The 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
Read MoreTwo Thornwood residents pleaded with Mount Pleasant officials last week to quickly complete dredging and drainage work at Carroll Park in hopes that it would alleviate flooding during significant rain at their nearby properties. Neighbors Angela Torrieri and Sue Cusma
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A proposed solar farm the length of three football fields that would be a stone’s throw away from several homeowners in the Town of Cortlandt is not being welcomed in the neighborhood. Since the project, located within
Read MoreNew York State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid recently announced a property acquisition along Route 9D in Putnam County as part of plans to construct a relocated trailhead for Brook Trail at Hudson Highlands State Park in Cold Spring. “While this property, the
Read MoreThe Town of North Castle’s storage of asphalt millings derived from its road repaving program, which are being stored at the Middle Patent Road highway yard, continued to be a topic of concern at the North Castle Town Board meeting
Read MoreBy Martin Wilbur Westchester County was recovering from the onslaught of the remnants of deadly Hurricane Ida, which Wednesday night left parkways and local roads flooded requiring emergency responders to make more than 200 rescues from cars and homes. County
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