By George Pappas and Marlene Sauer Wallace Pond, located in the northern and often forgotten section of Cortlandt Manor, is plagued with troubles that the Town of Cortlandt can resolve by taking ownership of the situation and of the Wallace
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board accepted the environmental review for the proposed Form-Based Code as complete last week, another step toward enacting the code and potential zoning changes for a portion of downtown Chappaqua. Despite continued heavy criticism from a
Read MoreA nearly two-mile-long tunnel is being planned by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to carry water between the Eastview ultraviolet facility to its Kensico Reservoir campus in Valhalla. The DEP is conducting environmental reviews for what
Read MoreA large water main break in Carmel Oct. 1 disrupted water service to more than 5,000 residents, numerous businesses, the high school, hospital and public buildings. The break occurred at Old Rte. 6 near Day Road causing the town to
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board postponed a vote on accepting the draft Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) as complete last week after the Chappaqua School District argued that impacts on the schools failed to be addressed. On Wednesday, Adam
Read MoreThe epochal flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Sept. 1 heavily damaged the American Legion post in Thornwood and now its members are searching for an alternate home. Gilbert Rauh Post 1574 on Garrigan Avenue took on
Read MoreDogged by a loud chorus of residents questioning the safety of storing road millings, the North Castle Town Board introduced its new environmental engineer and counsel last week in hopes of putting fears to rest. Officials also authorized going out
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Cortlandt Town Board voted unanimously last week to pass a nine-month moratorium on Tier 3 Ground Mounted Solar Farms. Although board members maintained the move was not targeted at slowing down a controversial solar farm within
Read MoreForm-Based Code critics repeatedly told New Castle officials last week that the town’s consultants’ responses in the draft Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) failed to address many of the public’s key questions and comments. Opponents of the effort continually
Read MoreBy Michael Gold Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers has just installed the largest solar canopy in Westchester, but the missionaries are asking for competition. “I’m hoping to be an example,” said Fr. Raymond Finch, Maryknoll’s Superior General. “This is a first
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