This was an exciting week for the Bedford Village Fire District. On April 26, the Board of Commissioners announced it had sold the historic 19…
If the 38 people who attended last Monday’s Leaf Blower Committee forum are any indication of wider sentiment, the days of gasoline powered leaf blowers in Bedford could be numbered.
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney did something in Bedford last Sunday that he hasn’t done in more than a year: he held an in-person town hall. And for the first time, his “Speak with Sean” public forum was held outdoors in a municipal park as a COVID-19 precaution.
Earth Day is officially April 22, but over the years it has spread out to be celebrated on multiple days. Bedford 2030 is planning several events to commemorate Earth Day, Earth Week and Earth Month.
The Bedford Planning Board met via Zoom on Monday, April 6, with a variety of items on the agenda. After a long hiatus, plans for a new welcome center at Harvey School were back before the board, along with a proposed town code amendment regarding solar farms.
As our story opens, The Record-Review is speaking with Anne Mayhew, the proprietor of the popular Katonah home baking business, LMNOP Bakery. Only she’s not in Katonah, she’s in Mount Kisco; and she’s not baking at home, she’s baking in space she has newly occupied at Mast Brothers, a gourme…
Rehabilitation Through The Arts, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2021, helps people in prison develop critical life skills through the arts. Founded at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining in 1996, the organization boasts a dramatic success rate: less than 5% of RTA members return…
Don Scott, who served as a member of the Bedford Town Board from 2015 through 2020, has been nominated by the Bedford Republican Town Committee as their 2021 candidate for town supervisor. Mr. Scott was previously the Republican nominee for supervisor in 2013.
Neighbors of a proposed building site in Katonah expressed numerous worries on Monday during a public hearing before the planning board. Some of their concerns centered on a dirt road with a disputed past.
At Monday night’s Bedford Planning Board meeting, it took so long to read and discuss a draft resolution to reject special use permits for two proposed cell towers that chair Deirdre Courtney-Batson’s laptop battery gave out.
“It was our most successful chili cook-off yet,” said organizer Melissa Dilmaghani, of the Katonah Chamber of Commerce’s 12th annual Chili Cook-Off, held last Friday, March 19. “It seemed just as wild as it was to orchestrate.”
Tolkien fans know that “The Two Towers” is the second part of the beloved “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, a saga many hoped would never end. Bedford residents may not be as enthralled with their own “two towers” saga, but they may see it come to an end soon.
The debate over whether Indian Hill Park should be considered as a possible alternative site for a cell tower has caused emotions to run high. But perhaps the most emotional response came from an unexpected source.
It’s one of those perfect pairings that comes along without warning. You might call it “kismet”; Ana Montoya would call it “Colby”.
With little fanfare or controversy, the Bedford Town Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept and adopt the final report and recommendations of the town’s Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Committee. The entire review and adoption process took less than half an hour.
At the Planning Board meeting Monday, March 15, the board gave every indication that at its next meeting, scheduled for March 22, it is likely to vote against both Verizon cell tower proposals currently before it.
In the culmination of a process designed to provide more transparency in its decision making, the Bedford Town Board on Tuesday appointed Donald Coe, a former planning board chair, to fill the seat vacated by Kate Galligan.
The year 2020 was a big one for Stepping Stones, the historic site in Katonah that was the home of Bill and Lois Wilson, founders of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon. So is 2021. The organization that maintains the home, and the Wilsons’ legacy, is continuing to celebrate the 100th anniversa…
Joseph Abboud, the well-known fashion designer who has long called Bedford home, will no longer have an office in the center of Bedford Village.
The coronavirus pandemic has changed many people’s lives — and not for the better. So, when someone says, “COVID-19 saved my life” it makes you take notice.
It’s contactless, it’s partially virtual — but it’s real chili. The Katonah Chamber of Commerce’s 12th annual Chili Cook-Off, Friday, March 19, will enable participants to stay safe, while enjoying dishes of chili and supporting their community.
Would it surprise you to learn that Lindsey Cain Hearon, the new executive director of the Bedford Riding Lanes Association, is not an equestrian and knows next to nothing about horses?
Bedford Town Supervisor MaryAnn Carr this week announced that, pursuant to an executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the town will not charge any penalty for tax payments that were received by Feb. 22.
Two proposals involving revisions to the town code made for lively discussion at Tuesday’s Bedford Town Board meeting. One involved an actual code change that will be subject to a public hearing; the other was a work session and will be subject to further review.
Caramoor announced on Monday that it has chosen Edward J. Lewis III to serve as its new president and CEO. Mr. Lewis will succeed Interim CEO Nina Curley on May 1.
There are those who maintain that much of what you find on Facebook is trash. Whatever your opinion, one Facebook page where you will absolutely not find trash is Take It or Leave It - Bedford.
The Bedford Village Fire District announced this week that preliminary work is progressing on its new firehouse at 550 Old Post Road, Bedford, with construction bids expected to be solicited next month. The fire district also has put plans in place to obtain authorization for the sale of the…
As part of its commitment to fully review two Verizon Wireless proposals for cell towers before a March 31 deadline, the Bedford Planning Board held two public hearings on Monday, Feb. 24. The towers in question, at 91 Hickory Lane and 68 Stone Hill Road, are supposed to address a coverage g…
In a working session on Tuesday, Feb. 16, the Bedford Town Board took up a request from the town’s Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Advisory Committee, asking that the board adopt a new policy regarding the process for appointing members to committees and commissions.
When the Town of Bedford hired Rosemary Vorel as its part-time senior advocate, a new position, in June 2019, it had no way of knowing just how important she would become.
With two proposals for ground-mounted solar arrays currently being evaluated in Bedford — one adjacent to West Patent Elementary School and another on Baldwin Road — a variety of opinions have developed about the advantages and disadvantages of such projects.
During these difficult times, with so many older adults feeling isolated and alone, what can anyone do to help? “You have to do something for your mental health,” said 80-year-old Pat Keane of Bedford Hills, as she spoke with The Record-Review.
The Town of Bedford’s Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Committee will present its recommendations to the public Thursday, Feb. 18, at 5:30 pm. The committee will present its draft report via Zoom, with community members welcome to join, ask questions and provide feedback.
A major physical obstacle to plans for a new DeCicco & Sons supermarket in Bedford Village was cleared this week as the previous tenant, Key Food, vacated the space in the Hunting Ridge Mall.
The Bedford Town Board at its Tuesday meeting, considered a wide range of topics, including increased funding for a new access point to the Buxton Gorge Trail. It also discussed some off-agenda items.
Diane Lewis, M.D., an environmental activist, doctor, and member of the Bedford Planning Board, has been selected by the Garden Club of America to receive its highest award for her work in conservation education.
Melanie Carol Grossman, M.D., of Bedford, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, after a long battle with cancer. She was 58.
Bedford Town Board member Kate Galligan said this week she plans to resign from the Bedford Town Board at the end of February and is taking up the position of legislative aide to Westchester County Legislator Kitley Covill.
Former President Donald Trump, whose second impeachment trial begins next week, is also the subject of several criminal investigations in New York. One of those, by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., is looking into allegations pertaining to Mr. Trump’s Seven Springs estate, a larg…
The Bedford Planning Board dedicated meetings over two consecutive weeks discussing plans for cell towers and possible alternative technologies to provide cell coverage to areas of Bedford Village. But after a total of some three hours devoted to talking about those plans over the course of …
Tuesday’s Town Board meeting saw attention paid to issues both inside and outside the town, with the promise of more discussions to come.
The Bedford Planning Board revisited familiar ground on Monday, with a public hearing on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed 10-lot subdivision on Upper Hook Road in Katonah.
Westchester Land Trust announced Jan. 4 the permanent protection of 27 acres in Bedford through a conservation easement donated to WLT.
Two tests conducted in December to gauge the visual impact of two proposed cell towers meant to serve Bedford Village have helped fuel objections from neighbors of both sites.
On Tuesday, the Town Board held a reorganization meeting prior to its regular meeting, primarily to resolve the question of town leadership in the wake of Chris Burdick’s resignation to take his seat in the state Assembly. MaryAnn Carr was appointed as the new supervisor, and Stephanie McCa…
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Bedford Town Board held its last regular meeting presided over by Supervisor Chris Burdick, who called it “bittersweet” to be moving on to the state Assembly.
Bedford Planning Board member Robert Siegel has resigned his post, following an ethics complaint lodged against him.
As Chris Burdick’s time as supervisor draws to a close, The Record-Review asked him to look back and reflect on his tenure. In typical fashion, he also took the opportunity for a look ahead.
The Bedford Planning Board tackled several major projects at its Dec. 8 meeting, including tree replacement at the Chabad of Bedford property and a new law on sewer capacity allocation. But it was traffic on Route 117 that again bedeviled the board.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the tax levy increase approved for 20201 in the town of Bedford was 34%. The correct figure is 3.4%, which appears in this updated version of the article.
