The North Castle Town Board unanimously agreed last week to contract with the engineering firm Kellard Sessions to prepare construction and bid documents to convert two fields at IBM Community Park from grass to artificial turf. Last Wednesday’s action came
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Planning Commission & Architectural Review Board made decisions on exterior aesthetics for two controversial projects, approving one application and denying the other for now. Exterior changes made to the apartment building at 52 Depew St. received approval as
Read MoreBy Adam Stone It seemed like just another fall evening two Friday nights ago, at 11:30 p.m., when the message flashed on Alison Bender Kellner’s WhatsApp, dispelling any chance of a peaceful night’s sleep. The notification was from the Greenburgh
Read MoreMount Pleasant Planning Board members were hesitant to schedule a public hearing for another piece of the North 80 project in Valhalla because of unanswered questions related to stormwater, traffic and potential for additional schoolchildren. Representatives for developer John Fareri
Read MoreMonths of pleading from landscapers and their supporters to the White Plains Common Council to reconsider an ordinance that eliminated the use of gas-powered leaf blower equipment in the city apparently made a difference. Last week, the council voted 4-3
Read MoreFour different residential façades proposed for 444 Bedford Rd. were recently criticized by the Pleasantville Planning Commission for being incongruent with the former Chase Bank building on one side and a Victorian house on the other. Commission members raised their
Read MoreMount Pleasant officials have retained a local engineering firm to analyze how some of the flooding that has plagued areas of town after recent storms can be mitigated in the future. Last week the Town Board reviewed steps with John
Read MoreBy Michael Gold All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) can pollute streams, wetlands and the air, destroy vegetation, which helps hold down the soil so it can absorb rain, and drive off wildlife. They also fill the air with a considerable amount of
Read MoreFrustration over attempts to camouflage HVAC units on the roof of 70 Memorial Plaza in downtown Pleasantville was expressed by members of the Pleasantville Planning Commission & Architectural Review Board last week. Since last spring, the towering HVAC units on
Read MoreThere is a new push to name the gazebo at Armonk’s Wampus Brook Park in honor of the late North Castle councilwoman Becky Kittredge. Supervisor Michael Schiliro proposed the idea last week a couple of years after the most recent
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