Top 30 stories of the summer
August 27, 2010
by Susie Pender and Christine Yeres
The top 30 stories published in NewCastleNOW.org this summer fit pretty neatly into six categories: Town, Chappaqua Crossing, Behind the Blotter, Millwood, Schools and Unique (so called because “miscellaneous” sounds so mundane, and the stories in that category are so special).
So rather than list them from 1-30, we have arranged them by subject matter, although in all instances the first number refers to their place in the top 30. Within each category, the stories are listed in descending order.
Chappaqua Crossing
1. As town and school boards meet, annoyed residents shout out for bigger meeting space, by Christine Yeres, August 13
2. Supervisor Gerrard on issues raised about Chappaqua Crossing in NCNOW letters and commentary, reprint of Supervisor Barbara Gerrard’s Supervisor’s Report, July 19, 2010
3. School board members sound note of alarm over latest proposal for Chappaqua Crossing, reprint of School Board letter to the community, August 2, 2010
5. Open Letter: Gregg Bresner responds to Geoff Thompson’s statement from Chappaqua Crossing, by Gregg Bresner, July 6, 2010
6. Letter to the Editor: Statement from Chappaqua Crossing in response to NCNOW Op-Ed by Gregg Bresner, by Geoff Thompson, July 2, 2010
7. Op-Ed: Baffled by parents’ lack of awareness and concern over rezoning of Chappaqua Crossing, by Gregg Bresner , June 28, 2010
10. Town board’s counsel explains town’s obligations and developer’s rights to board of ed members, by Christine Yeres, August 13, 2010
11. The Case of the Missing Chappaqua Crossing Discs, by Christine Yeres, August 23, 2010
16. Summit Greenfield presents new alternative for Chappaqua Crossing—199 residential units, by Christine Yeres, July 26, 2010
17. Op-Ed: Take residential out of the picture; allow more than four tenants at Chappaqua Crossing, by Lee Bowen, August 6, 2010
19. Open letter to the community: Petition opposing residential zoning at Chappaqua Crossing, by Rob Greenstein, August 20, 2010
23. Musical Op-Ed: “Chappaqua Double-Crossing”, by Lee Seham, August 6, 2010
28. A brief description of Summit Greenfield’s Modified Plan for Chappaqua Crossing, by Christine Yeres, July 30, 2010
29. After town-school boards’ joint meeting, school board members continue talk on Chappaqua Crossing, by Christine Yeres, August 20, 2010
Schools
12. Letter to the Editor: In defense of the graduation speeches, by Ben Zinberg, June 25, 2010
26. Westorchard PTA chair argues for fifth section of second grade, by Christine Yeres, August 20, 2010
30. Board of Ed considers sale of one of its properties, by Christine Yeres, August 20, 2010
Behind the Blotter
8. Behind the Blotter: Underage drinking party bust; speeder ends in head-on crash, by Christine Yeres, August 6, 2010
13. Behind the Blotter: Tenant takes $6K in jewelry; nanny goes on a $16K shopping spree, by Christine Yeres, August 13, 2010
14. Attempted robbery at Chase ATM in Millwood part of a string of robberies, by Christine Yeres, June 25, 2010
21. Four nighttime burglary attempts at downtown businesses this week, by Christine Yeres, July 23, 2010
Chappaqua
18. Town board views conceptual rendering of new gazebo for downtown recreation field, by Christine Yeres, July 23, 2010
24. Mystery solved: No more stumbling around in the dark, by Christine Yeres, July 9, 2010
Millwood
4. After five years, ground is finally broken for Millwood Market, by Christine Yeres, July 23, 2010
9. Letter to the Editor: Little stationhouse owner once asked for our help, by June Farnham, July 23, 2010
20. Millwood fire commissioners and firefighters happy with new plans for firehouse, by Christine Yeres, July 16, 2010
22. Within next two weeks, conversion of “Y” intersection at 120 and 133 to a “T”, by Christine Yeres, July 19, 2010
Unique
15. Restaurant Review: The Moderne Barn in Armonk is casual, comfortable, elegant and affordable, by Maryellen Phelan, July 30, 2010
25. Op-Ed: Where everybody knows your name, by Olga Seham, July 2, 2010
27. Crazy about canines, nuts about nuts! Sounds like a successful business plan, by Marci Garson, July 6, 2010
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