By MARTIN WILBUR Two progressive groups called on federal and state officials Wednesday to increase taxes on ultra-wealthy people and corporations to fund programs they deem vital to prevent ordinary citizens from falling into poverty and maintain quality of life. The Tax Day rally organized by Empire State Voices and Citizen Action in Mount Kisco took aim at President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill last year that made it more difficult for those in need to a

By JEFF MORRIS  The Planning Board on Monday continued a public hearing for the proposed mixed-use development at 633-647 Old Post Road in Bedford Village, next to the Bedford Playhouse, and it was focussed mainly on wastewater issues. As part of their stated goal of conducting an extended series of meetings on the proposal, the board has limited discussion to particular aspects of the project at each one of these sessions. This resumption of the public hearing was focused on

By JEFF MORRIS  Concerns raised about conditions at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility continued this week, and state officials are investigating the matter. As reported in The Recorder on March 13, state Sen. Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Chris Burdick sent a joint letter to the state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision on March 6, calling for an investigation into recent suicides at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, which houses women. They