Thornwood Biker Rally Focuses on Preventing School Bullying
Motorcycle riders from the metropolitan area and members of the Thornwood Fire Department participated in a rally across the street from Columbus Elementary School last Wednesday to highlight the...
View ArticleCounty Legislators Approve $8M for Columbus Avenue Rehab Project
By Neal Rentz and Martin Wilbur The county Board of Legislators has approved construction funds for a major rehabilitation of a 2.2-mile stretch of Columbus Avenue in Mount Pleasant. The $8.2 million...
View ArticleThornwood Man Charged in Rent Scam Aimed at Immigrants
A Thornwood man was arrested last week for operating a scam targeting mainly the immigrant community throughout northern Westchester by promising apartments for rent but taking the victims’ money....
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Residents Give Input on Comp Plan By Town Pool
Mount Pleasant residents flocked to the town pool last Friday to take advantage of a gorgeous late summer day, but some came for more than recreation. An event called Pool, Popsicles & Planning...
View ArticleValhalla Man Charged With Stealing From His Homeowners Association
A 43-year-old Valhalla man was arraigned on Tuesday for allegedly stealing nearly $94,000 from his homeowners’ association. John Pacor, an attorney and a former board member of the Pleasant Ridge...
View ArticleRoute 100C Bridge Replacement Project Begins in Mount Pleasant
Work began last week on a nearly $14 million state Department of Transportation (DOT) project to replace the Route 100C bridge and create a roundabout in Mount Pleasant. State DOT Acting Commissioner...
View ArticleP’ville, Mt. Pleasant Share $300G for Marble Avenue Repaving
State Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown) recently presented officials from Pleasantville and Mount Pleasant with a $300,000 grant to pay for much-needed improvements for a heavily used thoroughfare...
View ArticleMurphy Blasts Cuomo for Allowing Convicted Sex Offenders to Vote at Schools
State Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown) was joined by local police and school officials Wednesday afternoon blasting Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing an executive order that allows convicted sex offenders...
View ArticleRubeo Routs Duffy in Mt. Pleasant GOP Town Justice Primary
Mark Rubeo has spent many years in service to Mount Pleasant, including time on the Town Board and Planning Board. Starting Jan. 1, Rubeo will continue in his latest role as town justice. On Thursday,...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Highway Garage Roof Replacement $800G Over Projection
The roof replacement project for the Mount Pleasant Highway Department garage is expected to cost about $800,000 more than originally estimated because of structural deficiencies that have been...
View ArticleKnow Your Neighbor: John Fanelli, Youth Theater Educator
John Fanelli fell in love with the theater during his senior year in high school. In his baseball cleats, the Dobbs Ferry native auditioned for that year’s senior musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” without a...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Town Board Approves Controversial Cell Tower
The Mount Pleasant Town Board unanimously approved a 156-foot cell tower on the town’s leaf-composting facility on Pocantico River Road despite strong objections from several neighboring residents. The...
View ArticleResidents Brainstorm on Future of Mt. Pleasant’s Hamlets at Workshop
Mount Pleasant residents provided ideas to improve the Hawthorne, Thornwood and Valhalla business hamlets last week during a second Comprehensive Plan update public visioning workshop. The roughly 50...
View ArticleZoning Change Sought for Proposed Medical Buildings in Hawthorne
The Mount Pleasant Town Board has referred a requested zoning change to the Planning Board for the proposed development of two three-story medical office buildings on Bradhurst Avenue in Hawthorne....
View ArticleEditorial: Hagadus-McHale Would Bring a Different Voice to Mt. Pleasant Town...
In the past couple of years, there have been complaints that Mount Pleasant’s political system, and by extension the Town Board, has been run as an insider’s club. Interestingly, two of the loudest...
View ArticleEditorial: DiLeo, Schleimer Would Continue to Point Mt. Kisco in Right Direction
There is a different feeling these days on the streets of Mount Kisco, an air of hopefulness that had been absent for some time. It may not necessarily be quantifiable, unless anybody wants to count up...
View ArticleDemocrat Hagadus-McHale Breaks Through in Mt. Pleasant Special Election
Francesca Hagadus-McHale did something Tuesday night that no Democrat had accomplished in the last 30 years – win a seat on the Mount Pleasant Town Board. Hagadus-McHale comfortably defeated Republican...
View ArticleFamily Celebrates Second Son to Reach Rank of Eagle Scout
It’s quite an achievement for a family to have one child attain the rank of Eagle Scout. One local family is on the verge of seeing a second son reach scouting’s pinnacle. Last Saturday, Christian...
View ArticleHawthorne Reformed Church to Celebrate 200 Years in the Community
At a time when some houses of worship are fighting for their survival, one local church will reach a special milestone this weekend that highlights the perseverance of its members through the...
View ArticleLocal Volunteers Renew Effort to Place Wreaths at Soldiers’ Graves
Over the past few years Cynthia Abbott Kauffman has made sure that veterans who died in battle and buried in several Westchester cemeteries aren’t forgotten at holiday time. Kauffman, who co-founded...
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