Martin Wilbur

By MARTIN WILBURA nonprofit that has made a major impact fighting hunger and food insecurity in southern Westchester has opened its second location in Mount Kisco.Meals on Main St. unveiled its new space in the Trinity Presbyterian Church on Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It is the same spot that had been inhabited for many years by the Rippowam Cisqua School on West Patent Avenue, having taken over the kitchen and adjacent cafeteria.Executive Director Jon Haseltine said the new facilit

By MARTIN WILBURIt was fitting that on the day the Mount Kisco Rotary and the village honored Anthony Monteleone for 55 years of community service to the organization, he would deflect some of the accolades and credit others who worked alongside him.The longtime village resident, practicing attorney and Rotarian who is credited for helping to get the Mount Kisco Library across the finish line when funds were running dry was recognized by friends, family, colleagues and government officials on We

By MARTIN WILBURIf you’re looking to immerse yourself with delicious food, music and dancing and an array of fun activities, Mount Kisco is the place to be next weekend.The community is hosting events that will celebrate two cultures that comprise a large part of the village — the Italian Heritage Festival, which gets underway late Friday afternoon and runs through Sunday, and the Hispanic Heritage Festival on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3, where the public can rejoice in the various cultures of La

By MARTIN WILBURThe operator of a Mount Kisco service station has proposed converting one of its three existing service bays into an expanded convenience store but will have to demonstrate that there would be sufficient parking at the site.American Gas, located on just under 1 acre at 280 East Main St., currently has a small area dedicated for retail use but the applicant hopes to take existing square footage to offer more food and drink choices for customers, said architect Kevin Clarke of Desi

By MARTIN WILBURAnxious residents and business owners called on village government and the Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce last week to take more aggressive steps to alleviate negative impacts caused by the stalled Preston Way bridge approval process.The chamber and the municipality’s Economic Development Council held a community forum Sept. 25 at the Mount Kisco Public Library to update the public and strategize how to move traffic through the downtown congestion more effectively and help merch

By MARTIN WILBURModern technology has played a role in solving a perennial problem — the theft of political campaign signs.A 41-year-old Mount Kisco man was arrested Monday in the theft of 20 political signs in the village after they were found in the back of his truck. AirTags, small tracking devices, led to the vehicle.Daniel Bruno of Boltis Street was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor, a Westchester County police spokesman said. All the signs had

By MARTIN WILBURA construction crew struck a high-pressure gas line on Highland Avenue last week causing a leak that forced an emergency response and the evacuation of the Hillside School and Mount Kisco Elementary School.Westchester County Police said the incident was reported about 9 a.m., on Oct. 1. Responding officers detected a strong gas order and heard a hissing sound near the construction site. They requested expedited action from the Mount Kisco Fire Department and Con Edison and closed

By MARTIN WILBURDemocratic state Sen. Pete Harckham faced off with Republican challenger Sergio Esposito Wednesday evening in a League of Women Voters candidate forum in Peekskill that focused primarily on affordability issues in the 40th Senate District.Harckham, running for his fifth term in the state Senate, touted his accomplishments of having 168 of his bills signed into law in his nearly eight years in office and his advocacy efforts on a wide range of issues. Esposito, in his second term

By MARTIN WILBURMount Kisco officials sought to clarify this week what is permissible protesting in the wake of a growing number of criticisms of the weekly Saturday afternoon protests on Main Street outside Village Hall and the library.Village Attorney Jonathan Nelson addressed the matter at the Oct. 19 board meeting, stating that the government takes no side but ensures that people and groups of all views are treated equally. He cited multiple U.S. Supreme Court cases that emphasized how the c

The Pleasantville Board of Education on Tuesday evening unanimously approved Dr. Eric Lutinski as the permanent superintendent through the 2028-29 academic