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Mount Kisco Planning Board members were outraged last week when they learned that the developer of a proposed 129-unit senior housing facility is seeking a Payment in Lieu of Taxes initiative. Village Attorney Whitney Singleton announced at the board’s Aug.
Read MoreWhen sculptor Sean Landau finished a six-and-a-half foot stainless steel work more than two years ago, he didn’t envision that it would find a permanent home on the lawn in front of the North Castle Public Library. Now that it’s
Read MoreYou couldn’t blame Julia Desmarais for feeling a bit overwhelmed when she set out to undertake her Girl Scout Gold Award project. The 17-year-old Mount Kisco resident wanted to contribute to a hospital close to her heart as a way to
Read MoreFormer North Castle Councilwoman Becky Kittredge, whose unwavering dedication to her hometown led her to serve on the town board for 32 years, died Sunday morning at home after a short battle with lung cancer. She was 69. Kittredge became
Read MoreThe two Republicans endorsed by the Mount Pleasant Republican Committee for town board last spring will face a challenger in the Sept. 10 GOP primary to determine who will be on the ballot in the general election. The top two
Read MoreState Sen. Greg Ball, Heroes in Transition and the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 21, have planned a free road trip for 50 local World War II veterans to visit the national World War II memorial in Washington
Read MoreThough the swimming season is soon coming to close, discussion over renovations to Pleasantville’s pool house continues to heat up. Last week the village board scrutinized how to handle repairs to the facility with the hope of completing work during
Read MoreA missing Chappaqua woman was found dead in a midtown Manhattan hotel room Tuesday afternoon several hours after New Castle police issued a missing persons alert. Susan Feinberg, 59, was discovered face up on a bed at the Hilton Times
Read MoreStephen Apkon, founder and executive director of the Jacob Burns Film Center, announced on Monday that he will be stepping down from his position. Apkon will head a newly-created nonprofit media production company, which will be not be affiliated with
Read MoreAfter two years of debate and revised proposals, the North Castle Town Board unanimously approved a zoning text amendment last week that will likely allow an Armonk nursery to significantly expand its cafe. Mariani Gardens on Bedford Road was granted
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