With many beaches in the Hudson Valley forced to close last week due to harmful pollution, several state and local officials are lobbying for funding to be allocated to curb the recurring problem. During a press conference at a healthy
Read MoreNew Castle officials are taking steps to combat large amounts of growth of organic material in Gedney Park Pond that has covered much of the water’s surface with green scum and killed scores of fish. Last week, the Town Board
Read MoreThe Carmel Town Board last week unanimously voted to approve a six-month moratorium prohibiting the establishment of East Point Energy’s proposed lithium battery farm on 95 acres off Miller and Union Valley roads in Mahopac near the Somers border. Applause
Read MoreCarmel Board of Education member Jim Wise was taken to task by his colleagues last week for remarks he made last month at a pro-Palestinian rally outside the Putnam County Courthouse in Carmel. During a five-hour meeting on July 9,
Read MoreThe July 23 special election for a vacant seat on the Yorktown Town Board pits a former elected official and longtime government watchdog against the wife of a former supervisor who is hoping to build on his legacy. Susan Siegel,
Read MoreA Westchester County grand jury indicted an Armonk man Tuesday for attempting to kill a North Castle police sergeant while first responders were responding to a medical emergency in May. Joseph Spennato, 38, was arraigned in front of Westchester County
Read MoreThe Mount Pleasant Town Board approved more than $300,000 in legal bills last week from the high-powered law firm defending the municipality against several residents who have charged that its voting system is racially polarized. Baker Hostetler, which has represented
Read MoreThe issue of shifting Pleasantville’s village elections to November was debated last week after a longtime resident revealed that she has been working to submit a petition to force a referendum for the general election. Resident Francesca Hagadus said she
Read MoreCongressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) joined representatives from four Westchester towns last week that received critical federal money that will provide those municipalities the ability to update key water and sewer infrastructure and public safety equipment. Gathered at Mount Pleasant
Read MoreVolunteer firefighters confronted the New Castle Board of Fire Commissioners last week, airing their frustrations and demanding to know the status of the district’s delayed $15.2 million firehouse expansion and modernization project. About 25 members of the Chappaqua Fire Department filled
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