Articles by Aelaf Tesfasilasie



Pace University may add new shuttle route to Thornwood

Pace University faculty and students recently received an email with the subject line “Very Important Information for You!” The email turned out to be about a possible new shuttle route between the Pleasantville campus and…


Pace University hosts political geologist and rural geographer

Pace University hosted a talk last week on how fermentation has driven socio-environmental and economic transformations across the world. Dr. Colleen C. Myles, a political geologist, rural geographer and professor at Texas State University, spoke…


The race for Westchester County Clerk is on

Jim Chisholm of Somers and Tim Idoni of New Rochelle are going head-to-head in this year’s election for Westchester County Clerk. Some of the duties of the County Clerk are to manage and safeguard county…


Deer hunt protested in Rockefeller State Park

A Westchester County woman is trying to end bowhunts in Rockefeller State Park Preserve. Rebecca Sunshine has filed a Notice of Dangerous Condition to stop the hunt, which occurs October to December.


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Pleasantville Administrator weighs in on gun show controversy

The controversy over whether the Westchester County Center should host gun shows is a separate issue from the licensing processes for gun owners, says the Village Administrator of Pleasantville. Patricia Dwyer was asked about a proposed…



One man’s trash is another man’s fertilizer

Pleasantville may follow in the footsteps of neighboring village Scarsdale by bringing in a food scrap recycling program. Earlier this year, Scarsdale launched a a food scrap recycling program in order to reduce the creation…


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Code Red; Out with the old, In with the new

Pleasantville has conducted another test of its Code Red system. Since 2013, Pleasantville has had a contract with with a company known as Code Red Notification Systems. Following Hurricane Sandy, during which Pleasantville residents lost…