Twice a month, the Village Board of Trustees meets to discuss and make decisions that affect Pleasantville’s approximately 7,000 residents. David Vinjamuri has served as a trustee since 2018. Who is Vinjamuri? Vinjamuri is a…
Mayor Peter Scherer has been in politics for the last 25 years, including 11 years as Pleasantville’s mayor and seven years as a trustee. Among what Scherer considers his major accomplishments: “steering the Village…
Pace University’s Center for Community Action and Research has been trying to convey the importance of voting to students on the Pleasantville campus. CCAR offered free rides to the polls today for students who were…
Vote pre-registration will soon be available for 16 and 17-year-olds in New York. A law passed earlier this year allows pre-registration as of January 1. Teens who register early will automatically be eligible to vote…
For New York State’s first-ever early voting period, Pleasantville residents were able to vote at the Mount Pleasant Community Center. In this year’s general election, all registered voters who live in the towns of Mount…
The office of Mt. Pleasant Town Justice is one of 11 races on the ballot in Pleasantville in this year’s general election. Current Town Justice Robert J. Ponzini, a Republican who has held the position…
We spoke with some students on Pace University’s Pleasantville campus about their interest in the election. Allison Phillips, a junior Digital Cinema and Filmmaking major, shared her plans for the election.
Although New York lawmakers have taken a preliminary step toward no-excuse absentee voting, the state constitution still limits the types of reasons deemed acceptable for voters to be away from the polls on Election Day….
From Fortnite characters to Captain America and the Avengers, young people flooded the streets of Pleasantville Saturday in the annual Ragamuffin Parade. Hundreds came together to march from Bedford Road School to Memorial Plaza, where…
Queen Elsa and Spider-Man won’t be the only ones out on the street this Halloween. The Pleasantville Police Department plans to have extra manpower present so trick-or-treaters and adults can celebrate safely. According to Police…