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Collected articles and letters-to-the-editor on Reader’s Digest development


Archived material last updated on August 27, 2010

Articles and letters-to-the-editor on Chappaqua Crossing are listed in chronological order, newest to oldest; those relating to school board issues are italicized and in bold font.

Since articles and letters-to-the-editor beginning with Gregg Bresner’s Op-Ed of June 28, 2010, “Baffled by parents’ lack of awareness and concern over rezoning of Chappaqua Crossing,” have accumulated long trails of comments from readers, we also show the number of comments each piece has generated—in total, 324 comments as of August 20, 2010.

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Letter to the Editor: Let’s make Chappaqua Crossing a win-win for both town and developer

Monday, July 26, 2010
by Dan Papes

Town Supervisor Barbara Gerrard’s letter in regards to Chappaqua Crossing from last week, “Supervisor Gerrard on issues raised about Chappaqua Crossing in NCNOW letters and commentary,” NCNOW.org, July 16, 2010, was a straightforward and thoughtful communication to all of us.

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Letter to the Editor: Little stationhouse owner once asked for our help


July 23, 2010
by June Farnham

At the July 20 meeting when the Millwood Task Force requested from the planning board minimal site improvements and building repairs to the tumbledown little Millwood train station, one planning board member ended the discussion by stating, “Well, you can ask for anything in New York,” in a tone that implied that Millwood Lumber was probably not obligated to comply with such a request.

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Previous Articles & Letters to the Editor in Response to “New Football Game in Town”

Last updated on July 22, 2010

Editor’s Note: Below are the articles and letters that preceded today’s announcement of an organizational meeting for the “Chappaqua Youth Football Association.”  NCNOW.org’s original article, “New football game in town
,” appeared on April 9, 2010

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Letter to the Town Board: Questions about second field at Amsterdam

June 25, 2010
by Sara Brewster

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Letter to the Editor: Front lawn of town hall a perfect spot for a community garden

June 18, 2010
by Susan Rubin, DMD, HHC

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Letter to the Editor: Further study needed before approval of enlarged Amsterdam field

June 18, 2010
by Phil Rice

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Letter to the Editor: More fields and respect for buffer—we must do both

June 18, 2010
by Tom Pile

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Letter to the Editor: Why not a parent-run Chappaqua Youth Football Association?

Monday, June 14, 2010
by Sandy Cherman

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Letter to the Editor: Memorial Day gift from a resident is a home run for three soldiers, one son

June 11, 2010
by Major Bob Coulombe

I would like to thank NewCastleNOW.org for their great support in helping me contact our Veterans and bring them out for the Memorial Day Service. Let me share a few nice stories that emerged. 

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Open letter to Greeley Administration: Student perspective on Student Council elections

June 7, 2010
by Rishab Guha

Dear Principal Selesnick and Vice Principals Taylor, Glenn and Bayer, 

This is an open letter I sent to the Greeley school administration (Principal Selesnick, and Vice-Principals Taylor, Glenn, and Bayer) regarding the recent Student Council election controversy. I also posted it as a Note titled “Open Letter to the School Administration” via Facebook:

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Letter to Greeley administrators: What are you teaching our kids?

June 4, 2010
by Penny Vane

Dear Mr. Selesnick, Mr. Bayer, Ms. Glenn, and Mr. Taylor, 

What lesson did we give our Greeley students on Wednesday?

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Letter to the Editor: And the winner is . . .

May 21, 2010
by Richard Laster

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Letter to Robert O. Snyder, Superintendent of New Castle Parks and Recreation

April 30, 2010
by David B. Metz

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Letter to the Editor: April 20 school board meeting on proposed budget raised many questions

April 30, 2010
by Michael J. Mullarkey

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UPDATE: Letter to the Editor: Concerns about superintendent search process

Monday, April 12, 2010
by Michael Kaufman

Earlier this week, I sent a letter to the School Board regarding the search for the new district superintendent.  Because of the importance of the issues, I thought it might be useful to summarize the letter for readers of NewCastleNOW.org.

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Circumscribed search for new superintendent is pennywise and pound-foolish

Open Letter to the School Board
April 30, 2010
by Ellis Lesser

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Letter to the school board: Open up the superintendent search process and share your thinking

April 30, 2010
by Susan Wiseman

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UPDATE: Open superintendent search process will seek out and attract the strongest candidates

Letter to the Editor
Monday, April 26, 2010
by Charles Steinhorn

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UPDATE: Give the community a true open forum for discussing the search process

Letter to the Editor
Monday, April 26, 2010
by Jane Shepardson

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UPDATE: Well-deserved criticism for proposed superintendent search process

Letter to the Editor
Monday, April 26, 2010
by Nancy Huehnergarth

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Letter to the Editor: Preserve unique character of unpaved Old Roaring Brook Road


Residents spoke at last Tuesday’s town board work session on whether the town should pave half-mile of road.
April 23, 2010
by Randolph B. Randolph

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Letter to the Editor: Old Roaring Brook Road becomes an obstacle course after every rain

April 23, 2010
by Charles I. Poret

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Letter to the Editor: Taxpayer group pushes for reduction to a 1% school budget increase

April 16, 2010
by Jim McCauley

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Letter to the Editor: Observations on the Chappaqua school budget

April 16, 2010
by Steve Walsh

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Letter to the Editor: Support for Bob Castelli for Assembly seat


Robert Castelli
See details of NCCTV’s replays of the 45-minute event in “Read more.”
February 5, 2010
by Robin and Gary Murphy

Sheldon Silver is having serious agida these days. Why?

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Letter to the Editor: Support for Peter Harckham for Assembly seat


Peter Harckham
See details of NCCTV’s replays of the 45-minute event in “Read more.”
February 5, 2010
by Jane Lindau

I am writing to you today to ask that you help get the word out to get people to vote in a very important special election on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. 

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Letter to the Editor: Congratulations to town board on maintaining character of downtown

January 15, 2010
by Joan Ripley

I see that 66 King Street will be the new home of Petticoat Lane. I would like to thank Barbara Gerard and all the Town Board members for helping to keep downtown Chappaqua’s unique suburban character. Small retail shops, locally owned, have traditionally been a part of our community. Your leadership has maintained this important element in the face of another corporate intrusion.


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Letter to the Editor: Trash pickup is a health issue

December 4, 2009
by Vicky and Robert Tipp

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Letter to the Editor: Thank you for the survey

December 4, 2009
by Kazuko Ono

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Letter to the Editor: Downtown development ideas

August 21, 2009
by James M. Nash

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