May 13, 2011
by Maud Bailey

Next Thursday, May 19, the First Congregational Church of Chappaqua along with the Chappaqua Library and the League of Women Voters of New Castle will present a panel discussion entitled “Affordable Housing and Enhancing Diversity in New Castle: The Impact of Westchester County’s Housing Settlement.”  The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the theatre of the Chappaqua Library. The focus of the evening will be on the 2009 Westchester County Housing Settlement and what New Castle is doing to meet its obligations under the settlement agreement to provide “fair and affordable” housing in New Castle.

Hunt for 4,000 eggs!
April 22, 2011

The Chappaqua Fire Department has persuaded the Easter Bunny to visit downtown Chappaqua tomorrow, Saturday, April 23, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.  And at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, everyone’s invited to CFD’s annual Egg Hunt at Chappaqua Crossing, the old Reader’s Digest property.  Find the eggs—4,000 of them—and win prizes!

Morning Commute Cautions : Roads Still Hazardous – Drive With Care

More photos inside and in Photo Gallery
UPDATE Monday, March 1, 2010

CERT members returned the last of the shelter visitors to their homes on Sunday evening, and this morning at 1:30 a.m. New Castle police declared the last obstructed roadway—Whippoorwill Road between Whippoorwill Lake Road and Berol Close—reopened, though with some debris remaining.

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• Chappaqua Schools Will be Closed on Monday, March 1, 2010.

“Chappaqua School District in concurrence with Town of New Castle officials have closed schools on Monday, March 1, 2010.  Many town roads remain hazardous with electric lines down and low hanging tree branches.  School Officials and Town Officials agreed that the safety of the children riding on School Buses is the paramount concern.”

Chappaqua Board of Education President Jeffrey Mester explained, “The district, in conjunction with the town, believes that—with so many residents still without power, with many secondary roads being only one lane passable, with Con Ed, Cablevision and Verizon still needing to repair wires before town crews can clean up, with those wires posing a hazard to the buses, with snow days available—it is in the best interest of the children and community to keep schools closed for Monday.  Classes will resume on Tuesday.” 

• David Fleishman got the job. He’s Newton’s choice for school superintendent.  See local Newton news coverage HERE.

Drivers will be issued summons for no-seat belt
November 13, 2009
by Christine Yeres

In order to encourage all motorists to buckle up, the New Castle Police Department will participate in the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee’s “Click it or Ticket” campaign from November 16 through November 29.

See the hour-and-a-quarter video from New Castle Media Center in “Read more…”
October 21, 2011
by Christine Yeres

Last Monday night’s League of Women Voters’ forum on the November 8 referendum —a proposal to expand the New Castle Town Board from its current four at-large members and one supervisor to six members, each of whom would be elected instead by a geographic ward or district, and one supervisor—was attended by about 60 people.

September 23, 2011
by Sheila Bernson and Jennifer Mebes Flagg

After a membership meeting in which the referendum* to increase the size of the New Castle Town Board and to change the system of electing board members was thoroughly explored, the League of Women Voters of New Castle arrived at a consensus to oppose the referendum. The League urges residents to vote no on this referendum on November 8th.

September 23, 2011
by Christine Yeres

The League of Women Voters of New Castle will oppose a referendum on the November 8th ballot proposing that the number of town board members be expanded from the current supervisor-plus-four-members to supervisor-plus-six, and that the six members should each be elected by voters from discrete wards, rather than by the electorate as a whole.  The League will hold a community forum on Monday, October 17 to educate the public on the pros and cons of the referendum.

September 9, 2011

A commemoration of the events of September 11, 2011 will take place at Gedney Park on Sunday, September 11 at 2:00 p.m.

With 16 comments since publication Friday
September 9, 2011
by Christine Yeres

After last night’s Millwood Task Force meeting ended, Deputy Supervisor Elise Mottel informed reporters that she had finally heard that day from Nick D’Agostino, a Chappaqua resident and CEO of the supermarket chain, who acknowledged that his company would indeed leave Chappaqua and had already signed an agreement with Walgreens.  Mottel said D’Agostino explained to her that a broker tried to interest another supermarket in the space but had failed.  Walgreen’s stepped up and offered a deal that made sense.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011
by Rob Greenstein

The D’Agostino situation is frustrating for many residents.  We have the feeling that we’re watching the loss of Chappaqua’s only sizeable grocery store from the sidelines.  And we’re watching from the sidelines as a store moves in that doesn’t meet the needs of our community.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011
by Christine Yeres

A majority of the parking lot behind the shops on South Greeley had its under-layer, or binder, down when Hurricane Irene hit.  Crews will finish the binder layer today, then stripe it with inexpensive paint, and return in a about a month and spend one day laying down its top surface.  Permanent striping will follow.  The lot is now OPEN.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011
by Christine Yeres

Over the last several weeks, three small dogs were reported missing. Only the third was found, the apparent victim of coyotes. See “Three dogs disappear in nine days, all in early morning; coyote attacks suspected.”  This week, licensed “nuisance animal control operators” will visit New Castle to find, trap and eliminate coyotes in the Lawrence Farms East and South as well as Cowdin Lane areas, according to the town’s Animal Control Warden Jim Moore.  Still, Moore says, coyotes are a fact of life. He offered the following information and advice to residents:

Monday, August 29, 2011

Yesterday winds ravaged trees that in turn took down wires, and rains settled again in downtown New Castle, where flood waters made their way—unimpressed by sandbags—into stores with doors at street-level along South Greeley.  Squires was particularly hard-hit.

August 26, 2011

The parking lot on South Greeley is still closed for paving (today definitely), so you may have to have the determination of a running back to find parking in the downtown, but do it.  The merchants are there and need our business.  Pete Zimmerman’s EZ Sports is chock full of sports equipment for The Return to School.  The lot may remain closed through the early part of next week. Check back for updates, in case the impending storm changes the paving schedule.

Twilight for D’Agostino’s?
With 30 comments as of Monday, August 15
Another 26 comments as of Friday, August 19
August 12, 2011
by Christine Yeres

I drove over to Armonk Wednesday morning to have a look around the town I’d heard had been through a retail crisis similar to ours: What to do without a grocery store near the town’s center?  For about two months now, rumors have flown between store clerks and patrons of D’Agostino’s that the store was fated to leave Chappaqua – and leave a Walgreens in its place.  Millwood’s A&P would be nearest and only large supermarket in New Castle.

The Friends are ready for you!  BRING THOSE BOOKS!  And then come buy them! 
Monday, June 6, 2011
by Christine Yeres

The Friends of the Chappaqua Library Annual Used Book Sale begins with donation days TODAY, Monday, June 6 and TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 7 only.  Sale days kick off with a special preview sale on Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. (till 9:30 p.m.) for members-only (if your membership is not up to date, you may purchase a membership at the door), then continues Thursday through Sunday.  Saturday books are half-price, Sunday free.

May 27, 2011
by Christine Yeres

On Monday, June 13, the Town will begin construction on the South Greeley parking lot, between the Bell school field and the backs of the string of shops on South Greeley Avenue, from Woodburn Avenue to King Street.

May 27, 2011
by Lori Townsend

Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers;
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In preparation for Memorial Day, 40 Girl Scouts came to ready Memorial Circle at the Chappaqua Train Station.

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Monday, May 23, 2011
by Christine Yeres

The tradition dates from the 1800’s when fire companies were few and far between and they relied on each other for mutual aid to battle blazes, sharing equipment and manpower. They needed to be familiar with each other’s equipment and so it became the custom to “inspect” each other’s firehouses.