News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
By Janine Bowen With staff cuts looming in the Chappaqua School District’s proposed budget for 2014-15, dozens of students and parents at last week’s board of education meeting advocated that officials keep one important teacher on the payroll. Mike DiBellis
Read MoreA former longtime North Castle employee is planning a petition drive to place a proposition on the November ballot asking voters to decide whether the town should switch to a ward system of government. Anthony Futia, the town’s ex-water and
Read MoreIt would be no surprise to learn a majority of area residents are weary from the snow and cold and eagerly await spring. That presumed sentiment is certainly felt among many area merchants, who with few exceptions, would love to
Read MoreBy Tom Auchterlonie A jury found Kerry Kennedy not guilty Friday morning of an impaired driving charge. Shortly after the verdict was announced, Kennedy was one of multiple people in the courtroom who engaged in applause. The six-member jury’s verdict came
Read MoreBy Tom Auchterlonie The jury for Kerry Kennedy’s drugged driving trial began deliberation Thursday afternoon and could reach a verdict on Friday. Court is scheduled to reconvene Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Westchester County courthouse in White Plains. Deliberation
Read MoreBy Tom Auchterlonie Testifying on the third day of her trial for alleged impaired driving in July 2012, Kerry Kennedy was unaware that she had been in an accident. Kennedy, a daughter of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy, explained that
Read MoreOne of the many casualties of the 2008 economic downturn was the suspension of the North Castle Historical Society’s Armonk Antiques Show. A key fundraiser for the organization for 30 years, when the market cratered, that spelled the end of
Read MoreBy Tom Auchterlonie The second day of Kerry Kennedy’s trial for alleged impaired driving included the testimony of her younger sister, Rory Kennedy, and a New York State trooper who administered alcohol and drug tests. Rory Kennedy, a documentary filmmaker,
Read MoreThe drugged driving trial of Kerry Kennedy began in Westchester County Court in White Plains Monday with the prosecution and defense agreeing that she had been driving in North Castle under the influence of a sleeping pill. However, while the
Read MoreRob Astorino barely had time to enjoy his resounding re-election as Westchester County executive in November when speculation almost immediately began to swirl about the Republican’s potential run for governor. That decision will apparently be announced as soon as the
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