By MARTIN WILBUR Mount Kisco officials unanimously approved retaining the village’s current accounting firm to conduct the 2025-26 fiscal year audit despite deep reservations held by Mayor J. Michael Cindrich regarding the lack of debt and fund balance analyses. The board voted to continue using Drescher & Malecki for the audit but also signaled that it intends to put out a request for proposal to search for other firms after the current fiscal year ends. Mount Kisco’s fiscal

On this map produced for the town by Mianus River Gorge Inc., wildlife corridors are the areas in gray. COURTESY OF TOWN OF BEDFORD By JEFF MORRIS An idea that came out of the Conservation Board several years ago, spearheaded by former chair Simon Skolnik and current Chair Marina Kubicek, has resulted in three proposals for amending town laws. In June 2025, the Town Board heard a presentation from Ted Fink, founder and principal planner of Greenplan Inc., on the status of a

It began in a backyard in 1951. Now the Herb Fair & Market brings out upwards of 2,500 people who buy plants, attend education sessions and hands-on workshops. By AMY SOWDER The annual Herb Fair & Market had its roots in someone’s backyard. “When you think about it, it’s actually crazy,” said Nicoletta Salvi, an organizer and also co-chair of the New York Unit of the Herb Society of America, which hosts the event returning Saturday, Sept. 19, to Caramoor in Katonah, for its 7