Peter W. Hughes
Peter W. Hughes, a lifelong Mount Kisco resident, died peacefully at home on Feb. 22. He was 89. Peter was born on July 5, 1931, to the late Victor A. and Ann Finnegan Hughes. He married his wife, Frances Didio,
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Mt. Kisco Planning Chair Resigns, Raises Speculation Behind Departure
Longtime Mount Kisco Planning Board Chairman Doug Hertz resigned from the board nearly two weeks ago, touching off speculation that his departure may have been related to a potential conflict of interest. Mayor Gina Picinich last week confirmed that there
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Mount Kisco Special Ed School Pushed to Brink Over Tuition Flap
A state Education Department (SED) determination has placed a Mount Kisco school that serves students with learning and social and emotional disabilities in financial peril because the school must pay districts that sent pupils to its classes. The Karafin School,
Read MoreMount Kisco, Developer Close in on 99-Year Lease for Mixed-Use Project
Mount Kisco officials are on the verge of signing a 99-year lease with a developer to build a mixed-use development on two downtown municipal parking lots, a project they hope will invigorate the downtown. Mayor Gina Picinich said last week
Read MoreMt. Kisco Solar Farm Applicant: Project Would Have No Adverse Impact
Improvements to the plans of a proposed Mount Kisco solar farm would cause minimal neighborhood and environmental impacts, representatives for the applicant told the village’s Planning Board last week. Sunrise Community Solar, which hopes to install a 2.5 million-kilowatt ground-mounted
Read MoreConstantino “Cozz” Procopis
Constantino “Cozz” Procopis, 90, of Mount Kisco, passed away on Jan. 31 surrounded by his family after a brief battle with COVID-19. Cozz was born in Mount Kisco on Aug. 4, 1930, to Athena and Steven Procopis. Cozz joined the
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Children Learn ‘Literacy of the 21st Century’ at Mount Kisco Code Ninjas
By Lisa Mockel When eight-year-old Jack Fisher of Ossining showed an interest in animation and began creating his own basic video games, his mom, Tina, took to Google, searching for classes to help take her son’s budding passion to the
Read MoreNew ShopRite Approved at Diamond Properties Complex in Mount Kisco
The Mount Kisco Planning Board last week approved a new 85,000-square-foot ShopRite supermarket for the Diamond Properties complex at 333 N. Bedford Rd. along with other improvements to the 38-acre site. After more than three years of review, which also
Read MoreNew Shop to Provide Residents With Taste of Britain in Mount Kisco
By Sydney Stoller Stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, local Anglophiles and British expats have been unable to take a trip across the pond. They may instead be satisfying their need for English culture by watching “The Crown,” “The
Read MoreMt. Kisco Eyes Tightening Language in Code Regulating Wireless
The Mount Kisco Village Board will hold a public hearing next Monday to clarify portions of the municipality’s zoning code that aims to keep new wireless infrastructure within the Personal Wireless Facilities Overlay District. Village officials said language in the
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