SMALL NEWS IS BIG NEWS
Seven Mount Pleasant police officers were honored last week for each saving a life using the overdose-reversing drug Naloxone. The officers – William Brunke, Conor Elliott, Brian Givney, Jonathan Kramel, Andrew Mancusi, Kiana Oliva and Andrew Texeira – were joined
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Several speakers at a public hearing last week criticized Mount Pleasant’s proposed rezoning of its downtown hamlets fearing a concentration of mixed-use developments would alter the town’s character and negatively impact quality of life. The Sept. 28 hearing on the
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Last Sunday morning was a perfect day for football. The air was cool and crisp and the bleachers were full of parents, friends and community members who turned out at Westlake High School for the seventh Mount Pleasant Wildcats Spirit
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Last week, I read a letter to the editor where my opponent in the upcoming election claimed that the Town of Mount Pleasant needs a leader who “puts the taxpayers first.” I certainly agree with this statement, and my record
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We face a worrisome future of both water scarcity and floods. The Town of Mount Pleasant, given scarcity, has an obligation to consider Pocantico Lake as a future source of clean water. The town, given flooding, has an obligation to
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The Mount Pleasant Planning Board last week issued a positive declaration for the much-anticipated review of what promises to be a highly controversial 31-home cluster subdivision near Pocantico Lake and the Briarcliff Manor village line. Board members also declared themselves
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Two Thornwood residents pleaded with Mount Pleasant officials last week to quickly complete dredging and drainage work at Carroll Park in hopes that it would alleviate flooding during significant rain at their nearby properties. Neighbors Angela Torrieri and Sue Cusma
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By Michael Gold The Mount Pleasant Planning Board voted 5-0 to deny an application to build a 5.75-megawatt solar farm in the Gate of Heaven cemetery in Valhalla at its Sept. 2 meeting. Board members Patsy Fucale and George Pappas
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Completing work on the Saw Mill Parkway in Pleasantville and Mount Pleasant will take at least a year longer than expected but neighboring residents who’ve endured persistent noise are now receiving some relief. State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) and Assemblyman
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Residents near a secluded portion of Mount Pleasant are gathering support to fight a proposed 31-home subdivision in an environmentally-sensitive area on the shores of Pocantico Lake. Developers Brandon and Brian Zappi, of Zappico Development Group, have proposed a cluster
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