News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
Mount Kisco officials announced last week that the village has received a $50,000 state grant that will offset half the cost of a study designed to make the community safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers. The village will receive the
Read MoreA public hearing for Toll Brothers’ proposed 162-unit townhome development on the Legion of Christ property in Thornwood is expected to be held next month on the requested zoning changes needed for the project. The Mount Pleasant Town Board is
Read MoreSentiment among Mount Pleasant residents last week at a public hearing tilted toward fighting the state’s Voting Rights Act rather than change the town’s system of voting after a recent report found evidence of racially polarized elections. The hearing’s second
Read MoreFilms on Purpose is partnering with the Village of Pleasantville’s Climate Smart Communities Task Force (also known as the Climate Smart Committee) to host a screening that focuses on carbon footprint reduction on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The short video, “Renovating
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Village Board is expected to decide on an appeal Monday evening from the developer of 70 Memorial Plaza regarding an Architectural Review Board decision concluded that the building’s rooftop mechanicals failed to meet standards of appropriateness. Earlier this
Read MoreThe start of the holiday season this week, at least for those who don’t pay much attention before Thanksgiving, means shopping for gifts and making plans next month with family. In Armonk, the Sunday to close out Thanksgiving weekend means
Read MoreWhen Mark Mazzotta decided about two weeks ago to hang the Israeli flag outside Amore Pizza & Italian Kitchen, the establishment he owns in downtown Armonk, he figured he would receive some negative reaction. For about a week, he noticed
Read MoreA potential redesign of the garage and other modifications were part of the Pleasantville Planning Commission & Architectural Review Board’s discussion recently for the proposed mixed-use redevelopment of the former Chase Bank building. Michael and Alex Beldotti, the property owners
Read MoreThe two Mount Kisco Village Board candidates whose outcomes were not decided on Election Night are still awaiting final word from the Westchester Count Board of Elections on the status of their race. Angie Garcia-Guerra, who ran on the independent
Read MoreObjections over the Chappaqua School District’s curriculum on Israel and Gaza and sharp criticisms from representatives of an organization whose leader was ejected from school grounds last month led to a tension-filled Board of Education meeting last week. Against the
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