Week in Review: Residents Honored; County Budget Signed

Briarcliff Manor and Pleasantville homes and businesses are showing off their holiday spirit with lights and decorations.

The Village of Briarcliff Manor marked the beginning of the holiday season with its annual bonfire and sing-a-long last Sunday.

Chabad Lubavitch of Briarcliff Manor-Ossining opened Dreidel Island for one-week only leading up to the start of Hanukkah.

Pleasantville Police received a report of a group of youths attempting to topple the village's dreidel.

Library cardholders can now download music for free at the Briarcliff Manor and Mount Pleasant public libraries.

A task force is looking into mass transit options for the proposed new Tappan Zee Bridge.

This week, Pleasantville High School performers are showcasing A Christmas Twist, which combines three popular stories into a single event.

Area children celebrated Hanukkah with special crafts and activities at the Rosenthal JCC in Pleasantville today.

Once the temperatures reach freezing, Briarcliff Manor residents will have access to a temporary ice skating rink at Law Park.

In nearby Sleepy Hollow, there is a dredging operation in the works along the banks of the Hudson River.

Westchester County reps clashed this week over the proposed 2013 county budget that was ultimately finalized on Friday.

The SPCA in Briarcliff Manor is investigating the death of a cat that was reportedly thrown from a moving vehicle in Scarsdale.

Briarcliff Manor resident Joseph Lalak and Pleasantville resident Lina Spedaliere are among the county's Senior Hall of Fame inductees who were honored by County Executive Rob Astorino this week.

Thomas J. Carter of Pleasantville was honored by the village and U.S. Air Force this week for his service during World War II.

The National Regulatory Commission will be continuing its public hearing in Tarrytown tomorrow regarding Indian Point's license renewal.

Westchester County's District Attorney's Office and several county hospitals have launched an awareness campaign to help prevent infant deaths.

It's the last week to get your Letters to Santa in to the Briarcliff Manor and Pleasantville Recreation Departments.

Bedford Road School students rallied to collect hundreds of new pajamas and books to donate to the Pajama Program's Stuff-a-Bus initiative.

Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Film Center from the Verizon Foundation.

County Executive Rob Astorino stated this week $42 million in damage was done by Hurricane Sandy in Westchester.

Pace University sorority students spent an evening at Atria Senior Living in Briarcliff Manor dining and connecting with the residents.

Westchester County Police arrested a man this week for from electronic road signs.

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