By Bailey Hosfelt A representative from Sustainable Westchester presented the path forward for its Westchester Power program at the White Plains Common Council special meeting/work session on March 28. As the current contract that purchased bulk electricity and locked in
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A groundbreaking ceremony was held March 24 for what will be the first adaptive playground for children of all abilities in northern Westchester. The new playground, which is expected to open by Memorial Day, will be located
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Yorktown Trail Committee has been awarded a $2,900 grant from the Hudson River Valley Greenway for the installation of signs designed to increase awareness of many of Yorktown’s underutilized trails. The project includes a combination of
Read MoreSydney Hughes, Mahopac High School’s 2018 Valedictorian and a senior at Princeton University, has been awarded one of Princeton’s highest honors. She will spend two years studying in Munich, Germany, working to fight climate change. Hughes was awarded the Daniel
Read MoreThe attorney for the applicant proposing a Mount Kisco solar farm appealed to the village’s Planning Board last week to move the project forward as questions about mitigating tree loss on the 25-acre property persists. William Null, representing SCS Sarles
Read MoreReplacing school buses that run on diesel fuel with electric buses just got a boost here in Westchester County. Last week New York’s chapter of Mothers Out Front hosted a two-hour webinar explaining how school districts could start the process
Read MoreWestchester County Executive George Latimer, the County’s Office of Energy & Sustainability and ‘Mothers Out Front’ are teaming up to host an electric school bus webinar. The webinar will be held via Zoom on Thursday, January 27, from 1 to
Read MoreDespite reducing tree removal and eliminating encroachment in the buffer, the Mount Kisco Planning Board heard sharp criticisms last week from residents and other interested parties against a proposed solar farm on a 25-acre parcel. Public speakers at the continuation
Read MoreConstruction of a new Pleasantville village pool will begin at the end of the 2022 summer season, driving a concern to prevent flooding from the adjacent Nannahagan Pond that has previously damaged the existing facility. At last week’s Pleasantville Village
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Town of Yorktown has been awarded a $5,760,000 grant from the State Department of Environmental Conservation for upgrades to four pump stations that will minimize sewage overflows. The town will use the grant for improvements to
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