Pleasantville officials are ready to wade back into the contentious issue of leaf blower use and considering legislation to regulate its use in the village. Village Trustee Nicole Asquith, who has taken a leadership role on the issue, presented findings
Read MoreNow that the weather is warmer and more people are outside, walking safely in and around the Village of Pleasantville is foremost in many residents’ minds. Last week the village’s Pedestrian Committee held a public forum to update the Village
Read MoreFollowing years of division over a proposal aiming to regulate leaf blower use within the Town of Greenburgh, officials are scrapping the plan and starting over to appease the community and reach a compromise. The Greenburgh Town Board will now
Read MoreA crack in a storage tank at the Brian J. Slavin Aquatic Center at Shrub Oak Memorial Town Park in Yorktown that allowed 1,400 gallons of liquid chlorine to leak out was contained on site and cleaned up without incident
Read MoreMount Pleasant Planning Board members and neighboring residents of Gate of Heaven Cemetery indicated last week that they are apprehensive about a proposed 4.375-megawatt solar farm on an unused 32-acre portion of the cemetery’s grounds. The ground-mounted solar array pitched
Read MoreWestchester and Suffolk counties are partnering on a shared services plan that will lead to the electrification of their entire vehicle fleets by 2030 in order to cut carbon emissions to zero. County Executive George Latimer was joined by Suffolk
Read MoreNorth Castle officials are planning improvements to the wastewater treatment plant for the sewer district that serves downtown Armonk rather than opting for the far more expensive facility expansion to accommodate additional downtown development. Last week, the Town Board agreed
Read MoreThe Progress 4 Peekskill slate of Democrats running for Peekskill Mayor and Common Council have released the “forward-thinking” environmental segment of their campaign platform. The four members of the slate — Conor Greene, Councilwoman Vanessa Agudelo, Amy Perlow and Amy
Read MoreThe Village of Mount Kisco celebrated Earth Day last Thursday by cutting the ribbon on Westchester’s first municipal community solar and battery storage project on a capped landfill to help support renewable energy. Generating 575 kilowatts, the repurposed 1.5-acre parcel
Read MoreThe Town of Yorktown has launched a roadside litter campaign that requires the watchful eye of the public to help to identify problems. Last week, work crews from the Yorktown Refuse & Recycling Department cleaned roadside litter at Wood and
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