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Town Supervisor Ed Lachterman and Deputy Supervisor, Councilman Sergio Esposito

Yorktown hears public input on Lake Osceola overlay expansion

There wasn’t an empty seat in Town Hall on Tuesday as residents packed the board room — with many standing along the walls — to weigh in on a proposal to add a parcel of land to the Lake Osceola Planned Design District Overlay Zone. The amendment would update the town’s zoning map by including the 49.6-acre property at 3000 Navajo St. more

By Miranda Ferrante

Staff Reporter | 7/3/25

Town of Carmel officials are considering revisions to the zoning code after changes made in the Comprehensive Master Plan put some previously approved projects in peril.

Town looks to remedy problem caused by new zoning code

The Town Board adopted its revamped zoning code last March, a project that had been in the works for seven years, but it recently realized that the revised ordinance created some unintended consequences and is now looking to pass an amendment that... more

BY BOB DUMAS

Editor-at-Large | 7/2/25

Town officials and Meals on Wheels volunteer drivers meet at town hall. From left, they are: the rec department’s Kimberly O'Brien, driver Barry Haitoff, Town Board members Andres Castillo and Bobbi Bittker, Supervisor Ellen Calves, drivers Monique Klares and Lingyun Lou and board members Stephanie McCaine and Tom Catoliato.

Bedford honors Meals on Wheels volunteers

For more than half a century they have been the last link in an important nutritional lifeline for some Bedford seniors. Over those years, volunteer drivers in the town’s Meals on Wheels program have come to the doors of untold numbers... more

By Tom Bartley | 7/2/25

Officials commend conservation officers in Lewisboro dumping case

LEWISBORO, N.Y. - State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Chris Burdick joined DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton at Lewisboro Town Hall last week to present official certificates to Environmental … more

Halston Media Staff | 6/29/25

Byrne’s 'Talking in Putnam Libraries' begins this month

CARMEL, N.Y. - County Executive Kevin Byrne has implemented a new initiative designed to raise awareness about the county’s public libraries with series of public events where Byrne will … more

. | 6/26/25

Carmel Republicans head to the polls

CARMEL, N.Y. — Registered Republicans will head to the polls on Tuesday (June 24) to choose candidates for the Town Board and supervisor race. Democrats plan to field candidates in the … more

Emile Menasché | 6/23/25

Three vie for two Town Board seats in Carmel GOP primary

CARMEL, N.Y.—Republican voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, June 24, to pick their party’s candidates for Carmel Town Board. Three candidates are vying for two seats on the board. The two … more

Bob Dumas | 6/22/25

Revitalization or rezoning to profit a developer?

Mark your calendar. Tuesday, July 1st. That’s the date for the long anticipated public hearing on the controversial plan to expand the Lake Osceola Overlay District (LOOD) to make way for a … more

Susan Siegel | 6/20/25

Slater, Harckham announce portion of state highway system to be named in honor of Jake Arcara

YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) and New York State Sen. Peter Harckham announced today that a portion of the state highway system in Yorktown will be renamed in honor of Jake … more

Office of Assemblyman Matt Slater | 6/20/25

League of Women Voters of Northeast Westchester to disband

WESTCHESTER, N.Y. - It’s the end of an era.After nearly six decades of educating, informing, and registering voters -- as well as welcoming new citizens -- the League of Women Voters of Northeast … more

Carol Reif | 6/20/25

Yorktown to commemorate Juneteenth

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y.—The Yorktown Town Board worked through a routine agenda Tuesday during a two-and-a-half-hour meeting that included a Juneteenth proclamation, remarks from the chief of … more

Miranda Ferrante | 6/18/25

Garrity to leave Somers Town Board after 18 years

SOMERS, N.Y. - Somers Councilman Thomas A. Garrity Jr., a fixture on the Town Board for the past 18 years, will be stepping down at the end of September.“I find that all good things must come to an … more

Carol Reif | 6/18/25

Courtroom named after Mahopac’s Judge Reitz

CARMEL, N.Y. – County Executive Kevin Byrne and state Sen. Peter Harckham welcomed the naming of the James F. Reitz Memorial Courtroom at the Putnam County Supreme and County Court on … more

. | 6/17/25

Protesters gather in Mount Kisco for 'No Kings' demonstration

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Taking part in a nationwide “Day of Defiance,” more than 1,000 people gathered peacefully in Mount Kisco on Saturday to decry what they called the Trump administration’s … more

Carol Reif | 6/15/25

This is not what democracy should look like

Dear Editor,Five months into the Golden Age, I finally had my chance to attend a local live town hall with Congressman Mike Lawler on Sunday night. If this is what our democracy now looks like, … more

Steve Budd | 6/13/25

Slater, Harckham honor Westchester’s Purple Heart veterans with highway dedication

Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) and State Sen. Peter Harckham today announced the passage of legislation in the New York State Assembly and Senate to designate a portion of State Route 35 in … more

Office of Assemblyman Matt Slater | 6/13/25

Senator Harckham meets with veterans at Advisory Council event in Somers

SOMERS, N.Y. - New York State Senator Pete Harckham met with more than 40 veterans last weekend at the Amawalk Firehouse and provided an update about recent legislation to support veterans … more

Office of Senator Pete Harckham | 6/13/25

Bedford celebrates Pride Month

BEDFORD, N.Y. - If the threat of rain diminished the size of the town hall turnout, it did little to dampen enthusiasm.At least two dozen supportive residents cheered, applauded and otherwise … more

Tom Bartley | 6/13/25

Lewisboro Board approves purchase of Cross River building for town offices

SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - A host of Lewisboro town offices will soon get a new home, following a decision announced at the Town Board’s May 27 meeting. The building, at 892 Route 35 in Cross River, … more

Rob Sample | 6/11/25

Lawler draws jeers—and some cheers—at Mahopac Town Hall

MAHOPAC, N.Y. — A boisterous but under-control crowd packed the Mahopac High School auditorium for Congressman Mike Lawler’s Putnam County Town Hall last night, where the second-term rep of New … more

Emile Menasché | 6/9/25