Mt. Pleasant Officials Consider Carport Solar Power Proposal
The Mount Pleasant Town Board continues to weigh a proposal from Con Edison Development to construct carports in parking lots of municipal facilities with solar panels on the roofs. While no decision...
View ArticleValhalla Telemedicine Firm Looks to Improve Doctor-Patient Dynamic
More than a decade ago, Dr. Samant Virk noticed that advances in technology were helping him and countless others with mundane tasks such as banking or shopping. But when Virk, a practicing...
View ArticleMount Pleasant Officials Faced With New Proposed Group Home
The Mount Pleasant Town Board may fight a group home in Valhalla that has been proposed by a New York City-based organization which helps the intellectually and developmentally disabled. Supervisor...
View ArticleHoly Rosary’s Christmas Spirit Sends Packages, Cards to the Troops
It’s always great to receive a package at Christmastime. That’s especially true if you’re halfway around the world and won’t be home for the holidays. About 370 students in grades 1-8 and their...
View ArticleCommunity Sentiment Split Over Proposed Valhalla Group Home
A proposed Valhalla group home for six residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities drew passionate comments from supporters and opponents during an occasionally emotional Mount Pleasant...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant’s Request for Extension to Review Group Home Denied
An organization looking to operate a group home in Valhalla for six young adult women with intellectual and developmental disabilities last week refused to allow the town additional time to review the...
View ArticleLatimer, Developer Sign Lease for North 60 Biomed Project
County Executive George Latimer signed a 99-year lease agreement Thursday to advance the proposed $1.2 billion biotech project on 60 acres of county-owned land near Westchester Medical Center in...
View ArticleFormer WCC President, Education ‘Giant’ Hankin Dies at 78
Longtime Westchester Community College (WCC) president Dr. Joseph Hankin, who was the longest serving community college president in the nation, died on Wednesday at 78, it was announced on Thursday....
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Trustees Weigh Bond for HS Athletic Field Upgrades
By Sean Browne The Mount Pleasant Board of Education got an earful last week from residents who urged district officials to install artificial turf at Westlake High School because of poor field...
View ArticleHQ Trivia Host Surprises Biggest Fan at Arc Westchester
By Jade Perez As the host of HQ Trivia, the live trivia app and game, Scott Rogowsky is always on the go. However, Rogowsky was able to make time for one of his biggest fans. At Arc Westchester’s...
View ArticleLast Call for Longtime Hawthorne Tavern Marks End of an Era
Gordo’s Restaurant & Lounge, a fixture on Hawthorne’s Commerce Street where locals celebrated birthdays, grabbed a drink after work or hung out with friends for nearly 40 years, shut its doors on...
View ArticleBallerina Brings Love of Ballet to New Hawthorne Academy
It isn’t often that young children as well as the more serious ballet student can receive training by an accomplished and still active ballerina. But that’s what students who sign up for classes at the...
View ArticleCounty to Upgrade North County Trailway Over the Next Year
County Executive George Latimer announced an $8.7 million commitment to make improvements to the 22-mile North County Trailway, a paved multi-use path that has been popular for cyclists and...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Looks to Prohibit Marijuana Sales, Possession
By Sean Browne Mount Pleasant officials made it clear last week that they don’t want marijuana anywhere in their town. The Town Board is looking to adopt a law that would ban the possession, sale and...
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Investigating Elevated Chemical Readings in Water
By Sean Browne A rise in the haloacetic acid levels in two of Mount Pleasant’s five water systems has prompted town officials to hire a consultant to recommend treatment measures. A pair of Feb. 27...
View ArticlePolitical Newcomers in Mt. Pleasant Council Race; Fulgenzi Unopposed
Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi appears to be unopposed for a third term later this year but a highly competitive Town Board contest comprised of political newcomers is taking shape. The town’s...
View ArticleLatest Mt. Pleasant Water Readings Show Improved Results
By Sean Browne The haloacetic acid spike in two Mount Pleasant water districts that has been an escalating concern during the past year has improved, with new test results released last week showing...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Poet to Release Collection on a Longtime Family Secret
Writing has been a lifelong love for Margo Taft Stever but it wasn’t until her years at Harvard that she fell in love with poetry. All these years later, Stever wouldn’t exactly call herself a prolific...
View ArticleMotivational Speaker Delivers Message to Students at Holy Rosary
By Jade Perez In an effort to bolster youngsters’ self-esteem, more than 450 middle school age students from area churches listened to someone who had his life shaped by his faith. Holy Rosary Church...
View ArticleBoard of Education Races Set in Local School Districts
At least two area boards of education will have contested elections next month while Byram Hills and Pleasantville will have candidates who are unopposed.. The Chappaqua School District will see a...
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