Martin Wilbur

By MARTIN WILBURResidents who live near the office building at Route 117 and Barker Street that may partially convert to medical offices expressed deep concern Tuesday evening to the Mount Kisco Planning Board about vehicular and pedestrian safety in the area.Their comments came during a public hearing related to possible changes at Buckingham Properties’ nearly 35,000-square-foot office building located at 118 North Bedford Road. A new iteration of the plan discussed this week would eliminate t

By MARTIN WILBURTemple Shaaray Tefila completed commemorating its 50th anniversary in June. Now there’s another reason for the congregation to celebrate.The more than 500-family-member synagogue in Bedford Corners recently introduced just the second senior rabbi in its history, welcoming Rabbi Ariel Boxman, officially taking over July 1.Starting July 10, Boxman has led the Shabbat services at Temple Shaaray Tefila and has been busy since earlier this year, when she was informed by congregation l

By MARTIN WILBURRepresentatives for the development company proposing medical offices for the Staples building on North Bedford Road were told by the Mount Kisco Planning Board they would like pedestrian access to the site and more accurate traffic projections.Simone Development Companies made a series of revisions to their site plan, which drew compliments from the board. However, board members during their July 14 meeting also pressed the applicant to explore installing a sidewalk connecting t

By MARTIN WILBURThe property owner whose building was damaged by a 2023 fire that forced Mast Brothers Chocolate from its Mount Kisco home has presented a plan to divide the space and rent to four separate businesses.Applicant 219 Jay Street LLC presented its conceptual drawings to the village’s Planning Board Tuesday evening for the 8,700-square-foot site at 92 South Moger Ave. Architect William Bialosky said the owner already has agreements in place to rent to a yoga studio for the area that i

Armonk resident Stefan Martinovic has launched Open North Castle, an AI-powered site tracking town government, projects, meetings and public records.

Over the years that Brian Lynch has worked at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, he experienced many great moments listening to the musicians who were booked to play the historic venue. Lynch, who was the theater’s head usher for 13 years until last fall, has a treasure trove of memories of the place that […]

By MARTIN WILBURAs summer draws to a close, political candidates for offices at all levels are gearing up their campaigns for the two-month sprint to Election Day. That includes both tickets running for two village trustee seats in Mount Kisco where Democrats Tom Luzio and Michael McGuirk are facing independent candidates Sean Moran and Jennifer Vallejos, who are appearing on the MTK United line.Last weekend, Luzio and McGuirk were at the Mount Kisco Farmers Market to launch the final leg of the

By MARTIN WILBURMount Kisco officials are still waiting for New York state Department of Transportation approval on the updated design of the Preston Way bridge, weeks after they were given signals that a go-ahead from the agency was imminent.Mayor J. Michael Cindrich said Tuesday that engineers for the village have been in regular contact with the DOT but have not received word that would allow the municipality to go out to bid on the project. He was now hopeful that Mount Kisco could potential

By MARTIN WILBURThere’s little doubt that this fall’s matchup between Republican incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler and his Democratic challenger Cait Conley in the 17th Congressional District is the marquee political race on the ballot.With control of the House of Representatives on the line on Election Day, both major parties are going all out to win what is seen as one of the key swing districts in the country.But there are other races for voters to ponder, albeit much lower-profile contests.There ar

By MARTIN WILBURA former employee of a Mount Kisco dog grooming and boarding business faces an animal cruelty charge after video footage revealed that he violently slammed a dog onto a table earlier this summer.Cole Kamrath of Peekskill was arrested by SPCA Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit and charged Sept, 3 in a July 26 incident at Dogtopia in Mount Kisco. Footage from one of Dogtopia’s multiple cameras showed Kamrath allegedly slamming the dog, a 14-pound rat terrier named Milo, onto