News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
When Lisa Abzun was appointed to the Mount Kisco Village Board in December 2021 and named deputy mayor to fill a vacancy, then ran last fall for a full two-year term on the board, the mayor’s seat wasn’t on her
Read MoreMembers of the Putnam Valley Board of Education rebuked the Chappaqua School District last week for using its financial resources to entice teachers into switching districts a year after losing its high school principal. Putnam Valley Board Vice President Joseph
Read MoreOne of North Castle’s major development proposals advanced last week after the applicant and Town Board came to terms on a Community Benefits Agreement and a covenant ensuring a certain percentage of units would contain first-floor primary bedrooms. During a
Read MoreBy Lily Spinda Many people look forward to the start of summer for the warm weather, an upcoming vacation and the long hours of sunlight. For Don Gibson, this week, the sun will never set. People from around the globe
Read MoreAfter a year of negotiations between the Police Benevolent Association and the Village of Pleasantville, a contractual agreement has been reached that will raise salaries for those serving in the municipality’s police department. “These negotiations take time and we met
Read MoreElectric vehicles may be the wave of the future, but there still seems to be a sizeable portion of the population that’s a bit skittish about charging and costs. Last Saturday, the New Castle Sustainability Advisory Board in collaboration with
Read MoreThousands of people descended on Wampus Brook Park last weekend for the Armonk Lions Club’s 47th annual Fol-de-Rol, an early June fixture on the community’s calendar for decades. Many of the attendees who enjoyed the food, rides, games, vendors and
Read MoreThe Chappaqua School District will add two full-time school resource officers (SROs) next academic year after a wide cross section of parents pleaded with school officials to consider that option to help bolster on-campus security. One of the new officer’s
Read MoreIt seemed everyone who came into contact with Jonathan Lieb loved to be around him, the source of positive energy and optimism. Wherever he might be in and around his home community of Pleasantville, and anywhere else for that matter,
Read MoreOur Special Report Shows How Area People in Need ‘Fall Off a Cliff’ After High School This is the second installment in a continuing series about issues impacting local people with disabilities, and the need for improvement. By Adam Stone
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