The inspiration for Howard Meyer’s new play came when he wasn’t looking for one. Taking a trip to the Southwest to propose to his wife, Meyer returned home with more than just an engagement. He also came back with an
Read MoreWhen Jay Sullivan decided to travel to Jamaica to teach after graduating Boston College, he didn’t really know what he was getting into. In 1984, Sullivan delayed going to law school for two years and follow a group of college
Read MoreEach spring, Pace University’s College Against Cancer has the challenge of keeping people up all night during the annual Relay for Life on campus. The group’s leaders brainstormed on how to keep attendees engaged for most of the 12-hour event, starting at
Read MoreWith spring weather gradually becoming a more familiar sight, Pleasantville Middle School held its fourth annual Earth Day Green Fair last week, giving residents a chance to better acquaint themselves with environmental issues. Held in the school’s gymnasium and cafeteria
Read MoreA recently formed homeowners group has launched a website and online petition to fight the proposed Pleasantville assisted living facility. The group, United Homeowners of Pleasantville (UHP), has mobilized in response to Massachusetts-based Benchmark Senior Living’s attempt to construct its first assisted living
Read MoreThere was no chance Marty DeGrazia was going to miss Sunday morning’s World War II monument rededication ceremony outside Our Lady of Pompei Church on Saratoga Avenue in Pleasantville. DeGrazia’s family connection to the war, the monument and the neighborhood
Read MoreJ.A. Henckels, the international cutlery firm that bought the former MLA property along Marble Avenue in Pleasantville, is expected to soon start building its headquarters and should move in sometime next year. Village building inspector Michael Testa said last week
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Board of Education was overwhelmingly receptive to the $46.3 million 2013-14 budget that school administrators presented last week. The presentation during the April 2 board meeting revealed that officials intend to present a budget to taxpayers that will
Read MoreA proposal by Pace University to consolidate its Pleasantville and Briarcliff campuses continues to advance as the Mount Pleasant Planning Board unanimously agreed last week to schedule a public hearing. The board, which discussed the first of the project’s multiple phases
Read MoreEvery city, town and village has history. Longtime Pleasantville resident Bert Ruiz has made sure that some of the most memorable moments and stories and the village’s most influential residents have been recorded forever. Ruiz recently completed a book on
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