Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Rare meeting centered around promoting the downtown, being collaborative and changing regulations.
Facing a rise in empty storefronts, Mount Kisco's board of trustees is getting input from landlords and the community on what to do to reserve the trend. Hold a rare work session Tuesday night with landlords, the mayor and trustees asked them to give their anecedotes, challenges and what can be done to promote commerce in the village. Early in the meeting, Mayor Michael Cindrich acknowledged that landlords have been getting some of the public blame for the vacancies, with that being one of several complaints being heard. “Now, there’s a lot of innuendo out there about landlords forcing people out, [that] the rents are too high," he said. Cindrich also gave an estimate for the village's commercial space that got assistance with from realtor…
Zee Vacuum, Seasonz closed today with funeral being held for Lewis Zolotorofe.
The family of Lewis "Zee" Zolotorofe, who brought Zee Vacuum Store to Mount Kisco, are remembering his life as they cope with his death. The elder Zolotorofe, 80, passed away on Sunday from congestive heart failure, said his son Richard Zolotorofe, who also goes by Zee as his nickname. His father had congestive heart difficulty and Parkinson's Disease, he said. The funeral for Zolotorofe is being held today at Sharon Gradens in Valhalla. To coincide with the event, Richard Zolotorofe, who manages the business, is closing the vacuum store and Seasonz Gift Boutique for the day. He founded Seasonz last year, opening it at the former South Moger Avenue site of Plaza Too. Zolotorofe had a long background of volunteerism in Mount Kisco. His son …
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
State officials released findings last week that Indian Point could close with little impact on ratepayers and reliability.
New York Assembly committees released preliminary findings of their Jan. 12 public hearing on the plans for the potential closure of Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC). The findings concluded that Indian Point could close without overburdening ratepayers or threatening reliability standards, according to a press release from the Committee on Energy and the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions. This could happen with proper planning and the success of proposed energy and efficiency projects over the next several years, which would provide “more than enough resources to close Indian Point,” the committee chairs said. They based findings on testimony and evidence demonstrated by several energy and environment organizations, …
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Special work session come amid concern about rise in empty spaces.
Mount Kisco's Village Board of Trustees will hold a special work session tonight to meet with commercial landlords to discuss the recent rise in retail vacancies. The meeting, at 6 p.m. at Village Hall, comes amid a growing worry about empty spaces in the downtown. The most prominent site, perhaps, is the former Borders space that straddles the Village Centre Lot and South Moger Avenue, at nearly 22,000 square feet. Other major vacancies include the former downtown sites of Victoria's Secret, The Flying Pig, Edward Jones and Purple Passage. Some residents see commercial landlords as charging too much in retail rent and thereby contributing to the problem. Sarah O'Grady, a local blogger taking up the vacancies as a topic of concern, did a …
Monday, February 6, 2012
Former Yankee looks to improve upon 40-52 finish in 2011.
The Rockland Boulders say that former New York Yankee Dave LaPoint will return as manager for the 2012 season of the Can-Am League professional baseball team. In 2011, the Boulders first season of play, LaPoint managed the team as it went 40-52, finishing in 5th place. “This season we will be more prepared when it comes to putting the team on the field.” LaPoint said. “We have acquired some pretty good players in the offseason and are looking to add some more before the season starts. We have a beautiful stadium with great fans. It is our duty to improve on last year by quite a margin and we will do that,” he said. This season will also be the second season at the new Provident Bank Park in Pomona. In 2011, the Boulders had to play an …
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I have to admit, I generally watch the biggest football game of the year only for the commercials. Sometimes they're funny—sometimes touching, audacious, political, mawkish clever, (often chauvinistic)... This year's, I have to say, were somewhat of a letdown. By far, the biggest advertisers were car companies, including: Acura, Audi, Cadillac, Hyundai, Toyota and Volkswagon. Other industries that invested $3.5 million for 30-second slots (according to a New York Times article published Friday) were: Internet sites, food companies and movies. And, of course, there were the Super Bowl mainstays like Anheuser-Busch (Bud and Bud Lite) and Coca-Cola. My favorite didn't come until after Madonna's half-time show. It was a Bud Lite ad, featuring…
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Hundreds of families converged on the Crowne Plaza White Plains on Sunday for the 30th annual Westchester Camp & Activity Fair.
When Janet Vega of New Rochelle decided to attend a camp and activity fair in White Plains on Sunday, the biggest question she had was how to go about choosing a camp for her 7-year-old son, Christian. So she was pleasantly surprised when she arrived at the Crowne Plaza for the 30th annual Westchester Camp & Activity Fair to see that Catherine Pearlman, a social worker and family counselor who runs The Family Coach, was giving a presentation on that very subject. “It was exactly what I needed,” Vega said of the presentation, “How to Choose the First Camp for Your Child,” which was held in a conference room on the hotel’s lower level. “It gave me great ideas and some guidance on the right questions to ask my son so we can make a great …
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Moving on to another opportunity is exciting, but remember to have a professional exit from your current employer.
“Never burn a bridge.” How often have you been told that? A cliché, yes, but nonetheless true and important to remember when it comes to leaving your place of employment. Employees resign for both good and bad reasons. If you are leaving because you cannot stand your boss, the job, the people, the customers, or all of it, you may be tempted to crank up Johnny Paycheck’s “Take This Job and Shove It” on your work computer and dance around your desk, but that is not the way to go. First, give proper notice. If your company has a written policy, adhere to that. If not, the acceptable amount of time is two weeks notice. Your resignation should be in writing and signed. If possible, speak to your boss in person and give him or her your …
Friday, February 3, 2012
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied most of Indian Point’s requests for exemptions from fire protection requirements.
Pleasant Village Estates will soon be home to six brand new residences, on the former C.V. Pierce site.
A project first approved by the Village of Pleasantville in 2004 is finally making some headway. An approximately four-acre property—straddling Pleasantville's Bedford Road (Route 117) and South Greeley Avenue in Chappaqua—has been divided into six lots, each of which will hold a single family home. Each lot is about 0.5 acres. Lot 6, at approximately 0.8 acres, "is the biggest one," said Imma Carletto, associate broker with Houlihan Lawrence. So far, lots 1, 3 and 5 have already sold and two of the designs have already been approved by the village's architectural review board. "We have two sold and the third is going into contract," explained Carletto. For the homes that have already been approved, Pleasantville Building Inspector Michael…
Catherine Lepone
8:47 am on Thursday, February 9, 2012
I thought that the parking meter covers over the holidays was a great attraction to stay and shop in the area. While it is understood that parking meters generate income, it still may be a good idea to do this again, perhaps once per month as part of an overall marketing campaign with merchants to host sales or special events in Mount Kisco. more ›