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Positive Declaration Made By Mount Pleasant for Pocantico Lake Proposal
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...
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Mt. Pleasant Has an Obligation to Reject 31 Homes on Pocantico Lake
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...
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Experience, Proven Track Record Serving Taxpayers Counts as Supervisor
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...
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Mount Pleasant Shows its Spirit Raising $60G for Childhood Cancer Research
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...
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Several Residents Remain Skeptical of Mount Pleasant Rezoning Proposal
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...
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Mount Pleasant Officers Honored for Saving 7 People From Overdoses
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...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Adjourns Comprehensive Plan, Form-Based Code Hearing
The Mount Pleasant Town Board last week adjourned the ongoing public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Plan update and form-based code after Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi indicated officials have...
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Pocantico Lake Scoping Session Focuses on Key Environmental Issues
Close to 20 speakers urged the Mount Pleasant Planning Board last week to study a wide range of environmental concerns in its review of a 31-lot cluster subdivision proposed for the Pocantico Lake...
View ArticleFulgenzi, Rogers Smalley, Hagadus-McHale the Choices in Mt. Pleasant
Since becoming Mount Pleasant supervisor in 2014, this is the first time Carl Fulgenzi has had any competition to retain his seat. Democrat Joe Bonanno stepped up for the challenge, and he should be...
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A New Mural Honors DJ Henry at Pace University
A striking and vibrant mural of DJ Henry, a Pace University student-athlete shot and killed by a Pleasantville police officer 11 years ago, prominently lights up a large space at the university’s...
View ArticleAlan Dahle
Alan Walter Dahle, 62, of Thornwood, best known as Chip, passed away peacefully on Oct. 18, after a battle with pneumonia and heart complications. Chip was born in Port Chester on July 17, 1959, to...
View ArticleNorth Castle Residents to See Nearly Flat Taxes in 2022 Tentative Budget
North Castle residents are likely to see virtually no change in their town tax bill next year as the recently released $32.5 million tentative budget for 2022 is more than $1.1 million under the tax...
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Milim Surprises in North Castle; Incumbents Re-elected in Mt. Pleasant
First-time candidate Matt Milim won a three-candidate race for two seats on the North Castle Town Board, finishing head of incumbents Barbara DiGiacinto and Barry Reiter Tuesday night. Milim, 40, a...
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Mount Pleasant to Initiate Study of Town’s Traffic Hotspots
Growing concern over traffic issues at key locations throughout Mount Pleasant has prompted Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi to call for a study to examine vehicular volume and congestion. Approval in July...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Residents Demand Action to Alleviate Traffic Problems
Mount Pleasant officials are weighing closing several roads to trucks in the vicinity of the Amazon warehouse and distribution center under construction on Route 9A in Hawthorne to prevent commercial...
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Mount Pleasant Latest Municipality to Opt Out of Cannabis Sales
The Town of Mount Pleasant became the latest municipality in the region to opt-out from allowing cannabis dispensaries and consumption lounges within its borders citing the potential harm of marijuana...
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Saying Goodbye to Venerable Journalist and Storyteller Herb Hadad
For those in the world of journalism, knowing and working with veteran reporter Herbert Hadad was a special honor. An award-winning journalist and storyteller, Hadad’s news stories always put the...
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Health Insurance Takes Bite Out of Tentative 2022 Mount Pleasant Town Budget
Mount Pleasant’s preliminary 2022 town budget has a proposed tax levy increase of 2.9 percent as officials look to stay under the tax cap despite a nearly 13 percent spike in health insurance costs for...
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Thornwood Grieves Death of Firefighter in Thanksgiving Blaze
The Thornwood community is grieving the loss of a 26-year-old volunteer firefighter who died after a fire in his family’s home in the pre-dawn hours on Thanksgiving morning. Sean Carroll, who had...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Passes Commercial Vehicle Law on Roads Near Amazon Site
The Mount Pleasant Town Board unanimously approved a commercial vehicle restriction on three key roads that are used as a shortcut, but many residents are also pressing for the town to consider closing...
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