On Dec. 17, 13 mayors across the country were honored for their efforts to address the climate crisis as part of the 2021 Mayors Climate Protection Awards. City of White Plains Mayor Tom Roach was among the honorees for the
Read MoreA 282,000-square-foot solar carport may be coming to RPW Group’s office park at 1133 Westchester Avenue in White Plains. At the Dec. 6 Common Council meeting, residents voiced their concerns during a public hearing held in relation to Voda Solar
Read MoreThe Peekskill Winter Parking Ordinance went into effect December 1 and will last through April 15. Parking is prohibited on city streets from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., except in designated areas where signs are posted for Winter Alternate Side
Read MoreA Chappaqua church has been forced to cancel its annual Christmas tree sale after the company it typically receives its supply from and a backup vendor were unable to deliver the stock. For the first time since starting its tree
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Read MoreThe White Plains Public Library is doing its part to make its operations more sustainable. On Nov. 22, the library announced it achieved Green Business Certification status through the Green Business Partnership (GBP), a public-private partnership managed in part by
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board awarded a contract to a Dutchess County excavating contractor last week to remove road millings that are stored at the town’s highway department grounds over the next couple of months. Officials approved the base bid
Read MoreEnvironmental advocates and neighbors near the site of a proposed Mount Kisco solar farm warned the village’s Planning Board of landscape degradation and displacement of animals if the project is allowed to proceed. During a public hearing last Tuesday for
Read MoreMount Kisco recently approved regulations governing the use of leaf blowers within the village, becoming the latest Westchester municipality hoping to gradually curtail the machinery’s use. The Village Board unanimously ratified the law on Oct. 18, after village resident Lilian
Read MoreThe Board of Legislators last week unanimously passed a declaration of climate emergency in Westchester County, urging state and local governments to do the same. The resolution cites the catastrophic global and local impacts of climate change, including devastating flooding
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