A new state law bans annual wildlife killing contests whose common targets are predators such as coyotes, fox, squirrels and bobcats. The law, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 22, will make illegal hunting competitions and tournaments involving certain
Read MoreBy Michael Gold The Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT) recently acquired 70 acres of forest bordering its Ice Pond property in a land swap with a local developer who is planning to build 24 homes near trust-owned land. “We’re protecting
Read MoreWestchester Joint Water Works (WJWW) was recently awarded a $30 million state grant to help pay for a new filtration plant at Westchester County Airport that will make drinking water safter for about 100,000 county residents. The latest round of
Read MoreOn a cold night in November, a handful of volunteers started to dismantle greenhouses and mobile chicken coops owned by Fable Farm in Yorktown. Night is the best time to move 200 hens and a few belligerent roosters because their
Read MoreThree local state representatives are pressing for legislation to be approved that would allow municipalities to build solar canopies over parking lots at parks by avoiding the time-consuming need for land alienation. Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg (D-Ossining) is sponsoring a bill
Read MoreTesla has proposed 12 electric vehicle (EV) chargers at the Millwood Town Plaza for the general public, but the New Castle Planning Board first called for a parking study to avoid overwhelming the site. In a recent submission to the
Read MoreFilms on Purpose is partnering with the Village of Pleasantville’s Climate Smart Communities Task Force (also known as the Climate Smart Committee) to host a screening that focuses on carbon footprint reduction on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The short video, “Renovating
Read MoreNorth Castle officials appeared hesitant about a recent request for a zoning text change that would permit a car wash within the Planned Light Industrial District on Business Park Drive in Armonk. Representatives for Basis Industrial Acquisitions LLC appeared before
Read MoreA rig towered over the Ossining waterfront last Wednesday, poised to drill down around 600 feet, a first test well at the future site of a proposed affordable housing development that will use geothermal heating and cooling. A group of
Read MoreWestchester County parks and conservation officials appeared agreeable last week to finding a way to restart a regular maintenance schedule for an environmentally unique grassland at Croton Point Park. A long-awaited meeting last Friday at the park’s nature center involving
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