At the stroke of midnight, several local officials commenced with their new terms. Well, in a purely legal sense but one that is private and technical, as opposed to public in nature.

To mark the start of their journeys (or continuations) in elected office, they are holding inaugurations for the communities and well wishers. Here's th schedule this week for Mount Kisco and New Castle:

Mount Kisco

Who: County Legislator Peter Harckham (D-Katonah, 2nd District) will be sworn in for his third, two-year term, which officially began today. Also holding their inaugurations will be incumbent Mayor J. Michael Cindrich, incumbent Deputy Mayor George Griffin and incumbent village Trustee Anthony Markus. Running as a Democratic ticket, all three won unopposed in November and their terms technically started in early December. They were each initially elected to their offices in 2003 and hope to serve out what will be a cumulative decade for them.

When: Jan. 1, 1 p.m., Mount Kisco Public Library.

New Castle

Who: Supervisor Susan Carpenter, Deputy Supervisor Elise Kessler Mottel and town Councilman Jason Chapin (all Democrats). It is Carpenter's first, two-year term in the office. Mottel will be sworn in for her third, four-year term, while Chapin will make a return to the board after having previously served in the early 2000s. County Legislator Mike Kaplowitz (D-Somers, 4th District) will also be sworn in for his eighth, two-year term. In addition, Town Justices Douglas Kraus and David Zuckerman (both Democrats) will be inaugurated after having been re-elected for additional four-year terms.

When: Jan. 4, 7 p.m., New Castle Town Hall.

*Note: Because New Castle's town board members legally start their terms today, they will be holding their annual organizational meeting and work session the night before (Jan 3.), at 7:45 p.m., also at New Castle Town Hall.