By Miriam Gold Schools, businesses, homeowners and local governments can lower their electricity bills up to 10 percent by subscribing to a community solar project. There is no cost to join and there is no fee if you need to
Read MoreI am writing in follow up to the article “Cortlandt Looks to Pump Brakes on Gas Stations on Route 6,” published in last week’s Northern Westchester Examiner. In addition, I provide information on a second proposed moratorium. The mortarium on
Read MoreThank you, Gov. Cuomo, for your leadership and excellence, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. You guided New Yorkers through the darkest hours during this pandemic with your daily informative updates. Unfortunately, your fellow Democrats forced you to resign. In other
Read MoreIt has been reported recently that the remaining Mount Kisco firehouses are out to bid for renovation. As commissioner of the Mutual Engine & Hose Co. at 99 Main St., I can only speak for my company. While we are
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board has been presented with clear evidence that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are once again on the rise in both our country and our region. Our schools are acting in accordance with science and requiring masks
Read MoreDr. Robert J. Hales, a Montrose resident and longtime Peekskill dentist, died Aug. 20 while working on his boat at the Cortlandt Yacht Club. He was 77. He was born July 21, 1944, at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver. He
Read MoreBrianna Lynn Curry, a 2017 Peekskill High School graduate, died unexpectedly Aug. 13 after a brief illness. She was 22. Born Feb. 5, 1999, Bri had a smile that would light up the room. Everyone that knew and loved her
Read MoreRuth Ackerman (Loeb), 92, of Pleasantville passed away on Aug. 14. Ackerman was born Apr. 14, 1929, in Giessen, Germany, the daughter of Morris and Clare Loeb. She came to New York City as a Jewish refugee from Germany in
Read MoreA public forum on the proposed design for a new Pleasantville municipal pool last Thursday provided suggestions to alter the facility’s design, and questions were posed regarding cost, timeline and physical layout. Pleasantville Pool Task Force Chair Troy Tassier said
Read MoreWith no state requirements, the nature of sex education varies wildly from Westchester to Buffalo. Controversial legislation pending in Albany could change all of that, especially for LGBTQ+ students. Last week, in part one of our special report, we examined the current
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