News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
About 25 years ago, when Michael Shapiro served as music consultant to the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, he found a book of Sephardic poetry of the Holocaust. The poetry’s text was in multiple languages – Italian, Spanish, French, among
Read MoreMore than ever before, attention is being paid to overall health, and not just for middle-aged adults or seniors. To address that focus, the Town of Bedford is holding its inaugural Health & Wellness Fest this Saturday from 11 a.m.
Read MoreFor two years residents living near the Saw Mill Parkway in Pleasantville and Mount Pleasant have endured day-long ear-splitting noise from pile drivers and generators and the nighttime glare of floodlights. The jarring disturbances were from construction by the state
Read MoreAn annual community read in Bedford turned controversial last week after some residents believed that the school district pulled its support for the event due to complaints over one of the featured books. Fox Reads, a voluntary event organized by
Read MoreThe wait for the revival of the Mt. Kisco Theatre is nearly over. The operators of the beloved movie house, AB Cinemas, hope to hold a “soft opening” later this week with the screening of two movies, “Halloween Ends” and
Read MoreA longtime North Castle election inspector has filed a complaint with the state Division of Human Rights alleging the Westchester County Board of Elections (BOE) engaged in discriminatory behavior for failing to assign her without explanation. Geri Mariano, who began
Read MoreRecent property sales and proposals to build new homes and a variety of living spaces in Pleasantville have agitated some residents concerned that runaway development is taking over the village. Escalating negative sentiment against new development heard at meetings and
Read MoreNine-year-old David Gelfand may have been forced to leave his homeland with his parents and sister in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine last winter. But the disruption of life for his family didn’t stop him from appreciating
Read MoreFor children who love to read and the parents who hope to find a way to attract their kids to pick up a book, one of the most popular events to encourage that activity returns in full force. This Saturday
Read MoreWhen “Choices: A Rock Opera” debuted at Armonk’s Whippoorwill Hall early last April, its writer and director John Krupa could not have been more pleased with the initial reaction. It played to three oversold performances before enthusiastic audiences over a
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