In-depth reporting that goes beyond a single meeting. These stories combine transcript analysis, public records, and independent research to provide context on the issues shaping Croton-on-Hudson.
A change-of-use application to convert the Dairy Mart at 370 South Riverside Avenue into a cannabis dispensary has divided residents, raising questions about a children's daycare operating next door and why the village never opted out of retail cannabis sales.
After a 22-vote election victory and an opposition party calling his committees '92% Democrat,' Mayor Pugh draws a line on residency requirements.
A Dobbs Ferry developer with a pattern of controversial subdivisions faces unified neighborhood opposition over a Mount Airy Road project that has already cost dozens of mature trees.
A subdivision at 52 Mount Airy Road has united a hillside neighborhood against a developer, producing the most contentious public hearings Croton's ZBA has seen in years.
When the Board of Trustees weighed a $36,500 study on dissolving the village court, two cautionary tales from neighboring communities shaped the outcome.