News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
If you notice several local Metro-North stations with a spiffy new look later this spring, your eyes won’t be deceiving you. The railroad is scheduled to begin performing a series of minor renovations to improve aesthetics as part of its
Read MoreA ping-pong prodigy 12 time zones and more than 6,000 miles away from his native country is in search of a new home in Pleasantville. Fifteen-year-old Kai Zhang arrived from China to the United States last September in search of
Read MoreFormer North Castle Republican Chairwoman Loronda Murphy could serve as much as 13 1/2 years in prison following the completion of sentencing Tuesday morning in her mortgage fraud case. Westchester County Court Judge Barbara Zambelli levied an “indeterminate” sentence of
Read MoreCounty Legislator Michael Kaplowitz (D-Somers) got an early jump on the 2013 campaign when he announced last Wednesday that he would be running for a ninth term for the Board of Legislators’ 4th District. Kaplowitz, 53, a certified financial planner,
Read MoreA week after North Castle Councilman John Cronin accused former supervisor William Weaver of associating with the disgraced and now incarcerated former town Republican chairwoman, a coalition of town political leaders fired back. Democratic Committee Co-Chairman John Diaconis, joined by
Read MoreIn an effort to reinvigorate its fundraising effort, The Chappaqua Turf Committee (TCTC) wants to start a campaign that would hang decorative banners throughout New Castle. Steffi Green was one of five committee members on hand to make the pitch
Read MoreMount Kisco Village Manager James Palmer has proposed a $20.4 million 2013-14 general fund budget that would raise property taxes on the average homeowner by more than $120. The tax rate increase in the tentative plan is 3.5 percent. Palmer
Read MoreIf you like to sample good wine and good food, Pace University is the place to be on Saturday. The Pleasantville Rotary’s 13th annual Westchester Wine Experience will take place on March 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the
Read MoreRabbi Joshua Davidson, who has led Chappaqua’s Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester for the past 11 years, has been chosen to become the next senior rabbi at Manhattan’s Temple Emanu-El. The appointment of Davidson, 45, was announced Wednesday by
Read MoreOf all the addictive behaviors that are known to afflict people, gambling is perhaps the one that is most difficult to detect. So says Rod Correa, an alcohol and substance abuse counselor with a specialty in gambling addiction. Correa works
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