Cuomo Signs Bill to Trigger DOT Study of All Grade Crossings
Three local state legislators announced Thursday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill mandating the state Department of Transportation (DOT) study all 5,300 railroad grade crossings in New York and...
View ArticleMaria Fareri Doctors Successfully Separate Conjoined Twins
A groundbreaking procedure performed at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital last week has given a pair of baby girls a chance at a normal and healthy life. A team of more than 50 medical professionals...
View ArticlePepsiCo Proposing Expansion at Mount Pleasant Location
PepsiCo is proposing a major expansion project in Valhalla, which would include construction of a new three-story building to house laboratory space, offices and other amenities. The Mount Pleasant...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Family Gala to Fight Childhood Cancer
Dana Gentile volunteered to assist charitable causes since in high school. Even now, when one of her daughters, Gia, is fighting a form of childhood cancer, the Gentile family continues to help others....
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Towing Company Pays Tribute to Fallen Officers
Mark Voeltz understands firsthand the dangers police officers face on a daily basis. Voeltz is an officer in the Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, and while he’s at work, his son, Mark Jr., manages...
View ArticleThe Partners Gym, Thornwood
By Anna Young In the last year, Obiora Nwoye went from suits to sweats, leaving behind a career at IBM to owning and operating The Partners Gym in Thornwood. During his 11 years at IBM in Poughkeepsie,...
View ArticleWestlake High School Block Scheduling in Jeopardy for Next Year
The Mount Pleasant teacher’s union is threatening to end block scheduling at Westlake High School for next year unless the district agrees to provide additional pay to the teachers. In a Mar. 3 e-mail...
View ArticleTeaching Staff Cuts Proposed in Mt. Pleasant Schools Budget
The proposed $58.95 million Mount Pleasant School District has called for more than three full-time equivalent teaching positions to be cut districtwide as administrators work to adhere to the tax cap...
View ArticleCounty Approves 99-Year Lease for Valhalla Biomedical Project
A $1.2 billion biomedical complex proposed for Valhalla’s Grasslands campus received a major boost Monday night as the Board of Legislators unanimously approved a 99-year lease with developer Fareri...
View ArticleChappaqua, Mt. Pleasant School Board Races Draw Crowded Fields
Following several months of contentious meetings earlier this school year, six candidates submitted petitions to contest two seats in next month’s Chappaqua Board of Education election. The candidates...
View ArticlePolice Searching for Robbers of Thornwood Verizon Store
Mount Pleasant police are searching for two men who stole cell phones from the Verizon store in the Rose Hill Shopping Center in Thornwood Wednesday morning. Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Oliva said...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Considering First Comp Plan Update Since 1970
The year was 1970 when a hobbled Willis Reed led the New York Knicks to their first NBA title, “Love Story” and “Airport” were cleaning up at movie box offices and “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” was...
View ArticleTwo Incumbents Among Four Vying for Mt. Pleasant Town Board
The race for the Mount Pleasant Town Board is heating up as three Republicans are seeking the party’s nomination for two council seats while a Democrat recently announced he was entering the fray....
View ArticleFulgenzi to Meet With State on Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Troubles
Frustrated with ongoing violent incidents involving students at two local residential treatment centers, Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi headed to Albany Tuesday to meet with state officials to...
View ArticleKanner Unseats Incumbent in Byram Hills; Area Budgets Pass Easily
By Mary Kate Crowe The Byram Hills Board of Education vote yielded a surprising result Tuesday night as challenger Lori Kanner captured one of two seats finishing ahead of longtime trustees Ira...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Cop’s Musical Passion on Display in New CD
After Peter Blume graduated from Pace University, he did what countless other finance majors have done before and since – start a career in the corporate world. But several years later, he left...
View ArticleMcCarthy Accuses Mt. Pleasant GOP of Co-opting Nominating Process
First-term Mount Pleasant Councilman Denis McCarthy angrily charged last week that he was victimized by the town Republican Committee’s apparent manipulation of the nominating process after he was...
View ArticleDeveloper Pitches Assisted Living Project to Mt. Pleasant Officials
A developer of senior housing projects appeared before the Mount Pleasant Town Board last week to float the idea for a 85- to 90-unit assisted living project on Zeiss Drive in Thornwood. The...
View ArticleTentative Teacher’s Contract to Save Block Scheduling for Westlake HS
Block scheduling at Westlake High School may get a reprieve for at least the next two years. Mount Pleasant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Susan Guiney announced at Wednesday’s Board of Education...
View ArticleBoard of Legislators’ District 3 Candidates Set for November
The presumptive Board of Legislators’ District 3 candidates have made it official, both announcing they would be the nominees for this November’s election a week after they were supported by one town’s...
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