For so many years, a sizeable portion of Vietnam veterans and those who served the country during that era were disrespected, shunned or ignored for simply answering their country’s call. A half-century later, a local chapter of a national organization
Read MoreZoe Gellert’s life-altering experience happened in sixth grade. In February 2016, while outside Seven Bridges Middle School in Chappaqua that she attended at the time, another student somehow kicked a 40-pound concrete paver onto her right foot. Despite not suffering
Read MoreNew Castle officials are contemplating re-instatement of a moratorium for a stretch of North Greeley Avenue as they continue to search for ways to reinvigorate that portion of the Chappaqua hamlet. The Town Board is now weighing a six-month prohibition
Read MoreA vision for Chappaqua’s North Greeley Avenue and downtown should be well-articulated to the public to help New Castle officials enliven that portion of the hamlet, the town and planning boards largely agreed last week. Members of both boards kicked
Read MoreChappaqua Superintendent of Schools Dr. Christine Ackerman last week proposed a nearly $134 million budget for 2022-23 that just makes it under the tax cap despite sharp increases in health insurance premiums and special education costs. The proposed $133,963,411 spending
Read MoreNew Castle officials are grappling with the best strategies to employ in hopes of revitalizing the North Greeley Avenue corridor in downtown Chappaqua. Last week during the Town Board’s work session, discussions included potential zoning tools to use to get
Read MoreA bipartisan group of Westchester municipal leaders joined congressman and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Tom Suozzi in Chappaqua Saturday morning to resist two pieces of legislation that they argue would drastically change the character of communities across the state. Suozzi, along
Read MoreNew Castle will schedule a public hearing on extending the town’s affordable housing requirement into two commercial zones, an issue that elicited some strong words last week between Councilman Jeremy Saland and the board majority. Officials are contemplating legislation that
Read MoreNew Castle Supervisor Lisa Katz announced last week an ambitious set of goals for her first 100 days as the town’s chief officer, at least two of which have the potential to touch off robust debate. At the Town Board’s
Read MoreFor nearly 25 years, Huma Abedin has had a front seat to history and unforgettable and notorious events. Sometimes it was in her role as a staffer and trusted adviser for former First Lady, senator and secretary of state Hillary
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