A Chappaqua property owner is standing trial in New Castle Town Court after being accused of removing as many as 560 trees from their land without proper permits along with engaging in other prohibited activity. Testimony in the trial of
Read MoreThe New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) broke ground last week on a two-mile tunnel in Mount Pleasant so the agency can have operational flexibility in bringing water to nine million people. The $1.9 billion project, known as
Read MoreA $26 million flood mitigation project at Annsville Circle in Cortlandt kicked off last week. The New York State-led project will raise the circle by four feet as well as a half-mile section of flood-prone Route 6/Route 202 by seven
Read MoreWith many beaches in the Hudson Valley forced to close last week due to harmful pollution, several state and local officials are lobbying for funding to be allocated to curb the recurring problem. During a press conference at a healthy
Read MoreNew Castle officials are taking steps to combat large amounts of growth of organic material in Gedney Park Pond that has covered much of the water’s surface with green scum and killed scores of fish. Last week, the Town Board
Read MoreThe Carmel Town Board last week unanimously voted to approve a six-month moratorium prohibiting the establishment of East Point Energy’s proposed lithium battery farm on 95 acres off Miller and Union Valley roads in Mahopac near the Somers border. Applause
Read MoreGranite Pointe, an approved 23-unit housing subdivision in Somers that dates back to 1988, was granted a 28th 90-day time extension by the town’s Planning Board last month. The project, which received final approval by the Planning Board in 2015
Read MoreMunicipalities in the East of Hudson watershed will have to comply with much more stringent MS4 stormwater regulations that will be prohibitively expensive and carry stiff penalties for communities that fail to comply. New regulations from the state Department of
Read MoreLocal officials in multiple municipalities are discussing the possibility of a moratorium or legislation to regulate battery energy storage systems (BESS) after proposals to install the facilities have stirred outcry. Last week, the Town of North Castle and the Village
Read MoreHundreds crowded into Carmel Town Hall last week opposing East Point Energy’s proposed lithium battery facility on 95 acres off Miller and Union Valley roads in Mahopac near the Somers town line. Numerous residents voiced their concerns to the Carmel
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