over Westchester County this weekend. Starting tonight (Friday), The Fest for Beatles Fans will take place at the Hilton Westchester in
Read MoreBeatlemania will be coming to Westchester County in a big way. Fifty years since the British music invasion, “The Fest for Beatles Fans” (originally known as Beatlefest), one of the largest gatherings of Beatles enthusiasts in the nation, will be
Read MoreErynn Altabef may only be a junior at Briarcliff High School, but she is now a published author. The 16-year-old collaborated with her father, Jeff Altabef, on “Wind Catcher,” the first book in a trilogy about a young Native American
Read MoreThe Pat Kennedy Era at Pace has come to an abrupt ending with the announcement Wednesday from the university’s athletic director, Mark Brown, that the veteran coach will no longer be in charge of the Setter basketball team. Matt Healing, an
Read MoreOver the objection of former supervisor Joan Maybury, the Mount Pleasant Town Board unanimously agreed to rezone four Columbus Avenue properties last week to allow for potential retail development. The town board on March 10 approved Chris DeMartino’s request to
Read MoreIn an effort to recoup millions of dollars of lost federal funds, the Westchester County Board of Legislators voted on Monday to initiate legal action against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The legislation, approved by a 14-0
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