By MARTIN WILBUR The New York State Department of Transportation has requested a design change for the Preston Way bridge in Mount Kisco, delaying the village’s ability to put the project out to bid for up to a month. Village Manager Ed Brancati informed trustees this week that the agency had asked for a change in the design of the bridge’s abutments, even though the DOT has had the plans for five years and granted design approval earlier this year. The village’s engineering

By JEFF MORRIS Map shows the parcel proposed for purchase outlined in red. COURTESY TOWN OF BEDFORD Lori Ensinger, a member of the town’s Open Space Acquisition Committee and former president of the Westchester Land Trust, appeared at the town board’s May 19 meeting to propose a partnership that would complete the Buxton Gorge Preserve by adding 13.3 acres of open space. Under the proposal, the town’s Open Space Fund, which has a current balance of approximately $1.7 milli

By AMY SOWDER Artwork by Linda Cindrich is displayed at Blue Heron Tea and Coffee shop. AMY SOWDER PHOTO Jessica M. Colón drifted from storefront to storefront through downtown Mount Kisco, pausing to study paintings, quilts and mixed media tucked into shop windows and on café walls across the village. By the time Colón reached the last one, she said it felt like the whole town had come alive. “It’s just so exciting how many creative people live here,” said Colón, president