The New Castle Town Board continued to receive pushback from residents of the town’s West End last week in reaction to tighter restrictions for more than 100 properties within a special watershed protection district. Several homeowners affected by the proposed
Read MoreMunicipalities in the East of Hudson watershed will have to comply with much more stringent MS4 stormwater regulations that will be prohibitively expensive and carry stiff penalties for communities that fail to comply. New regulations from the state Department of
Read MoreRepresentatives for The Summit Club and North Castle officials agreed on several conditions last week for a special use permit to allow the golf course to operate and with public membership while 73 luxury residences are constructed. The parties appeared
Read MoreLocal officials in multiple municipalities are discussing the possibility of a moratorium or legislation to regulate battery energy storage systems (BESS) after proposals to install the facilities have stirred outcry. Last week, the Town of North Castle and the Village
Read MoreSome of the top young table tennis players in the world made their way to Westchester last week in one of the sport’s premiere events for youth competitors. The Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville for the first time hosted
Read MoreThe old adage, “You can never go home again,” adopted from the title of a 1940 novel, certainly doesn’t apply to Dr. Erin Meehan-Fairben, new Superintendent of Schools in the Carmel School District. Fairben, who took over the reins July
Read MoreAs artists finish painting huge murals, they become a small blip on the medium from the perspective of the observer who soaks in the work from afar. Marco Arce and Mya Ortiz didn’t initially see the Chilean professional artist Dasic
Read MoreThe Yorktown Planning Board isn’t ready to issue a recommendation to the town board regarding a proposal to expand the Lake Osceola Overlay District to include a 50-acre site where a large mixed-use development is sought. At its June 24
Read MoreA familiar face in local government has a new job with Westchester County. On Monday, Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins announced that former Mount Kisco mayor Gina Picinich has been appointed deputy commissioner of human resources. Picinch, who completed six
Read MoreA prominent Pleasantville resident and business owner was seriously injured at the dangerous Saw Mill River Parkway-Grant Street intersection recently, once again prompting angry community members to call for safety improvements at the location. Freya Martens, the co-owner of Soul
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