By Mike Gold Furious Valhalla residents blasted the Mt. Pleasant Town Board on May 13 for rezoning 75 North Kensico Avenue to allow a 34-unit apartment building with underground parking—accusing officials of pushing the plan through with little notice and
Read MoreBy Chloe Kohl Even a simple stroll through downtown Armonk makes one thing clear: this is a community built around small businesses—not big chains—setting it apart from many others across Westchester and the country. Mom-and-pop shops dominate Main Street, with
Read MorePlans for Former Chase Bank Site Spark Concerns Over Traffic and Village Character By Abby Luby Pleasantville residents strongly objected to the proposed development of the former Chase Bank building at Wednesday night’s public hearing held by the Pleasantville Planning
Read MoreResidents Rally for Competitive Compensation as Contract Talks Continue By Ava McGinty Doctors from the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) held a rally outside Westchester Medical Center’s Valhalla campus on Tuesday, calling for progress in five-month-long contract negotiations. CIR,
Read MoreBy Chloe Kohl Fox Lane High School’s second annual Best Buddies Wiffle Ball Game yesterday brought students with and without intellectual disabilities together on the field—laughing, connecting, and cheering each other on in what’s known as a unified game. For
Read MoreBy Ava McGinty At a time of deep political division in Washington and across the country, local Reps. George Latimer (D-16) and Mike Lawler (R-17) highlighted the importance of bipartisanship and problem-solving at the Business Council of Westchester’s (BCW) KeyBank
Read MoreBy Chloe Kohl It wasn’t even 8 a.m. on Saturday, yet Pleasantville’s Memorial Plaza was already buzzing with excitement. Crowds lined up with wagons of vegetables and flowers, eager to purchase plants at the stroke of 8, when the annual
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli The Jacob Burns Film Center held its long-awaited screening of October 8, a documentary on the rise of antisemitism in the United States, with the film playing to a packed theater on Thursday. The screening, and a
Read MoreBy Larry Epstein Thousands of volunteers lined the Hudson River, from Manhattan to the Adirondacks, for Riverkeeper’s Sweep 2025 on May 3. The volunteers gathered at more than 100 sites and also worked on cleaning up the shore of Raritan
Read MoreAs part of our collaboration with Pace University’s journalism department, The Examiner News features student-reported stories like this one. By James Steigerwald and EJ Speight, April 18, 2025 Los Angeles-based band Dawes will headline this year’s Pleasantville Music Festival. The festival, which
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