News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
By Janine Bowen The Board of Local Development Corporation voted unanimously on Thursday to grant Pace University $98 million in tax-exempt bonds to pay for the bulk of renovations at the Pleasantville campus. Most of the money will go toward
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen Single-use plastic bags could soon be discontinued in Pleasantville businesses. PleasantvilleRecycles, a local committee committed to helping educate the public about recycling, has asked the village board to consider an ordinance to prohibit plastic bags and replace
Read MoreIf you don’t know what to get that special someone for Valentine’s Day, the Westchester Chordsmen have an idea for you. Quartets from the barbershop chorus will make the rounds to homes, offices, hospitals and businesses throughout Westchester and Putnam
Read MoreNine workers fired last month from Mrs. Green’s Natural Markets in Mount Kisco and organizers from the United Food and Commercial Workers union have continued to picket outside the store to protest the company’s unfair labor practices. The workers, all
Read MoreResidents neighboring a 98-acre parcel in New Castle where a mixed use development has been proposed warned town officials last week of numerous environmental and quality-of-life issues that could arise if the project is approved. The Jan. 28 scoping session
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Town Board has scheduled a public hearing for later this month on New York Medical College’s proposal to renovate a former commercial building that would increase instructional space and offices. On Tuesday the board voted unanimously to
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen The Pleasantville Board of Education has scheduled a special board meeting for next Tuesday to discuss Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tax freeze proposal that could change the way school budgets are constructed across the state. The proposal aims
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Town Board unanimously appointed 25-year police veteran Paul Oliva Jr. acting chief Tuesday night. Oliva, a Valhalla resident, replaces Brian Fanelli, who was suspended following his arrest last week for allegedly downloading and possessing child pornography. Prior to the
Read MoreAnother notice of claim was filed with the Town of North Castle on Monday stemming from allegations that Town Administrator Joan Goldberg “bullied, tormented and discriminated” against former comptroller Faith Berland. The claim, the second in 11 days to be
Read MoreAn assisted living facility of at least 90 units is being proposed for Mount Kisco on land that had once been used as a New York City sewage treatment plant. Radio City Ventures LLC, which owns the site, and
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