With celebratory fanfare, local officials, environmental organizations and community members watched as a large excavator pummeled the old concrete Sprout Brook Dam. The dam removal took place last Wednesday at the Sprout Brook Park in Cortlandt Manor. The dam’s removal
Read MoreMount Kisco celebrated its second significant grand opening within a week on Saturday as the new Barnes & Noble opened its doors in the space that was formerly home to Rite Aid and Walgreen’s. The much-anticipated opening of the bookstore
Read MoreThere is a delightful buoyancy in the mixed media collages by local artist Mary Cara Bates whose solo exhibition “Harborwalk” opens at the Radius Gallery at Arc Stages in Pleasantville this Sunday. Bates, a Cold Spring resident, created some of
Read MoreThe Bedford animal rescue founder arrested in July on five counts of animal cruelty was charged with two additional offenses this week. Penny Berk, owner of Northwind Kennels and founder of Rescue Right, was arrested by SPCA Westchester, the organization
Read MoreThe Village of Mount Kisco plans to honor a man whose lasting impact on the lives of young men still resonate with those who had the privilege to be under his tutelage. An ad-hoc committee reached out to village officials
Read MoreThe neighbor of a contractor’s yard and concrete plant near the Cortlandt Train Station in Montrose is continuing his full-court pressure on the town’s handling of the property. Ralph Mastromonaco, a well-known licensed engineer who has worked with many clients
Read MoreAn environmental review has been completed and its findings have been filed for the proposed mixed-use project at the site of the old Galleria Mall. The developer’s review doesn’t mean, however, that serious hazards exist there and require remediation, according
Read MoreThis season’s drought conditions have not only triggered concerns of wildfires throughout the region but in Mount Kisco it generated discussion last week about reinforcing voluntary water conservation steps in the village. Byram Lake Reservoir is Mount Kisco’s primary water
Read MoreA 63-year-old woman was murdered Saturday night in an apartment complex in Jefferson Valley. The victim, Geraldine Krecmer, was found dead by Yorktown Police lying on a walkway in front of a unit at the Coach-n-Four Apartments on East Main
Read MoreLeadership of the Mount Pleasant Democratic Committee harshly criticized town officials last week for publicizing the citizenship status of one of two suspects who were apprehended for their alleged involvement in a Nov. 1 house burglary. The committee issued a
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