Gordon Parks Foundation Highlights Photog’s Work With Ali
Famed Life Magazine photographer Gordon Parks had a few things in common with legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. Both were black men who reached the top of their respective fields during the Civil Rights...
View ArticleSecond Bedford School Budget Easily Approved By Voters
The second Bedford Central School District budget proposed for 2016-17 passed easily Tuesday night by a nearly 3-1 margin. Passage of the $126.8 million spending plan, 2,490-950, came after the first...
View ArticleSaw Mill Parkway Phase II Renovation Begins This Week
Like most of this summer’s biggest Hollywood sequels, part two of the Saw Mill River Parkway renovation project will be bigger than the first but likely to receive a cooler reception from the public....
View Article‘The Wizard of Oz’ Touches Down at Westmoreland Sanctuary
The Westmoreland Sanctuary Nature Center & Wildlife Preserve in Mount Kisco is known for its educational programs and 640 acres of wilderness that are open to the public, but it has also become...
View ArticleMt. Kisco Business Community Airs Grievances About Downtown
As Mount Kisco faces a spiraling number of vacant storefronts, members of its business community brainstormed last week about how to return the village’s once bustling downtown to its former glory. The...
View ArticleNew Mixed-Use Building Planned for P’ville’s Try & Buy Site
A new mixed-use building is being proposed for the Washington Avenue property where Try & Buy toy store operated for more than 40 years and is still occupied by other tenants. The plan, being drawn...
View ArticleSaw Mill Parkway Project Resumes This Weekend, Delays Expected
Motorists should anticipate delays later this week when the second phase of the Saw Mill Parkway project in Pleasantville resumes on Saturday morning. The scheduled 21-day project will be worked on...
View ArticleP’ville’s Scherer to Participate in National Planning Conference
The Village of Pleasantville will receive some valuable and very affordable help in updating its master plan this fall from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). Mayor Peter Scherer will attend the...
View ArticleNorth Castle Nixes Additional Road Paving Until Next Year
The poor condition of town roads has long been a topic of concern among North Castle residents, and will likely remain so until at least next year. Town board members decided at their Aug. 10 work...
View ArticlePleasantville Master Plan Update Takes Shape, Height Limits, Parking Key
After months of work and input from village officials and residents alike, an updated comprehensive master plan is taking shape. Representatives from the planning firm hired to help write the update,...
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