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Jared Saiontz has had to carefully watch what he’s eaten his entire life because of 26 life-threatening food allergies. With thousands more people forced to use area food pantries during the pandemic, the seventh-grader at Chappaqua’s Robert E. Bell Middle
Read moreVoters in the Chappaqua School District will have a choice of two candidates for in next week’s Board of Education race. First-time candidate Ellen Exum will be joined on the ballot by Cailee Hwang, who ran unsuccessfully for the board
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New Castle Supervisor Ivy Pool announced Tuesday night that she will resign from her post effective June 15 before she and her family relocate this summer to Chicago. Pool read a statement during the Town Board meeting, explaining her decision
Read moreJohn Chow, the assistant superintendent for business for the Chappaqua School District, will be taking a different route to work starting this summer. The Pleasantville Board of Education unanimously approved Chow’s appointment last Tuesday. He will be replacing the district’s
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The New Castle Democratic-endorsed slate that is being challenged in a June primary has been collecting signatures to appear on an independent line, ensuring a contested election in November. Supervisor candidate Holly McCall and candidates for Town Board, Councilwoman Lori Morton,
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A decision by the New Castle Town Board to limit the escalation of lawn signs in public spaces throughout town has been met with concerns that some signs are being removed from private property. The growing controversy occurred after a
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After 15 years of meetings, hearings, revised plans and two federal lawsuits, the New Castle Planning Board last week granted the Chappaqua Crossing application its last final approval, officially completing its review of the 91-townhouse East Village. Votes for subdivision
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When 11-year-old Mattias Edstrom tragically lost his life in February 2020, contributions poured in from the community in his memory. His mother, New Castle Supervisor Ivy Pool, and father Christian Edstrom looked for some way to use the funds that
Read moreThe engineering firm retained to design a 1.5-mile pedestrian and bike path connecting Chappaqua Crossing and downtown Chappaqua presented a route to New Castle town officials last week that avoids most private properties and school district land. The proposed ChapLine
Read moreFor the first time since New York State instituted the tax cap 10 years ago, the Chappaqua School District has proposed a budget that would levy the maximum allowable taxes to balance next year’s spending plan. The $130,460,188 budget proposed
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