News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
By Janine Bowen Pleasantville firefighters gathered under a full moon in Graham Hills Park Monday night for a candlelight vigil to remember one of their own. The vigil, held for the 18th time, remembered the life of volunteer firefighter Thomas
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen The New Castle Town Board announced last week that the town will be upgrading its Code Red alert system in the coming weeks. One of the major revisions is the ability for residents to customize the way
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen The developer of the proposed Pleasantville assisted living facility near the United Methodist Church presented village officials last week with changes that limit the visual impact of the building on neighbors. Bill Cook, director of project management
Read MoreNew York State Crime Stoppers and Westchester County police are offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the murder of a Pleasantville volunteer firefighter 18 years ago. Citizens with pertinent information into the murder
Read MoreDespite threats of litigation, the North Castle Town Board voted Wednesday night to rehire Joan Goldberg as town administrator less than three weeks after she was terminated by the previous board amid allegations of misconduct. The new board, seated
Read MoreGrand Prix New York, the area’s leading indoor entertainment and team-building venue, will host an overnight fundraising bowling event this Friday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. to benefit the Fox Lane Sports Booster Club. The Bowl-a-Thon will span a full 24-hour
Read MoreNorth Castle’s new town board already must fill the town administrator’s vacancy and appoint another councilmember. Now it needs to search for the next comptroller as well. Faith Berland, whose allegations of harassment at the hands of former administrator Joan
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board is prepared to appoint Town Clerk and Receiver of Taxes Jill Shapiro as the municipality’s next administrator, the first major move of the new administration. Shapiro, who has served as town clerk since 2005, would
Read MoreEagle Scout ceremonies in most Boy Scout troops are relatively infrequent. For Hawthorne Troop 1, seeing members achieve the highest honor in scouting has become an annual celebration. Last Saturday afternoon, Troop 1 saw three more of its scouts attain
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino was inaugurated for his second term Wednesday afternoon with renewed hope for greater bipartisanship and a realistic possibility he may run for governor later this year. Accompanied by his family and a roomful of friends
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