Pleasantville voters are deciding today whether to move local elections from March to November. The change would align village elections with state and federal election dates. Supporters argue that moving the elections would increase voter…
The Reverend Kevin O’Hara never planned to be a pastor. O’ Hara, who has served as pastor of Emanuel Lutheran Church since 2021, said he originally wanted to be an educator. But in college, his…
“A lot of people that come in here, it ends up being the place they show up to five to seven days a week.” Foley’s Club Lounge has been in Pleasantville since 1954. Anthony Amato…
For more than 20 years, Bill Flooks has been a reassuring and familiar figure in Pleasantville. Flooks owns Beecher Flooks Funeral Home on Bedford Road. Flooks “always wanted to become a funeral home director,” he…
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Soccer cleats, baseballs, and lacrosse sticks were among items free for the taking at a local swap event this month. The sports swap September 13 took place at the Pleasantville Recreation Center. Residents dropped off…
Los Angeles-based band Dawes will headline this year’s Pleasantville Music Festival. The festival, which is in its 19th year, will take place at Parkway Field July 12. Thousands of people are expected to attend to…
Work has begun at Roselle Park on a new playground. Teardown for the park on Weskora Avenue began in late February, making way for new equipment to be installed in April. Pleasantville Parks and Recreation…
Public meetings this week will give some Pleasantville residents an opportunity to learn more about what could be dramatically higher water rates in the future. The Town of Mount Pleasant recently notified those residents of…
Photos taken by local residents suggest what was believed to have been a baby cow seen on Broadway last month was, in fact, a deer. Specifically, a piebald deer, referring to a genetic condition that…