News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Former New York State Governor and Peekskill Mayor George Pataki will lead the 35th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Peekskill on Saturday, March 9. Pataki, 78, was installed as the parade’s Grand Marshal earlier this month during a sold-out
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The Yorktown Town Board voted to adopt an agreement last week that protects historic elements of the Underhill Farm property. The board’s Feb. 20 resolution came two weeks after it rejected a proposal to landmark the historic structures and
Read MoreThree seats on the Village of Buchanan Board of Trustees will be up for grabs next month, including the mayoral position. Incumbent Mayor Theresa Knickerbocker, who has served a total of 20 years on the board, is seeking a sixth
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Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg (D-Ossining) urged her colleagues in the state legislature last week to support the NY HEAT Act that could potentially reduce energy costs for lower-income households and limit dependence on fossil fuels. Accompanied by environmental advocates last Thursday
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Voters in the Yorktown School District overwhelmingly approved two capital projects propositions totaling $57 million Tuesday. The first proposition, with a price tag of approximately $46 million, passed by a tally of 950 to 158. The funding will primarily cover
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Voters in the Yorktown School District are being given additional opportunities to vote on $57 million in capital projects. Two propositions will be on the ballot Tues., Feb. 13 at French Hill School from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., but
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The two candidates that will be competing in a special election in April for town supervisor in Yorktown officially launched their campaigns this week. On Thursday morning, acting supervisor Ed Lachterman, who has been leading the town since the unexpected
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If you’re looking for a high-quality steakhouse in northern Westchester, there aren’t many options. But one of the few choices has been a local steak lover’s destination now for 15 years. Augie’s Prime Italian has occupied the same free-standing structure
Read MoreA proposal to preserve the historic structures and surroundings at the Underhill Farm property in Yorktown was overwhelmingly supported during a more than four-hour public hearing last week. Under local preservation law, the Town Board was required to hold the
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By Barbara Kay When relating the Black experience in America to the public, attention is often focused on the stories that have familiarity to the masses. But this year’s exhibit at Bethany Arts Community (BAC) in Ossining that opened Friday
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