News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
A reduction of more than $1 million in spending made a world of difference for the Chappaqua School District. Voters overwhelmingly approved the district’s tax cap-compliant $140.7 million budget for 2024-25 by just over a 4-1 margin (1,234-281) in Tuesday’s
Read MoreWith the first heat wave of the year having descended on the area, North Castle residents who like to cool off at the Town Pool received some good news on Tuesday. The town’s Parks and Recreation Department announced that the
Read MoreWary Mount Pleasant residents expressed uneasiness last week that the density of Toll Brothers’ proposed 162-unit townhome project could create untenable traffic and congestion problems near the site along with potential environmental concerns. There were 16 residents who addressed the Planning
Read MoreA Mount Kisco village trustee has called on her board colleagues to discuss the possibility of instituting a weapons ban on all village property after a meeting last month turned nasty between members of the public. Trustee Lisa Abzun urged
Read MoreThe executive director of Sustainable Westchester said last week he expects the pricing for the organization’s Westchester Power program to be vastly improved when a new contract goes into effect in November. Noam Bramson delivered a presentation to the New
Read MoreThe Bedford Board of Education is poised to reappoint current President Robert Mazurek to fill the vacancy created last month when former trustee Kristine Stoker suddenly resigned from her seat. The board made its intentions known toward the end of
Read MoreMount Kisco officials are grappling with whether a battery energy storage facility (BESS) proposed for the Diamond Properties complex at 333 N. Bedford Rd. should be developed given vague wording in the village’s zoning code. New Leaf Energy of Lowell,
Read MoreIn the days leading up to the Armonk Lions’ 48th annual Fol-de-Rol last weekend, some of the organizers frequently checked the weather reports, keeping their fingers crossed that it wouldn’t rain on their event. But any worrying vanished by Friday
Read MoreBy Anna Carpinelli Legendary singer/songwriter Joan Osborne will be the star attraction at the inaugural Sleepy Hollow Music Festival, scheduled for Saturday, June 8 at Kingsland Point Park. Osborne, an eight-time Grammy nominee and multiplatinum selling recording artist, will perform
Read MoreFor the last five years, the annual Into the Light Walk in Pleasantville has seen hundreds of people start walking together in the darkness at 4:30 a.m. and continue past daybreak. The walk symbolizes the transition from the darkness
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