By Abby Luby This year’s Pleasantville Music Festival had the weather on its side, which is always a wild card when it comes to the daylong outdoor event. After an initial spell of overcast skies, the sun came out for
Read MoreBy Adam Stone Chabad of Bedford was granted permission last night to hold its Rosh Hashanah Tashlich service at Leonard Park in Mount Kisco, resolving a weeks-long dispute over the park’s use and questions about deed restrictions and municipal authority.
Read MoreBy Adam Stone Assemblyman Chris Burdick convened a high-stakes meeting in his Mount Kisco office yesterday, bringing Rabbi Arik Wolf of Chabad of Bedford and Mayor Michael Cindrich together for the first time since controversy erupted over Chabad’s request to
Read MoreBy Adam Stone For years, Rabbi Arik Wolf and his congregation have gathered peacefully by the Leonard Park pond for a brief Rosh Hashanah ceremony — a 20-minute service of reflection, prayer, and the sounding of the shofar. This year,
Read MoreBy Abby Luby A local Ecuadorian immigrant and her young son are set to leave the United States today after allegedly facing the possibility of being separated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The circumstances sparked local outrage and
Read MoreBy Abby Luby A referendum to change Pleasantville’s traditional election day from March to November will appear on the November 2025 ballot. More than 500 petition signatures to place the referendum on the ballot were submitted and formally verified by
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke The North Castle Town Board voted to release a Request for an Expression of Interest (RFEI) to attract potential contractors for ideas about how to rehabilitate the current Town Hall at its meeting Wednesday evening. Supervisor Joseph
Read MoreBy Toby Rosewater On Tuesday, six ICE agents in four unmarked cars reportedly followed 24-year-old Amy Lituma and her four-year-old son from her home in Peekskill to BJ’s Wholesale Club in Yorktown Heights. There, Lituma, who spoke to The Examiner
Read MoreBy Abby Luby After nearly three years of debate, revisions, and public pushback, Pleasantville’s long-discussed Landmark project at the former Chase Bank site is nearing final approval. Final changes to the proposed mixed-use development at 444 Bedford Rd. were reviewed
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke The North Castle Town Board is weighing its options about what to do with the current Town Hall as exploration of acquiring a famous law firm’s building has been temporarily put on hold. When town officials announced
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