News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
After a two-month search, Pleasantville High School has a new principal. The district landed Dr. Daniel McCann to serve as interim principal to replace departed PHS leader Dawn Bartz as the Board of Education unanimously approved his appointment Tuesday night.
Read MoreWith the start of the school year creeping back into children’s and parents’ thoughts, local businesses are pushing to help students and their families in need. Multiple White Plains businesses are hosting a community-wide school supply drive to help children
Read MoreIf you believe all opera is serious and tragic, Dominique Hellsten would like you to reconsider. Hellsten’s Singing Society, which she created in 2010, will be performing G F Handel’s romantic comic opera “Xerxes” directed by Hellsten on Aug. 13
Read MoreThe Mount Kisco Police Department is reporting that three coyotes killed a dog in the southeast corner of the village on the morning of Aug. 2 and there was a coyote sighting that night. “Later that evening a large coyote
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Planning Board has approved one of the first stages of the environmental review of a proposal for a 28-lot subdivision that would be developed on about 25 acres on Warren and Stevens avenues. At its Aug. 1
Read MoreIn separate court rulings made in state Supreme Court in White Plains earlier this week,, two Democrats and two Republican candidates for the North Castle Town Board will be allowed to stay on the September primary ballot. Incumbent Republican candidates
Read MoreThe Katonah Studio Jazz Band returns to its Mount Kisco home base, Via Vanti! this Saturday, Aug. 3 at 9 p.m., featuring keyboardist Robert Kessler, saxophonist R.J. Marx, drummer Jack Falco and bass player Phil Rowan. Founded in 2005 by
Read MoreMost New Castle residents who spoke at a public hearing on the Chappaqua Crossing rezone request Tuesday night criticized the proposed retail plan arguing it would increase traffic and harm small merchants in the business hamlets. Some were strongly opposed
Read MoreA town-wide email blast last week from an Armonk-based citizens group touched off a spat between two of the three Republican candidates for North Castle Town Board that included accusations of conflicts of interest. The email, sent out to residents
Read MoreThe developer for the proposed Pleasantville assisted living project presented a major change to its controversial proposal last week before village officials and skeptical residents. During a July 22 board meeting, representatives for Benchmark Senior Living stated that they have
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