News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
A 38-year-old Bronx man was arrested in Elmsford on New Year’s Eve in connection with the robbery of the Mount Kisco TD Bank branch less than an hour earlier. The suspect, Eddy Cruz, was charged with third-degree robbery, third-degree grand
Read MoreThe husband of a North Castle employee filed a complaint last week with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging that he and his wife were victims of racial discrimination by recently fired Town Administrator Joan Goldberg. Conroy Hucey,
Read MoreAn end of a political era is at hand in Mount Pleasant. Councilmen Peter DeMilio and Thomas Sialiano, who have a combined 32 years of service on the town board, have reached the end of their tenure with the close
Read MoreA special permit to allow the Village of Sleepy Hollow to construct a second reservoir in the Rockefeller State Park Preserve was unanimously approved by the Mount Pleasant Town Board earlier this week. The village expects construction of the new
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Board of Education last week approved a raise for Superintendent of Schools Mary Fox-Alter for each of the next two years although several residents were critical of how district officials informed the public. Trustees voted 4-0 early Friday
Read MoreNorth Castle Town Administrator Joan Goldberg was suddenly terminated Friday afternoon in a split vote by the town board less than 16 months after she was hired as the municipality’s first-ever administrator. The stunning pre-Christmas firing, which was effective immediately,
Read MoreIt’s difficult not to sit up and take notice when a handbell choir is performing at a church or any other venue. While technology can recreate the sound of almost any instrument, nothing is quite the same as hearing a
Read MoreA proposal to convert a portion of the Legion of Christ property into a private boarding school for high school students was unanimously approved by the Mount Pleasant Planning Board Monday night. EF International Academy is planning to open the
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board compromised on a 2014 town budget last week that lowered the tax increase to just over 1 percent but not before nearly three hours of acrimonious debate. Residents packed the town hall meeting room on
Read MoreBy Molly Stazzone Preparing pupils to be ready for life after they graduate is an essential mission of almost any school district. It’s no different for special needs students. The Pleasantville School District and Pace University’s School of Education have
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