Board of Ed Races Attract Competitive Fields in Next Month’s Elections
There will be highly competitive Board of Education elections next month in several local districts reversing a bit of a recent trend of uncontested races. The changing of the guard will continue in...
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Mt. Pleasant Sued After Refusing to Furnish Town E-mail List
A fierce opponent of Mount Pleasant’s proposed Comprehensive Plan update has filed an Article 78 to gain access to the town’s list of residents’ e-mail addresses to share information with the public...
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Mt. Pleasant Honors Late Legislator Swanson With Street Renaming
The Town of Mount Pleasant paid tribute to former county legislator Suzanne Swanson on Sunday, one of its most beloved and dedicated public servants, by renaming a street in her honor. Local and county...
View ArticleAbinanti, Shimsky Square Off in Intriguing Democratic Primary
Assemblyman Tom Abinanti (D-Pleasantville) is seeking a seventh two-year term in the 92nd Assembly District, a position he has maintained since winning the seat in 2010. But Abinanti will have to first...
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Mount Pleasant to Resume Comprehensive Plan Hearing Next Week
Mount Pleasant will reconvene the public hearing next week on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) for what officials hope will lead to the town’s first Comprehensive Plan update in...
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Shimsky Defeats Abinanti to Win 92nd Assembly District’s Democratic Primary
Westchester County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky (D-Dobbs Ferry) scored an impressive victory over six-term incumbent Assemblyman Tom Abinanti in the 92nd Assembly District’s Democratic primary Tuesday...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Hamlet Zoning, Comp Plan Hearing Draws Mixed Reaction
There was mixed sentiment voiced among a relatively limited number of speakers last Tuesday on Mount Pleasant’s proposed Comprehensive Plan update and Hamlet Business District Zoning Code that focuses...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Closes Hearing on Hamlet Zoning, Comp Plan DGEIS
The Mount Pleasant Town Board closed the public hearing last week on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) for the Comprehensive Plan and the Hamlet Business District Zoning Code,...
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Mount Pleasant Medal of Honor Parade Recognizes Hero
When Peter Fiumefreddo attended the American Legion convention last year in Annapolis, he met a fellow veteran that he knew he had to invite to Westchester after learning of his story. The veteran,...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Rec & Parks Thanks Community for Great Summer Camp
The Mount Pleasant Recreation & Parks Department would like to say thank you to some of the people who made the 2022 Mount Pleasant Camp year special. Mount Pleasant had over 1,000 kids in our...
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New Mount Pleasant Assisted Living Center Opens Spring 2024
Benchmark Senior Living, the largest senior housing provider in New England, will be adding its third assisted living center in New York come spring 2024 with the recent start of construction of...
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Westlake STEAM Symposium Inspires Next Generation of Innovators
By Em Stangarone The halls of Westlake High School were abuzz with curiosity last Tuesday and Wednesday as students attended the Mount Pleasant School District’s STEAM Symposium. The fifth annual event...
View ArticleWestchester County Airport Forum Draws Complaints, Accusations
Residents living under the vast web of jet flight paths near the Westchester County Airport voiced their growing frustrations, including complaints and accusations, at a Sept. 6 public forum held at...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Unveils Monument at Town’s 9/11 Ceremony
It may have taken longer than planned, but the Town of Mount Pleasant finally has its 9/11 monument. During the annual ceremony outside Town Hall on Sunday, officials unveiled a Cambrian black granite...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Planning Board Chair Steps Down After 37 Years
For the first time since 1985, the Mt. Pleasant Planning Board will operate without its most recognizable member. Michael McLaughlin stepped down from his seat following the Sept. 19 meeting, wrapping...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Approves Code Revision Allowing Dogs on Leash at Park
The Mount Pleasant Town Board unanimously approved a town code revision that allows dogs in the Hardscrabble Wilderness Area but they must be on a leash that extends no more than six feet. This summer...
View ArticleToll Brothers Pitches 160 Units for Thornwood Legion of Christ Property
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers is in contract to purchase the Legion of Christ property on Columbus Avenue in Thornwood and expects to submit a zoning change request to build 160 townhouses at the...
View ArticleSaw Mill Parkway Project Mercifully Nears Completion
For two years residents living near the Saw Mill Parkway in Pleasantville and Mount Pleasant have endured day-long ear-splitting noise from pile drivers and generators and the nighttime glare of...
View ArticleNew $10M Vision Unveiled for Mount Pleasant Libraries
Full natural light, wide open spaces, a dynamic children’s room, an outdoor amphitheater, and meeting rooms are part of a new design proposed for the Mount Pleasant Libraries — the main library and the...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Poised to Approve First Comp Plan Update in 50 Years
The Mt. Pleasant Town Board is expected to approve its first updated Comprehensive Plan in more than a half-century next week and introduce the new Hamlet Zoning Code to help reinvigorate its...
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