I have lived in Bedford Village for 27 years; we have 3 acres. I have been a member of the Leaf Blower Committee for two or three years. I have used no leaf blowers on our lawn for years now. We mulch the leaves, and the lawn doesn’t require much, if any, fertilizer. The noise of my neighbor…

Regarding your article, “Ban ahead on leaf blowers?” (April 23), thank you for your coverage of this important issue. My husband and I are both now retired, so we are home most of the time, in a densely populated neighborhood designated a Town of Bedford hamlet zone.

It has been my privilege to serve on the Bedford Central Board of Education since 2018 and I am excited for our district’s future. 

“The Town of Lewisboro recognizes the inherent value and necessity of preserving and protecting trees in our overwhelmingly residential community.” Most if not everyone in town agrees with these words taken from the preamble to Lewisboro’s new tree ordinance, so why does the law remain so co…

In January I had no idea what would happen when Pennies for Posies collection cans were set out to raise funds for beautification projects in Pound Ridge. Coins, dollar bills and bottle deposit receipts found their way into collection cans throughout the town’s businesses. Bags of coins were…

Last week we had another power outage in Vista. This one due to a truck hitting a single utility pole, affecting nearly 1,000 households. While this is an isolated incident, it is part of a much bigger problem of frequent, increased andcontinuing power outages in Lewisboro because our power …

 Thank you to all who supported the “Clean out and help others” campaign. You contributed over 18 carloads of clothing and household items. The items will be sold to raise funds for the MDS Foundation and Be The Match Foundation in support of Molly Henry’s battle with MDS. 

The Katonah-Lewisboro School District has been a beacon of stability throughout this period of unprecedented uncertainty. They’re continuing on that path by bringing students back in-person five days-a-week. I’m breathing a sigh of relief to have another social support back in place.

I thank The Record-Review for reporting last week of the situation on Hillside Avenue in Katonah (“Hillside Avenue proposal raises concerns,” April 2). The residents are aggrieved over plans of the developer who purchased the property. The southern end of the plot was never developed by the …

Wondering why Lewisboro needs LGBT+ Pride Month? Let me tell you:

Ms. Ryan's rejection of Indian Hill as the 1644 Massacre site (“Was there a massacre on Indian Hill?” March 26) is based on no new evidence since the 1800s. Determining the location based on the Journal of New Netherland account is an academic exercise, but also an exercise in futility. We k…

KLSD’s rising budgets ‘failed miserably’ to address enrollment declines

Bedford is generally a pretty enlightened place, but I wouldn’t be surprised if even here we have our share of anti-vaxxers — those people who won’t take the coronavirus vaccine, not because of any medical issues, but because they simply don’t believe in it.

The Lewisboro Town Board’s first Master Plan work session left me skeptical that any new plan would fulfill its role as a framework for future land use, development and infrastructure decisions that reflect the broad goals of our community. With their recent stumbles over matters like cell t…

I was saddened to read about the passing of Ray Errickson (“Town department head fondly remembered,” March 19). As a member of the Pound Ridge Recreation Commission in the 1990s, I was fortunate to work closely with Ray while he served as superintendent of the town park and pool. He was “han…

Thoughts on Cuomo:

Petition process and committee endorsements

Officers in Minneapolis didn’t start Monday, May 25, 2020, planning to kill a black man. Yet it happened. The Committee on Police Reform and Reinvention was formed to ensure that nothing like that ever happens in Lewisboro. But to prevent it, we have to understand how it happened. The answer…

We can agree there is racism in this country. Is it as widespread, institutionalized, as some want us to believe? Should our schools be making their students feel guilty? Is this damaging or effective cultural indoctrination? Who should control this discourse on our children’s values?

With the state budget due shortly and the focus of the legislature concentrating on it and its historic shortfall for the next month, it would be nice to know that before they cut, before they raise taxes, they look at the corruption and near corruption across the state.

Plum Plums attracts visitors to Scotts Corners from near and far, so the landlord’s failure to renew their lease is a serious loss. Because there is no replacement tenant lined up for Plum Plum’s space, there is the suggestion that the landlord may have been bluffing when he attempted to dra…

 This is a response to Cory Singer’s letter (“Bloody battle of Indian Hill deserves a memorial plaque,” Jan. 29) This letter sparked a deeply impacting memory for me.

We would like to commend the Bedford Central School District Board for cancelling the 30-acre solar array off Guard Hill Road at West Patent School. We all learned a lot about the complexities of commercial solar power placed in residential neighborhoods. Moreover, the community had to addre…

It is understandable that Republican Town Board candidate Andrea Rendo would try to rile up her base with inflammatory rhetoric (“Criticizes Lewisboro Town Board meeting on new borrowings,” Feb. 19), but it is unacceptable for her to blatantly misrepresent the facts and mischaracterize the d…

I am dismayed to learn that Plum Plums Cheese Shop is being forced out of Pound Ridge. The store has been an integral part of our town for seven-plus years, providing a central meeting spot, attracting customers from far and wide, as well as selling superb cheese and charcuterie. During this…

Plum Plums leaving Pound Ridge is a sad day for the town.

I was very disappointed in what I observed at last week’s Lewisboro Town Board Meeting. The evening’s agenda outlined a series of “Borrowing Resolutions” for approval amounting to $972,000 worth of additional debt for the town, $300,000 of which was earmarked for new playground equipment at …

I am dismayed to learn that Plum Plums Cheese Shop is being forced out of Pound Ridge. The store has been an integral part of our town for seven-plus years, providing a central meeting spot, attracting customers from far and wide, as well as selling superb cheese and charcuterie. During this…

Plum Plums attracts visitors to Scotts Corners from near and far, so the landlord’s failure to renew their lease is a serious loss. Because there is no replacement tenant lined up for Plum Plum’s space, there is the suggestion that the landlord may have been bluffing when he attempted to dra…

Thank you to Maureen Koehl and Lynn Ryan for adding to the discussion of the battle at Indian Hill. While I have not spent years researching the battle, I have read numerous historical texts, many of which reference Indian Hill as the location. “The History of Westchester County” (by Frederi…

The reactions of local Republicans Andrea Rendo and Joseph Zaino to the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol (“Leaders express anguish over violent attack on Capitol,” Jan. 15) were disappointing yet unsurprising. Both Ms. Rendo and Mr. Zaino apparently were incapable of condemning the perpetrator…

One of the things we’re thankful for at this time of year — particularly during COVID when we’re spending so much time at home — is the peace and quiet that comes after the gas-powered leaf blowers have been put to rest. We’re grateful for being able to walk in our neighborhoods and work in …

Bedford Central School District is considering allowing a commercial developer to construct a 30-acre commercial solar power plant in a residential area along West Patent, Broad Brook, and Guard Hill Roads. The online petition by Friends of West Patent says “environmental maps suggest that a…

If I have learned anything in studying history, it is that you cannot believe everything you read. I appreciated Cory Singer’s letter encouraging the community to place a plaque at Bedford’s Indian Hill to memorialize the native massacre that took place in February 1644 (“Bloody battle in Be…

This is in response to a letter from Cory Singer (“Bloody battle of Indian Hill deserves a memorial plaque,” Jan. 29). Mr. Singer suggested that a memorial plaque be erected in the Indian Hill area of Bedford to memorialize the bloody massacre of February 1644 when Capt. John Underhill and h…

The reactions of local Republicans Andrea Rendo and Joseph Zaino to the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol (“Leaders express anguish over violent attack on Capitol,” Jan. 15) were disappointing yet unsurprising. Both Ms. Rendo and Mr. Zaino apparently were incapable of condemning the perpetrator…