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.
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 student-member request from Croton-Harmon High School exposes a deeper dysfunction in how Croton governs its committees.
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.
Stacey Nachtaler, three months into her first term, read the RFP that her colleagues hadn't — and found the conclusion baked into the first sentence.
When the Board of Trustees weighed a $36,500 study on dissolving the village court, two cautionary tales from neighboring communities shaped the outcome.