With Phase 3 of reopening in place and Phase 4 openings set for next week, the Bedford Town Board held a special meeting Thursday, June 25, to…
At its June 17 meeting, the Historical Building Preservation Commission heard another application for apartments in historic Katonah business district structures. It also reviewed a revised plan for a new welcome center at the Harvey School’s historic Weil House.
At a hastily scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 30, the Bedford Town Board approved an amendment to an existing lease agreement with Westchester County that will allow the county to upgrade an emergency communications tower at Guard Hill.
Bedford Police Chief Mel Padilla has been appointed by Westchester County Executive George Latimer to the Westchester County Police Reform and Reinvention Task Force, the Town of Bedford announced Thursday.
Downtown Katonah projects dependent on the completion of Phase I of the town’s sewer project again took center stage at the June 9 Bedford Planning Board meeting. The board approved waiving site plan approval for two proposals on Katonah Avenue, and gave preliminary approval to another on Ed…
Saturday, June 6, was a day unlike any the Town of Bedford has seen in quite some time as a huge crowd — estimates ranged from 1,500 to over 2,000 people — gathered in Bedford Village Memorial Park for a peaceful rally for racial justice.
On Monday evening, June 8, the town board held an emergency meeting to consider an application by Peppino’s Ristorante for a permit to expand their outdoor dining arrangements in preparation for a Phase 2 reopening.
Bedford held its first Pride Flag raising on Friday, June 5, in celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month. The town board passed a resolution May 19 declaring June to be LGBTQ Pride Month in the Town of Bedford. At the ceremony were (front row), Council Member MaryAnn Carr, County Legislator Kitley C…
Some 20 area families in need will receive weekly supplies of fresh produce, thanks to a new partnership between two local nonprofit organizations and a community-minded landowner in Bedford.
A socially distanced groundbreaking event for the new Chabad Center on Route 172 in Bedford Corners will be held Sunday, June 14.
Bedford 2020 is seeking community input on the draft of its new climate action plan.
A plan to restore residential use to the second and third floors of 113 Katonah Ave., the building that houses Charles Department Store, has received the approval of the Bedford Historical Preservation Commission.
A proposed 10-lot subdivision off Upper Hook Road in Katonah again came before the planning board on Tuesday, many months after it was previously discussed. The board had last taken a substantive look at the plan in December 2018.
Construction on Phase I of the Bedford Hills-Katonah Sewer Project has been progressing rapidly. Freed from the constraints of traffic in the downtown Katonah area during the coronavirus shutdown, the project remains ahead of schedule.
At its May 19 meeting, the town board learned of diminished prospects for town park activities this summer. It also granted further relief to some taxpayers and authorized a special designation for the month of June.
The Bedford Planning Board heard three applications May 12, with two public hearings on proposed subdivisions and preliminary approval granted for an addition to Splash Car Wash in Bedford Hills.
When it became clear that in-person gatherings would pause for the foreseeable future, Westchester Land Trust transformed its annual benefit to an online format. With support from the local community, WLT is launching its Reimagined event online Tuesday, May 26, offering content and activiti…
It’s not the complete overhaul many were hoping for, but the Jay Street railroad crossing in Katonah will at least be smoother within about a month. Additional safety improvements, though on the drawing board, are further down the line, awaiting funding.
History was made on Friday evening, May 1, when Sasha Leigh Duffy and Andrew Francis Milanese were joined in marriage in the first Zoom wedding ceremony in the Town of Bedford.
As people struggle to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a little bit of normalcy goes a long way.
Bedford 2020’s original Climate Action Plan was formulated 10 years ago. Now that 2020 is here, the climate organization and the town board recognized the time had come for a new plan. Work on developing one has been going on for months.
With voters having approved a referendum for construction of a new firehouse in January and the design phase of that project now underway, the Bedford Village Fire District has put the current firehouse on the market. The asking price: $2 million.
What was to have been a marathon run in London, England, has instead become an opportunity to support some favorite Katonah eateries. And it’s all the doing of local runner Gergely “Greg” Szatmari.
The impact of Phase One of the Bedford Hills-Katonah Sewer Project, currently under construction, was evident at Tuesday’s meeting of the Bedford Planning Board. Three of the items on the agenda were proposals involving Katonah Avenue properties that are directly dependent on the availabilit…
Andrew Chintz of Katonah has joined the board of directors of Bedford 2020, the organization announced this week.
A drive-through facility expected to open tomorrow, Saturday, May 2, in Bedford Hills will allow Town of Bedford and Mount Kisco residents to get tested for the presence of COVID-19.
The fifth annual Greenlight Awards finals, held this past Sunday, were markedly different from past events. The competition, organized by environmental group Bedford 2020, was transformed into two different Zoom sessions occurring simultaneously over 3½ hours.
After meeting for nearly three hours on April 15, the Historic Building Preservation Commission voted to adjourn a public hearing on plans for the Harvey School until May 20. The commission also scheduled a working session on the same plan for April 29.
Charlie Della Penna, a junior at Fox Lane High School, created a neighborhood lending library in front of his home at 67 Appleby Drive in Bedford to help families who can’t access their local libraries. He is stocking it with several hundred books that were among the thousands he collected l…
With finances in flux, on Tuesday the Bedford Town Board discussed an idea that could delay some of the funding normally delivered to the town’s three libraries in April. No decision was reached.
Bedford 2020 is launching a series of virtual workshops called “Plug In” to help homeowners explore ways to make their homes more climate friendly and more comfortable.
The Bedford Village Fire District held the first virtual meeting of its Board of Fire Commissioners on Monday. Fire District Chair Heather Feldman revealed at the meeting that the plan for constructing the new firehouse is ahead of schedule.
As residents all look for silver linings to the current situation, there may be one right in our own backyards.
At its meeting on April 14, the Bedford Planning Board approved a plan to allow the town to acquire a piece of property from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in order to provide for a possible future expansion of the Community Center of Northern Westchester.
Bedford’s Planning Board held its first virtual meeting March 30. It evolved into a collaborative planning session that Supervisor Chris Burdick later hailed as an example of what could be accomplished by meeting online.
A public information session about the Bedford Hills-Katonah Sewer Project, held via videoconference on Monday, drew about 45 participants at its peak.
More than 100 participants joined Supervisor Chris Burdick and other officials at the Town of Bedford’s second virtual town hall March 26. Participating speakers included Assemblyman David Buchwald, state Sen. Shelley Mayer and County Legislator Kitley Covill.
Bedford has a unique relationship with two institutions in its midst, and that is providing an equally unique opportunity to make a difference during the coronavirus crisis.
The Lewisboro Town Board on Monday held its first meeting using Zoom, a videoconferencing tool. The virtual meeting drew 68 participants. There were a few technical hiccups, including interruptions from residents whose microphones were not muted and a few comments that could not be heard fro…
Last Friday evening, March 20, the Bedford Town Board gathered via videoconference for a special meeting. The purpose was to pass a resolution closing town offices and restricting access to Katonah Memorial Park, Bedford Hills Memorial Park, Bedford Village Memorial Park, and Canine Commons …
At 4 p.m. last Saturday, many local shops and service providers were making final preparations to shut down to comply with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order closing all “non-essential” businesses to limit spread of the coronavirus.
The Historic Building Preservation Commission met March 18 via videoconference to discuss an application by property owner Thomas McCrossan. He had originally come before the commission in February seeking approval to immediately demolish or dismantle a 150-year-old barn on Hillside Avenue i…
If number of participants is a measure of success, Bedford’s first Virtual Town Hall last Friday afternoon, dealing with the coronavirus crisis, was hugely successful.
In recent weeks, with one apocalyptic report after another about empty supermarket shelves and runs on chicken and milk, the notion of being “food insecure” in Bedford has taken on new urgency. Looking down the road to the day when the novel coronavirus and ensuing panic eventually subside, …
In spite of shutdowns throughout the Town of Bedford, work is continuing on at least one project in town that is tantalizingly close to completion.
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Town of Bedford announced this week it has closed most of its offices and will conduct essential meetings only by remote means.
Long-standing issues with the Stepping Stones Foundation’s museum, located at 62 Oak Road, Katonah, came to the fore again at Tuesday’s meeting of the Bedford Planning Board.
A revised plan to expand valet parking at Truck restaurant located at 391 Old Post Road, (Route 22), Bedford, came before the planning board on Monday. The plan continued to raise concerns among neighbors and board members as the original version did a year ago.
Endeavor Therapeutic Horsemanship has announced plans to move to a new facility later this month. The entire 18-acre property, located on Croton Lake Road in Bedford, will be available for Endeavor’s exclusive use.
The Bedford Town Board heard updates at its meeting Tuesday about two major capital projects: the Katonah-Bedford Hills sewer project and renovation of the Bedford Hills Community House. Both are now moving ahead rapidly, while funding for preliminary work on a new parking area in Bedford Vi…
