Six Candidates on Ballot for Three Seats in Bedford School Board Races
Having faced an $8.8 million budget deficit and hiring a new superintendent, the Bedford Central School District is facing serious changes and challenges in the coming months. Three incumbent trustees...
View ArticleLawmakers Press State to Force DOT Rail Crossings Study
Two state legislators renewed their call last Friday for the state Senate to require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to study grade crossings throughout New York in hopes of avoiding future...
View ArticleBedford Budget Fails to Gain Enough Votes; Incumbents Fall
Leaders of the Bedford Central School District will have a lot of questions to answer at their next board of education meeting after the district’s $124.6 million budget that exceeded the tax cap fell...
View ArticleBedford Schools to Put Reduced Budget to June 21 Vote
The Bedford Central School District will put a second budget that falls below the tax cap before voters on June 21 after its budget failed to get a 60 percent approval two weeks ago. Board of Education...
View ArticleP’ville Masons Offer Free Movie Night Again This Saturday
Plans to begin an outdoor movie night didn’t work out as planned last summer for Pleasantville Masonic Lodge #434. “Whenever we planned a date in June, it would rain,” said member Tony Burton. “We...
View ArticleNRC Deems Indian Point Safe Despite Recent Concerns
The federal Nuclear Regulatory Committee told those on hand for an annual hearing in Tarrytown last week the Indian Point nuclear power facility in Buchanan is running satisfactorily. But many of the...
View ArticleGordon 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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