The sound of ping pong balls hitting back and forth immediately filled Pleasantville’s Westchester Table Tennis Center, as it held its November tournament. “This is the quietest we’re going to get,” said Will Shortz, owner…
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If you’ve walked through Memorial Plaza lately, it’s hard to miss the large construction area next to the post office. The Pleasantville Lofts project is expected to bring 78 apartments and 137 parking spaces to…
Pleasantville High School recently held auditions for its spring musical production of The Little Mermaid. The spring musical is an annual production by the school’s performing arts club and the community-based group Friends of the…
The Village Bookstore, a 47-year fixture in Pleasantville, is now online. Launching a website was a goal since Jennifer Kohn became the bookstore’s owner last year. A resident of Pleasantville for 14 years, Kohn said…
Peggy Galotti has been the principal of Bedford Road School for the last 10 years. Prior to that, she was a curriculum coordinator, kindergarten teacher, and assistant principal. Galotti earned a Bachelor of Science degree…
Nicole Asquith is approaching the end of her first three-year term as a trustee on the Pleasantville Village Board. She plans to run for re-election in March. She admitted that there have been frustrating and…
From a shooting in California to a company wide scam, Airbnb has been in the spotlight in the worst possible ways the past few weeks. Following the California shooting, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky released a…
Pleasantville is home to one of the eight restaurants in Westchester County recently recognized by Michelin as Bib Gourmands. Southern Table, located on Marble Avenue, serves traditional southern classics such as shrimp and grits and…
Hope remains in Pleasantville as five years have passed since the unsolved murder of Linda Misek-Falkoff. On Oct. 30, 2014, the 76-year-old retired IBM employee was found stabbed to death in her home after a…
The recent recognition of two Pleasantville police officers who saved the life of a troubled teenager sheds a light on the many ways mental illness can impact communities. Sgt. Juan Garcia and Officer Erin Holly…