When Doris Shepherd Wiese began taking photographs of animals in her youth it was mainly shots of dogs and cats around New York. Over the past three decades, Wiese has markedly expanded her horizons. She has taken four safaris to
Read MorePleasantville volunteer firefighters gathered in Graham Hills Park Monday night each with a candle in hand to remember one of their own. For the 17th year, firefighters and friends held a vigil to remember slain Pleasantville firefighter Tom Dorr and
Read MoreFive years after Pleasantville had a recreation center, the village opened its latest facility Saturday afternoon during an official ribbon cutting ceremony. Located on Marble Avenue in the same building where the Pleasantville Volunteer Ambulance Corps was formerly housed, the
Read MoreA Pleasantville health club is set to give assistance to the surviving victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy last month in Newtown, Conn. PFX Fitness Center is hosting multiple fitness events this Sunday, Jan. 13 in an effort to
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Farmers Market is set to enter a new era. Starting this weekend, the village will hold its first indoor market at the Pleasantville Middle School cafeteria every Saturday through May 11. It also marks the first time after
Read MoreLaduca Auto Service finally got the green light to sell used cars in Pleasantville last week. The village board unanimously passed a resolution Dec. 17 granting Laduca Auto Service on Depew Street a special permit that would allow the business
Read MoreA footbridge at Graham Hills Park in Mount Pleasant that Leonard “Lenny” Joyner helped build had his name permanently attached to it last week. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino unveiled a plaque remembering the late Pleasantville man during a special
Read MoreLess than a decade ago, Phoenix Kelly-Rappa couldn’t have imagined she would be the co-owner of a spirits company. But the Pleasantville resident parlayed knowledge gained through her father’s nightclub, her husband’s family’s background in the liquor industry, good business
Read MoreIt took some pushing and prodding, but Ruan Zorgman finally allowed the Pleasantville High School Athletic Department to recognize his accomplishment of earning a swimming scholarship to SUNY Binghamton next year. Zorgman, a senior swimmer for the Thundercats, a high
Read MoreStudents in the Pleasantville School District have become accustomed to the idea of planting seeds and harvesting their own crops through the joy of tending to edible gardens at Bedford Road School and Pleasantville Middle School. Now, school personnel, community
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