News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
The Pleasantville Village Board presented three options last week that will determine how the municipality approaches future development as the expiration of the six-month moratorium enacted over the winter approaches. Last week the board held a special work session focused
Read MoreA 36-year-old man was found dead in the woods in Mount Kisco Friday afternoon in an area behind a property located on Lexington Avenue, Westchester County police said. The man had been sleeping in the woods before a friend went
Read MoreA wildfire expert compared smoke pouring into the New York metro area and much of the Northeast from the Canadian forest fires to the worst conditions experienced in recent years in California. Alistair Hayden, an assistant professor in the Department
Read MoreThe state Division of Human Rights found no wrongdoing by the Westchester County Board of Elections stemming from an Armonk woman’s claim that she was denied an election inspector post because of her physical condition. However, Geri Mariano, who filed
Read MoreThe Democratic candidates in the upcoming Mount Kisco mayoral primary both highlighted why they would be best for the post and cited their top priorities during a League of Women Voters forum last week. Thomas Luzio, who received the village
Read MoreMount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi has no plans to lift the state of emergency in Mount Pleasant despite the fact that no migrants will be housed at the Pleasantville Cottage School. Fulgenzi said last week that he was happy to
Read MoreFor a century-old landmark church that has long served countless numbers of community groups and parishioners, restoring and reinforcing the building’s core structure is essential. Built in 1912, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Pleasantville is nearing completion of a major
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht The Town of New Castle held a rally against gun violence early Thursday evening, as town officials, anti-gun violence advocates and a gun violence victim shared powerful messages to concerned residents. The rally was held on the
Read MoreA full decade is a long time to stick with an ongoing community project to help others. It’s even more impressive if you’re 15 and 18 years old. Ten years ago, sisters Jenna and Rebecca Blum started their lemonade stand
Read MoreIn an exquisite rendering of a heron, its slender beak points to words that flow down the page that defies the standard block paragraph form. Rather, it follows the swell of the bird’s neck, then curves down to her delicate
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