A glaringly small turnout of voters last week approved $57 million of capital projects in the Lakeland School District. The referendum on Dec. 6 passed 444-173. More than 36,000 residents live in the district. “Thank you for investing in the
Read MoreUnauthorized changes to the exterior of the newly-built apartment house at 52 Depew St. have come under scrutiny by the Pleasantville Planning Commission. The building’s architectural features have been soundly criticized by some village residents who see the building as unattractive
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged Friday to deliver more than $100 million to make dangerous Metro-North grade crossings safer for drivers, including money for a vehicular overpass for Roaring Brook Road in Chappaqua. Schumer said he has already secured
Read MoreSupporters of legislation that would automatically seal the criminal records of most individuals after they have completed their sentence gathered in Ossining last Thursday to press state lawmakers to pass the bill. The campaign for the Clean Slate Act held
Read MoreThe towns of Mt. Pleasant and No. Castle expect to be tax cap compliant in their soon-to-be-approved 2023 municipal budgets despite pressures from inflation during the past year. In Mount Pleasant, the town’s total proposed appropriation of $60.3 million represents
Read MoreWestchester residents will have one more chance to comment on the county’s $2.3 billion general budget this week as county officials eye next Monday to wrap up work on next year’s spending plan. When submitted last month, County Executive George
Read MoreA 36-year-old Bronx man was charged December 1 with abandoning a seven-year-old dog in the Town of Carmel. According to the Putnam County SPCA, Putnam County Deputy Sheriff Michael Gray was on patrol on October 30 when he observed a
Read MoreState Assemblywoman Amy Paulin has introduced legislation to combat the illegal sale of marijuana and marijuana-related products. If approved, Paulin’s bill would establish that any business selling cannabis without a license would be subject to a civil penalty of not
Read MoreThe Pleasantville community town hall meeting on village development on Nov. 16 was given a full debriefing at last week’s Village Board meeting. Pleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer and trustees shared their impressions of the three-hour forum as well as information gleaned
Read MoreWestchester County’s financial picture received a strong boost last week as the three ratings agencies all deemed the county to have a positive outlook. County Executive George Latimer said Monday that Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor each gave Westchester
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