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A positive declaration was issued for a proposed Mt. Kisco solar farm due to the potential for significant environmental impacts in tandem with a possible cell tower at a 25-acre site in the village. The Planning Board unanimously voted in
Read MoreThe Mt. Pleasant Town Board is expected to approve its first updated Comprehensive Plan in more than a half-century next week and introduce the new Hamlet Zoning Code to help reinvigorate its commercial centers. Officials decided to hold off on
Read MoreThe organizers of the Pleasantville Music Festival plan to search for additional funding sources and ways to hold down expenses after last summer’s 16th annual festival ended in the red by $36,000. In July, the popular all-day music event returned to Parkway
Read MoreFive-term North Castle Supervisor Michael Schiliro announced late last week that he will not seek re-election next year, marking the end of a 16-year run on the Town Board. Schiliro, who served as a councilman for six years before starting
Read MoreDrugs, ruthless gangs, the threat of death and unrelenting poverty in Central and South America have been among the chief reasons why another record number of migrants reached the United States during the past year. Records were also anticipated to
Read MoreFull natural light, wide open spaces, a dynamic children’s room, an outdoor amphitheater, and meeting rooms are part of a new design proposed for the Mount Pleasant Libraries — the main library and the branch library in Valhalla. The plan
Read MoreIT’S COOL TO BE A NERD, JUST OWN IT Eric Webb loved comic books as a kid growing up outside of Albany in the 1980s and 90s. But he worried about the social implications of embracing the interest. Webb’s young
Read MoreThe developer of Eagle Ridge, a proposed hotel and age-restricted 72-townhome project in Armonk last week proposed two changes to the hotel application that will require amending the findings statement and a return to multiple boards. Applicant MADDD Madonna Armonk
Read MoreIf you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend and want to contribute to a cause to help families with young children, then visiting the First Congregational Church of Chappaqua late Saturday afternoon and evening would be a good
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board filled its vacancy last week, but not before sometimes-heated interaction between public speakers and the board on how the selection process played out. Ally Chemtob, a former Bronx assistant district attorney and currently a case worker
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