A new era is coming to New Castle politics. Team New Castle, which was backed by the Republican and Independence parties, defeated the Democratic slate Tuesday night and will take over control of the previously all-Democratic town board next year. With 81
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen The New Castle Town Board approved adoption of the state Environmental Quality Review Act’s Supplemental Findings Statement for the Chappaqua Crossing project at a special board meeting Oct. 29. The action, which was approved 3-1, establishes the
Read MoreThe Town of New Castle recently released a $23.8 million tentative budget for 2014 carrying a proposed tax rate increase of 2.59 percent and a tax levy hike that is within the state mandated cap. The spending represents the combined
Read MoreFor the candidates in this year’s New Castle town election, Thursday is a highly anticipated night. The League of Women Voters is hosting a candidates forum at 7 p.m. at the Chappaqua Public Library, featuring the hopefuls for supervisor, town
Read MoreNew Castle officials who want to include the public to help complete the first Master Plan update in 25 years, are now reaching out to its residents to be part of the process. Volunteers are being sought to fill slots on one
Read MorePeggy Davidson Post feels fortunate that her parents never tried to persuade her from pursuing what she loved to do most. From the time Post’s father gave her his oil paints as a child and encouraged her to hone her
Read MorePromoting literacy and a love of reading in children should be filled with excitement and great anticipation. That’s what the organizers of the inaugural Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival in Chappaqua believe they have created. This Saturday marks the start of
Read MoreWhen you think of long distance runners, Eric Gelber probably isn’t what most people envision. Sure, the Chappaqua resident is in great shape, but he wasn’t a high school or collegiate track star or even someone who was an avid
Read MoreAmid threats of a lawsuit and charges of developer profiteering, the New Castle Town Board approved the town’s first affordable housing project in nearly 20 years in a split vote Tuesday night. The all-Democratic board decided by a 3-2 margin
Read MoreCommunities throughout Westchester stopped on Wednesday to pause and reflect on the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In the late afternoon and early evening, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Castle and Mount Kisco were among the towns that remembered local
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