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Mount Pleasant Public Library Hosts Student Art Show

An art exhibition featuring works by Pleasantville K-12 students is closing soon at the Mount Pleasant Public Library. The exhibition runs through Oct. 14.  The exhibition contains numerous pieces of student artwork from a range…


Longtime Jacob Burns Film Center leader leaving

The Jacob Burns Film Center‘s (JBFC) managing director has taken a new position as The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s executive director. Dominick Balletta said that, while he was excited to take on this new role, he…




Afterschool Club Prepared for the New School Year

Four new recreation assistants have been hired for the Panther Club, the afterschool program run by the Pleasantville Recreation Department. The club offers homework help, recreation opportunities and outdoor activities. The program describes itself as…


Pleasantville Dads hold 10th Annual P-Daddy Golf Outing

The Dad’s Club of Pleasantville held its 10th annual P-Daddy golf outing at the Pleasantville Country Club Oct. 4. The fundraiser was part of a joint benefit with The Community Scholarship Fund of Pleasantville and…


P’ville Music Festival tradition continues this July

The date for the 16th annual Pleasantville Music Festival was announced this week. ‘New York’s Backyard Jam’ is set for July 11 in Parkway Field.  “The Pleasantville Music Festival benefits the community in many ways,”…


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Pleasantville Schools Move Forward on 5 Year Plan

Every five years, the Pleasantville Union Free School District implements a strategic plan for school operations and improvements. As 2019 comes to a close, the district is preparing to initiate phase two of its 2026…


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Halloween Costume Swap Returns to Memorial Plaza

PLEASANTVILLE, NY — Pleasantville’s annual Halloween costume swap-off has returned. From 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the fifth and 12th of October, the town’s Halloween Costume Swap serves as a recycled resource platform where…