As part of its commitment to fully review two Verizon Wireless proposals for cell towers before a March 31 deadline, the Bedford Planning Boar…
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.
An attorney representing a neighbor of The Harvey School in Katonah has filed a complaint with the town’s Board of Ethics against the school and a member of the Bedford Planning Board.
The Bedford Town Board on Dec. 1 agreed to review the leaf blower law that went into effect in August 2018 and consider changes that could be far reaching, including a total ban on gas-powered equipment.
Bedford Planning Board Chair Deirdre Courtney-Batson has been hinting for some time that the board, and the town as a whole, would soon have to face the challenge of acting on proposals for solar farms in residential areas. That became evident in recent months during board discussions of a p…
Work sessions at the town board meetings on Nov. 24 and Dec. 1 have served as a kind of “farewell tour” for Supervisor Chris Burdick. Mr. Burdick, who leaves office at the end of the month to become the 93rd District’s representative in the state Assembly, led the board in discussions about …
After two years of often intense discussions before the planning board, Chabad of Bedford seemed well on its way to constructing its new center on South Bedford Road, with final approvals having been received earlier this year. Shovels were finally in the ground. Unfortunately, those shovels…
Among the items on Tuesday’s town board meeting agenda were the 2021 budget, which was adopted; an easement agreement for access to Buxton Gorge, which was approved; and a discussion with Con Edison about its Aug. 4 storm response, which was challenged.
Bedford Town Justice Erik Jacobsen, who was arrested for DWI in Mount Kisco last year, has been sentenced in Rye City Court to a one-year conditional discharge. The sentence, imposed by Judge Joseph L. Latwin, calls for Mr. Jacobsen to continue in treatment, have his license revoked, and mai…
A plan by DeCicco & Sons to take over, renovate, and expand the existing Key Food Marketplace located at 422 Old Post Road, Bedford, and granted preliminary approval by the planning board in March, may be facing a delay from an unexpected source.
With Town Supervisor Chris Burdick’s apparent win in the election for a local state Assembly seat, a question on the minds of many residents is, What will happen to his current position and the Bedford Town Board after he is sworn in on Jan. 1, 2021, in Albany?
On Monday, Nov. 2, the Bedford Village Fire District announced it conducted a successful bond offering to complete financing of the new firehouse at 550 Old Post Road. The good news for fire district taxpayers is that because of the low interest rate the district was able to obtain, the fin…
Bedford Town Supervisor Chris Burdick is the likely winner of the contest for New York state Assembly in the 93rd District, according to preliminary election results.
The Bedford Planning Board heard details of three proposals at its Tuesday meeting. The board did not act on any of the plans; however, it did decide to recommend its own cell tower idea to the town board.
When it comes to paying local taxes owed to the Town of Bedford, Donald Trump and The Trump Organization are no deadbeats.
Comptroller Abraham Zambrano gave an overview of the tentative budget at the Bedford Town Board work session on Tuesday. He intends to file the budget plan with the town clerk by the Oct. 30 deadline. It will then need to be reviewed and adopted by the town board.
Preliminary results from Monday’s referendum to establish a new sewer district for Phase II of the Katonah-Bedford Hills sewer project show property owners in the district approved it nearly unanimously.
Over 60 people joined the Town of Bedford Planning Board Zoom meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13., for a public hearing on a Verizon Wireless cell tower proposal for 68 Stone Hill Road. Though the proposal was the main focus of the meeting, the agenda was arranged so that a possible alternative sit…
Over 60 people joined Tuesday’s Planning Board Zoom meeting for a public hearing on a Verizon Wireless cell tower proposal for 68 Stone Hill Road. Though the proposal was the main focus of the meeting, the agenda was arranged so that a possible alternative site was presented first. And, in a…
The Bedford Town Board was able to approve quite a few initiatives at Tuesday’s meeting, following a budget work session that wrapped up departmental requests for 2021.
An innocuous sounding agenda item at the tail end of Tuesday’s Bedford Town Board meeting turned into a sometimes emotional, nearly hour-long discussion.
With a proclamation and a Zoom party on Sunday, Bedford is celebrating the 100th birthday of one of its most notable citizens. And she thinks it’s all silly.
At Bedford Village Memorial Park on Sept. 22, Bedford 2020 Executive Director Midge Iorio announced the official rechristening of the organization as Bedford 2030. It’s central mission: “Climate Action Now.”
Among multiple actions approved by the Bedford Town Board at its Tuesday meeting were a resolution impacting development of affordable housing and appointees to the town’s new the Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Advisory Committee.
The town board held a work session prior to the start of its meeting on Tuesday, to discuss the 2021 budget. The financial impacts of the pandemic weighed heavily on the discussion, along with the need to tap fund reserves next year to help close a projected budget gap.
After a break from cell tower applications that seemed to coincide with the pandemic, the Bedford Planning Board conducted an initial review of a new tower plan at its meeting Sept. 22, along with several other matters.
A full program of virtual and in-person events is planned from Sept. 21 to 27 as Bedford 2020 celebrates Climate Week and marks its transformation into Bedford 2030.
“I hate it when you people come into our town and bother us. You’re just working for the government — you’re not doing anything important.”
The Bedford Playhouse on Tuesday announced the hiring of its new executive director, Michael “Hoagy” Hoagland.
