Boston Post Road location changes from restaurant to veterinary group
The dream of Courtney Bellew, HUB Veterinary Group opened with fanfare on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 316 Boston Post Rd.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER PLANNING COMMISSION. Port Chester Senior Center, 220 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 6:30 p.m. Agenda: 1) Public hearing on application for site plan approval to construct a 100-unit apartment building at 229 Willett Ave. 2) Application for site plan redevelopment approval for revisions within the 15-story building of 280 residential units, 8,700 square feet of ground floor commercial space and 271 self-parking spaces at 44 Broad St. Regular monthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, agenda backup, call 914-937-6780 or visit portchesterny.gov
A score and more village issues tackled at Committee for Better Gov’t Town Hall
If you want to know what’s going on in town, there’s no better way to get an encapsulated picture in a few hours than to attend the Committee for Better Government’s annual Town Hall at Mount Zion Baptist Church on Slater Street. Questions on more than 20 topics—from density, to the condition of roadways, to the former United Hospital redevelopment, to traffic—were asked and answered by village, county and state officials, elected and paid, in attendance at this year’s event on Saturday, Feb. 24.
Government Meetings
BLIND BROOK BOARD OF EDUCATION. Blind Brook Middle/High School Library, 840 King St., Rye Brook. 8:30 a.m.-12 noon. Agenda: Budget workshop. Open to the public. For information, agenda breakdown, call District Clerk Vivian Groccia at 914-937-3600 x1001, email her at [email protected] or visit blindbrook.org
Plan for senior housing at 900 King St. gets 3rd extension from village board
There has been speculation that the senior housing project approved for 900 King St. was dead. However, a glimmer of hope that it may still be alive came at the Rye Brook Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Government Meetings
BLIND BROOK BOARD OF EDUCATION. Blind Brook Middle/High School Library, 840 King St., Rye Brook. 8:30 a.m.-12 noon. Agenda: Budget workshop. Open to the public. For information, agenda breakdown, call District Clerk Vivian Groccia at 914-937-3600 x1001, email her at [email protected] or visit blindbrook.org
Government Meetings
BLIND BROOK BOARD OF EDUCATION. Blind Brook Middle/High School Library, 840 King St., Rye Brook. 7:30 p.m. Agenda includes 2024-25 Budget Draft #1. Regular bimonthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, complete agenda, call District Clerk Vivian Groccia at 914-937-3600 x1001, email her at [email protected] or visit blindbrook.org
From Our Editor: A fond farewell to Tony Cerreto after 28 years
Anthony Cerreto’s last day as Port Chester village attorney was Tuesday, Feb. 27. He was feted with a retirement dinner in the upstairs party room at T&J Pizza and Pasta the previous Thursday, Feb. 22, where more than 100 guests honored him with their presence and wished him well in his retirement.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION. Port Chester Middle School Auditorium, Bowman Avenue, Rye Brook. 7 p.m. Regular monthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, agenda, call District Clerk Cathy Maggi at 914-934-7922, email her at [email protected] or visit portchesterschools.org.
Sale of North Main St. properties puts development plans on hold
The parcels at 20-28 N. Main St. in downtown Port Chester have been sold, according to an email distributed by Houlihan Lawrence Commercial on Thursday, Feb. 15.
Water rate case proposal on the table for comment
4-year resolution ties in infrastructure costs for development projects
In the Veolia Water New York Inc. rate case, a joint proposal calls for a four-year resolution from Feb. 1, 2024 through Dec. 31, 2027 to allow the company to synchronize its rate year with the calendar year in its next rate case filing.
Lengthy legal dispute delays opening of waterfront park
Use of additional parking spots for Rye Ridge Plaza also on hold
Have you ever wondered why the parking spaces at the westerly side of Rye Ridge Plaza adjacent to the body of water called “The Keyhole” are blocked off with yellow caution tape?
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Town of Rye Justice Courtroom, 350 N. Main St., Port Chester. 7 p.m. Draft agenda: 1) Presentation by AKRF regarding the Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Study for Indian Road. 2) Public workshop on Traffic Commission recommendation on establishing a no parking anytime zone around the traffic island on Brower Place. 3) Public comments. 4) Report of the village manager. 5) Adopting a Fair Housing Plan for the Village of Port Chester. 6) Authorizing addendum to agreement with the Port Chester Youth Baseball League. ...
New planning director to start in P.C. Mar. 4
Greg Cutler was appointed as Port Chester’s new director of planning and economic development by the Board of Trustees at their Feb. 5 meeting.
‘Port Chester is not surviving, it is thriving’
State of the Village address paints positive picture
Mayor Luis Marino called all department heads and other staff to the Port Chester Senior Community Center last Wednesday evening, Jan. 31, for his first State of the Village address. He also invited his fellow board members, other current and former elected officials, the Chamber of Commerce executive director and news media to the gathering.
Government Meetings
RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Meeting Room, Village Hall, 938 King St., Rye Brook. 7 p.m.: Executive session on cell tower agreement. 7:30 p.m.: Public meeting. Draft agenda: 1) Considering a request for an exemption/extension of the Village Code re a seasonal leaf blower ban for Atria Rye Brook. 2) Considering authorizing the use of Posillipo Center to store items for Cub Scout Pack 3 and authorizing legal counsel to draft an agreement between the Village of Rye Brook and Cub Scout Pack 3. 3) Considering allowing the use of village streets and waiving restricted hours for Netflix filming. ...
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER TAXI COMMISSION. Port Chester Senior Community Center, 220 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 7 p.m. Regular monthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, agenda, call 914-939-5202.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER MAYOR LUIS MARINO. Port Chester Senior Community Center, 220 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 5-5:30 p.m. The mayor will deliver his first State of the Village address. The mayor is beginning the second year of his second two-year term and will highlight the progress the village has made since he became mayor. Besides the mayor, speakers will be Village Manager Stuart Rabin and Deputy Mayor Joan Grangenois-Thomas who will review the overall fiscal health of the village, update on capital projects completed, in progress and on schedule to begin and other qualitative programs and projects. A brief reception will follow. RSVP to [email protected] or 914-939-2200.
Longtime village attorney will retire February 27
After 28 years of service to the Village of Port Chester, Anthony Cerreto will be retiring as village attorney at the end of February.
Government Meetings
RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Meeting Room, Village Hall, 938 King St., Rye Brook. 7:30 p.m.: Public meeting. Draft Agenda: 1) Public hearing on local law re the removal of illegally parked cars at Garibaldi and Ellendale parking lots and corresponding resolution. 2) Considering an IMA between the Village of Rye Brook and the Port Chester School District for a School Resource Officer. 3) Considering a hold harmless agreement between the Village of Rye Brook and Dan Zhu to maintain existing structures in a village drainage easement. 4) Considering an agreement between the Village of Rye Brook and Lightpath Solutions for license plate readers. ...
Board members must now disclose property holdings within the Village
The idea of requiring members of the Board of Trustees to disclose their property holdings in the Village of Port Chester has been kicking around for months but was resurrected in early December at the same meeting where Trustee Bart Didden was removed from the position of development coordinator.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. Town of Rye Justice Courtroom, 350 N. Main St., Port Chester. 7 p.m. Agenda: 1) Continued public hearing on application requesting a use variance to convert and legalize the longstanding use from a 2-family residence with a commercial woodworking shop to a 3-family residence with a commercial woodworking shop unit at 26 Merritt St. 2) New public hearing on application for an area variance pertaining to a replacement garage with a rear yard setback of 4.7 feet and a side yard setback of 4.2 feet at 142 Breckenridge Ave. Garage was to be constructed with 5-foot rear and side yard setbacks. Regular monthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, agenda backup, contact the Department of Planning & Economic Development at 914-937-6780 or [email protected]
Sketch plan for former Arrowwood property gets positive reception from village board
Billionaire real estate operator and entrepreneur Charles Cohen came to Rye Brook Village Hall Tuesday evening, Dec. 12 with the sketch plan for his proposed development of the property that once was Doral Arrowwood Hotel and Conference Center at 975 Anderson Hill Rd.
Government Meetings
RYE BROOK PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY COUNCIL. Meeting Room, Village Hall, 938 King St., Rye Brook. 7:30 p.m. Regular monthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, agenda, call (914) 939-3235 or visit ryebrook.org
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER FORM-BASED CODE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHARACTER DISTRICTS 5 & 6. Port Chester Senior Community Center, 220 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 6 p.m. One of a series of committee meetings to review and discuss the existing Character District 5 and 6 regulations and develop recommendations for presentation to the Board of Trustees for its consideration. Open to the public. Next meeting will be Wed., Jan. 10 which will be a public listening session. More details to follow. For information, agenda, contact the Department of Planning & Economic Development at 914-937-6780 or [email protected]
Trustee Bart Didden removed as development coordinator
In what Trustee Bart Didden called “retribution,” the other six members of the Port Chester Board of Trustees voted Dec. 4 to rescind his designation as development coordinator.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER TRAFFIC COMMISSION. Village Hall Conference Room, 222 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 6:30 p.m. Regular monthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, agenda, call 914-939-5202.
Government Meetings
RYE BROOK PARKS & RECREATON ADVISORY COUNCIL. Conference Room, Village Hall, 938 King St., Rye Brook. 7:30 p.m. Regular monthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, agenda, call 914-939-2354 or visit ryebrook.org
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Town of Rye Justice Court, 350 N. Main St., Port Chester. 7 p.m. Draft Agenda: 1) Presentation by independent auditors on fiscal year ending 5/31/23 village audit. 2) Presentation by Desmond Land Use Consulting on three proposed sites for municipal parking structure(s) followed by a public workshop on parking. 3) Public comments. 4) Public hearing to consider adopting a local law that would amend the code re taxicabs relating to adjusting and establishing fares, authorizing charges for certain items to be placed by passengers in a cab and incorporating the use of GPS-enabled devices in taxicab operations. 5) Report of the village manager. 6) Awarding bid for sewer replacement project in the amount of $650,000 to MTS Infrastructure. 7) Budget amendment – capital project to repair bulkhead railing. 8) Directing the village attorney to work with the director of planning and development in preparing a local law that would amend the zoning code on a go-forward basis to establish the off-street parking ratio from 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit to 1.0 spaces per dwelling unit with a payment in lieu of $15,000 per unit. 9) Extending the time for the Form-Based Code Committee to complete their work to Feb. 29, 2024. 10) Directing the village attorney to prepare a local law that would impose a moratorium on site plan approvals in the CD-5, CD-6 and CD-6T districts pending the completion of the Form-based Code Committee’s report. 11) Removing Trustee Didden as development coordinator.
Village board approves sale of air rights to Neri Bakery
Switch of agreements riles one trustee
From one meeting to the next, a plan that has been kicking around for months changed substantially. In its final form, at a special meeting called before the village board’s regular meeting on Nov. 20, it met the approval of six out of seven board members but the vehement condemnation of the seventh.
Turkey Trot attracts 350, raises $11,000 for P.C. Schools
Under fair skies, the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning attracted just over 350 participants and raised $8,000 for the Tamarack Tower Foundation which provides scholarships to Port Chester High School graduates, grants to teachers and other monetary benefits to the Port Chester public schools.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER FORM-BASED CODE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHARACTER DISTRICTS 5 & 6. Port Chester Senior Center, 220 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 6 p.m. One of a series of committee meetings to review and discuss the existing Character District 5 and 6 regulations and develop recommendations for presentation to the Board of Trustees for its consideration. Future meetings will be Dec. 6 and Dec. 13. Open to the public. To confirm location and for information, agenda, contact the Department of Planning & Economic Development at 914-937-6780 or [email protected]
P.C. opposes cell tower at I-95 exit onto Route 1
The New York State Thruway Authority is considering an application by AT&T to lease the right-of-way at the I-95 exit ramp onto the Boston Post Road abutting the Gateway Shopping Center to facilitate the erection of a telecommunications tower.
Government Meetings
RYE BROOK AIRPORT ADVISORY COUNCIL. Meeting Room, Village Hall, 938 King St., Rye Brook. 7 p.m. Regular monthly meeting. Open to the public. For information, agenda, call (914) 708-7242 or visit ryebrook.org
New owner breathes life into forgotten house
For so many years passersby gazed at the old white house on the hill at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue, Irenhyl Avenue and North Ridge Street and wondered why such a beautiful historic structure was not maintained and occupied.
Probationary police officer removed by P.C. Board of Trustees in split vote
In an unprecedented move, at least over the last 40 years, the Port Chester Board of Trustees voted 4-2 with one abstention to remove a probationary police officer Monday night, Nov. 6, upon recommendation of the chief of police.
Government Meetings
RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Meeting Room, Village Hall, 938 King St., Rye Brook. 7:30 p.m.: Public meeting. Draft agenda: 1) Public hearing on local law amending the village code re prohibiting parking on parts of Sleep Hollow Road and Lawridge Drive and corresponding resolution. 2) Considering the appointment of an assistant building inspector. 3) Considering a request for an extension/exemption from the village code re a seasonal leaf blower ban for The Arbors. 4) Considering a request for an extension/exemption from the village code re a seasonal leaf blower ban for BelleFair. ...
From Our Editor: Re-elect Zuckerman for Rye Town supervisor, elect Payan and Sellier for Rye Town Council
In the Rye Town election, the supervisor and two councilmember seats are up for grabs, and they are all contested. Voters will also re-elect longtime Tax Receiver Nicholas Mecca and longtime Justice Anthony Provenzano, both of whom are unopposed.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Rye Town Justice Court, 350 N. Main St., Port Chester. 7 p.m.: Public meeting. Draft agenda: 1) Building Department presentation. 2) Discussion: Taxi Commission recommendation to the village re code changes, including increase in taxi fares. 3) Discussion: Parking displacement due to MTA wall construction/repair behind North Main Street shops located between Highland Street and the railroad bridge over North Main Street. 4) Public comments. 5) Report of the village manager. 6) Authorizing the village attorney to enter into the Second Amended Order of Dismissal with respect to the Village of Port Chester in the matter of Save the Sound and Atlantic Clam Farms of Connecticut, Inc. v Westchester County, Town/Village of Harrison, Village of Larchmont, Town of Mamaroneck, City of New Rochelle, Village of Pelham Manor, City of Rye, Village of Rye Brook and Village of Scarsdale.
Snapped pole disrupts traffic, service
A portion of King Street was blocked off for hours while the accident was cleared and utility trucks worked to repair the damage.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Village Hall Conference Room, 222 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 6 p.m. Agenda work session. Draft agenda: 1) Discussion on village staffing and civil service. . 2) Discussion on budget transfers for Senior Service and Recreation. 3) Discussion on Taxi Commission recommendation to the village re code changes including the increase in taxicab fares. 4) Report of the village manager. 5) FY 2023-24 General Fund Budget Amendment – Youth Services Grant Programs. 5) Correspondence: From the American Legion requesting an appropriation to help with the Veterans Day ceremonies. ...
Port Chester hears from residents about flooding
Flooding continues to wreak havoc around the world as well as in Port Chester’s little corner of it. And with storms occurring more frequently and furiously, protecting property has become more urgent for residents while improving and bolstering infrastructure has taken a front seat for government officials.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER HOUSING TASK FORCE. Village Hall Conference Room, 222 Grace Church St., Port Chester. 6:30 p.m. Second meeting of this group appointed by the Board of Trustees to examine housing in the Village of Port Chester and make recommendations. Open to the public. 914-939-5202.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Town of Rye Justice Courtroom, 350 N. Main St., Port Chester. 7 p.m.: Public meeting. Draft agenda: 1) Port Chester Police Association awards ceremony. 2) Soul Ryeders request to incorporate some village streets into their revised half marathon course for 2024. 3) Public comments. 4) Report of the village manager. 5) Budget amendment for Alto Avenue storm sewer project. ...
Three mayors in a room
Rye Brook residents David and Alexandra Hirsh, originally from France, have a family home in Grand Brassac.
Government Meetings
RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Meeting Room, Village Hall, 938 King St., Rye Brook. 7:30 p.m.: Public meeting. Draft agenda: 1) Considering the appointment of a police officer. 2) Considering setting a public hearing amending the village code regarding prohibiting parking on parts of Sleepy Hollow Drive and Lawridge Drive. ...
Rainstorm raises water to dangerous levels
Not as severe as Tropical Storm Ida in September 2021, last week’s heavy rainstorm nonetheless left destruction in its path.
Preparing for the next big storm
Projects completed and ongoing to alleviate flooding from storms like the one at the end of last week
Mother Nature continues to test us with her fury, as she did at the end of last week.
‘My job has been my life’
After a quarter century in recreation, Janice Kunicki retires from Village of Rye Brook
The Rye Brook Recreation Department just won’t be the same without the friendly figure who has been the face of the village to many residents for the last quarter century. That was the consensus of those who spoke in person or via a “breaking news” video put together by the Recreation staff and shown at the retirement lunch for Senior Recreation Leader Janice Kunicki on Tuesday, Sept. 26 in the meeting room at Village Hall.
Government Meetings
PORT CHESTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Town of Rye Justice Courtroom, 350 N. Main St., Port Chester. 7 p.m. Draft agenda: 1) Presentation by Taxi Commission regarding amendments to the village code and updates from the chair. 2) Public comments. 3) Report of the village manager. 4) FY 2023-24 General Fund Budget Amendment – Youth Services Grant Programs. 5) Awarding bid for the 2023 paving program to Laura Li Industries, LLC of Purchase. ...