Category Archives: Valhalla

Hawthorne/Valhalla Train Stations Meeting Monday

As we mentioned previously, there’s a meeting Monday, March 22 at Mount Pleasant Town Hall about the Hawthorne and Valhalla train stations. Here are the topics to be delivered before our town supervisor, chief of police, and highway superintendent.  Safety … Continue reading

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‘Novel’ Use For Old Station House

Some of the old Westchester station houses are funky restaurants, like Valhalla Crossing, and some serve up Starbucks in a cool Tudor setting, such as Hartsdale. Others, like our own Hawthorne facility, are storage rooms for junk, with broken and … Continue reading

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‘Train Station Meeting’ at Mount Pleasant Town Hall

The quality of life outfit Mount Pleasant Today is informing residents that there is a “Train Station Meeting” regarding the Hawthorne and Valhalla stations March 22 at Town Hall. It will be residents’ first opportunity to address new Town Supervisor … Continue reading

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Swiss Au Pair Marks Miserable Milestone

As our 3-year-olds frolicked about recently, a local cop friend started bending my ear about the book Circle of Fire, which tells the tragic tale of a Swiss nanny in Mount Pleasant and the gruesome death by fire of the … Continue reading

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Hiking in the Land of the Hummer

Some smartass has penned an essay on walking to the train in Mount Pleasant. “I Walk Alone” appears on the southern Westchester community site GetinLoop.com. I’ve seen suburbs where walking is part of people’s routines. Our Mamaroneck friends walk to … Continue reading

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Spot Shortages, Blaring iPods and Sad Metal Chicks

We’d lamented the demise of the Westchester section of the NY Times, as it was always a good source of local news, much of it transit-related, because all we truly care about in the ‘burbs is a smooth ride to … Continue reading

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A Winning ‘Horse,’ A Bad Case of ‘Cabin’ Fever

The Missus and I and assorted other parties actually got out to a restaurant for dinner twice this weekend, thanks to her folks being in town. Saturday, we opted for one of the few high-end options around us, the consistently … Continue reading

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Crazy Train: Punks Vs. Preps

I ventured into the city Saturday night for a concert, fooling Little G into thinking it was an hour earlier (much harder these days, with daylight savings time and all), and headed out the door for the 7:53. Downtown Hummerville … Continue reading

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Valhalla’s $400,000 Lot Extension

The Town of Mount Pleasant is aiming to add 104 spaces to the lot at Valhalla train station, reports The Examiner. The state orginally approved the plan, which calls for an extra 27,000 square feet of paved surface, back in … Continue reading

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The Trainjotting Restaurant Review: ‘Cabin’ Fever

We had the pleasure of dining out at The Cabin over the weekend, a smallish lodge-style place on Rte. 100 on the border of Valhalla and Greenburgh–not far from Westchester Community College and about three miles south of Hawthorne train … Continue reading

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