Organic Turf Makes East Coast Debut in Pleasantville
“It doesn’t really smell like coconuts,” said Heath Steelman, a project manager for Global Turf. “It smells like dirt.” Steelman was talking about a new type of eco-friendly turf field surface being...
View ArticleChap Crossing Affordable Units Part of Race to Comply With Settlement
The criteria for getting affordable housing in Westchester development projects is a complicated formula and time is of the essence, a county housing official told New Castle officials at the town’s...
View ArticleNew Mixed-Use Plan in Works for Condemned P’ville Building
A Washington Avenue building that was condemned after being abandoned by a developer may get a second lease on life as a mixed-use structure under new ownership. The three-story building located at 98...
View ArticleWilliams Beats Capasso in Patterson GOP Primary
Patterson’s GOP candidate for town supervisor this November will be a familiar face around town hall. Richard Williams, 62, defeated opponent Joseph Capasso in Thursday night’s Republican primary for...
View ArticleP’ville Farmers Market, Pantry Team Up to Fight Hunger
The Pleasantville Farmers Market and Pleasantville Community Garden will be teaming up with a local charity this weekend to help Westchester’s hungry. Visitors to this Saturday’s farmers market, which...
View ArticleBrewster Trustees Schedule Vote on Southeast Water Fees
Brewster village trustees will vote on a controversial water rate increase later this month following a heated public hearing last week. Trustees will vote on the measure following a special meeting...
View ArticleP’ville Safety Summit to Address Special Needs Students This Week
The Village of Pleasantville and the Pleasantville Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) will host a Safety Summit this Wednesday at 7 p.m. to address risks for individuals with special...
View ArticleBusiness Profile: Westchester Tool Rental, Peekskill
After more than three decades of serving the Elmsford area, Westchester Tool Rental has opened a second store in Peekskill to serve northern Westchester. Store owner Ken Puff, his family and staff...
View ArticleDEP Eyes Expansion of P’ville Water Purification Chemical Facility
The planned temporary closure of a massive watershed pipeline will force additional chemical treatment of drinking water at the Pleasantville plant and an expansion of the facility. New York City...
View ArticleP’ville Eyes Expansion of Special Needs Youth Safety Program
The Village of Pleasantville and the Pleasantville Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) are looking for state and county help to expand the popular VIP Program for keeping...
View ArticleDemolition Underway at Toll Bros. Townhouse Site in P’ville
Demolition has begun at a former Pleasantville business complex that will soon become a luxury townhouse development. Mayor Peter Scherer made the announcement at last week’s village board meeting,...
View ArticleWestchester Medical Center Opens New Intensive Care Lounge
Of the thousands of families that come to the trauma center at Westchester Medical Center each year, only about half expected to be there. The other half arrive following a medical emergency, like Ben...
View ArticleNew White Plains Historic Preservation Commission Eyeing Two Properties
The city of White Plains has an historical preservation commission for the first time in its history, and members are already eyeing two properties it wants preserved. The newly formed commission met...
View ArticleSecond Assault at P’ville Cottage School Under Investigation
For the second time this month, a Pleasantville Cottage School student was arrested and charged with assaulting a fellow student, Mount Pleasant police said. Dastina Myers, 17, was arrested on Oct. 21...
View ArticleA Year Later, Pleasantville Murder Remains Unsolved
A poster is affixed to the door of the Pleasantville police station asking the public for information about the murder of village resident Linda Falkoff and offering a $2,500 reward. A year after...
View ArticleProposed 2016 Kent town budget holds the line on tax levy
Taxpayers in Kent will see little change in their town taxes next year if the preliminary budget unveiled Thursday is adopted by town board members. The $18.1 million proposed budget contains no...
View ArticleSaw Mill Pkwy. Repairs to Bring Detours to P’ville Next Year
Motorists in Pleasantville should prepare for detours throughout much of 2016 as the state Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to close lanes on the Saw Mill Parkway to repair roadway bridges....
View ArticleArea Educators Blast Common Core Curriculum at State Hearing
A 15-member task force created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo held its first round of public hearings on the controversial Common Core curriculum last Friday, and speakers made it clear that they vehemently...
View ArticleAstorino Unveils 2016 $1.8B Budget With No Tax Increase
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino introduced his 2016 budget Friday to county officials and the press, his sixth consecutive spending plan without a tax levy increase. The $1.8 billion budget...
View ArticleOfficials Call for Last-Minute Halt to Pipeline Work at Blue Mountain
Several local Democratic officials are calling for a halt to construction on the Algonquin gas pipeline until the plan to clear-cut hundreds of trees in Blue Mountain Preserve is reviewed by state...
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