In Case You Missed It: Pleasantville-Briarcliff Week in Review

With all that last minute shopping and gift opening, you were bound to miss some top news this week in and around Pleasantville and Briarcliff Manor, we’re here to make sure you don’t miss it twice.

Here are some of this week’s more notable headlines:

What would you improve in 2014? As millions of Americans make resolutions to improve their lives, what could we do right here in Pleasantville and Briarcliff to make it an even better place to live? 

What do you do with that tree now? It's hard to let go of that holiday cheer and toss the beautiful thing lighting up your living room. But the National Fire Protection Association warns citizens that the longer you keep that dead tinderbox in your house, the more at risk you are. Read more here.  

Catch a movie: This is a holiday weekend, and we can all use a few hours of escapism between parties or family gatherings, no? Of course! Cinema Siren has just the thing. Here are five movies that have been released in the last few weeks that might be the perfect way to recharge or reframe how things are going in this, the last weeks of 2013. 

Grab a beer in Ossining: Brian Moran and his partner, both from Ossining, have launched a Go Fund Me campaign to crowd-fund a business dream: the Old Sparky Brewing Company, named after none other than the infamous electric chair of Sing Sing prison, which executed 614 men and women until 1963.