Capital projects to refurbish the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center will likely cost the Town of New Castle about $1 million as town officials evaluate how to make the necessary upgrades and ultimately operate the facility. Although completing repairs and operating
Read MoreThe Westchester County Board of Legislators last week unanimously approved a lease agreement for a new affordable senior housing development in White Plains. The property at 143 Grand St. was purchased by the county in 2000. It is partially occupied
Read MoreMost of Westchester’s state legislature delegation has thrown its support behind a proposal that would increase the state’s minimum wage to $21.25 by 2026 to help thousands of lower-paid workers keep pace with inflation. The Raise the Wage Act would
Read MoreThe developer of a mixed-use project on Underhill Avenue in Yorktown is seeking a tax abatement agreement for planned road improvements that are considered a key component of receiving site plan approval. During a special Planning Board work session on
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo and Martin Wilbur Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairwoman Catherine Borgia defiantly vowed Monday not to resign from her leadership position after being urged to do so by the Democratic caucus. The statement by the board’s 14
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board held a public scoping session last week for a proposed large-scale housing project in Jefferson Valley. Yorktown Development AMS LLC is planning to construct 250 luxury, multi-family apartments and for sale townhouses on a 35.5-acre property
Read MoreNorth Castle officials and the principal of the Summit Club were at odds last week over whether a conservation easement is needed for the 130-acre golf course despite a deed restriction prohibiting further development. The town’s Open Space Committee has
Read MoreThe company that operates the Algonquin Gas Pipeline will be paying the Town of Yorktown $1,050,000 as compensation for the three-month closure of Woodlands Legacy Fields due to a sinkhole created in December. Yorktown Supervisor Tom Diana negotiated the compensation
Read MoreFor almost two years drivers crossing the heavily traveled bridge at Oscawana Lake Rd. and Peekskill Hollow Rd. have had to press the brakes, lumber over thick metal road plates and pass through a mountain of construction material. And
Read MoreTensions over the exterior appearance of the new apartment building at 52 Depew St. in Pleasantville simmered last week as the project’s developer and the Planning Commission squared off in a testy exchange. Objections were once again raised regarding structural
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