It was 20 years ago, on September 11, 2001, that four coordinated terrorist attacks by the militant Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States of America resulted in the deaths of 2,996 individuals and changed the lives of countless
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board has scheduled a public hearing for next week to consider an indoor mask mandate in all public and commercial spaces. At its Sept. 14 meeting, the board will hear feedback from the public on whether
Read MoreA Peekskill man who fatally stabbed a Peekskill High School student in March 2020 and later attacked another prisoner at Westchester County Jail was sentenced September 2 to 20 years in state prison. Jahliv Niles, 20, also received five years
Read MoreOn the contrary, they are “opportunity makers.” Among the many pejoratives millennials are labeled as, I would say that “job hoppers” is a justified one. I myself am the quintessential “job hopping” millennial. I graduated from college in 2013, and in the eight years
Read MoreA small reversal in COVID-19 active cases locally is providing some hope that the summer surge in cases may be ending. During the past week, active cases fell in Westchester from more than 2,700 to 2,659 as of last Friday.
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera For many, the effects of Hurricane Ida are still being dealt with, reminiscent of the travails of the infamous Superstorm Sandy that hit us in 2012. Sandy was very costly to me as a homeowner in that
Read MoreWestchester County has added six all-electric buses to its Bee-Line fleet. County Executive George Latimer was on hand last week to usher in the first of the new buses — a New Flyer Xcelsior XE 35. The 35-foot bus has
Read MoreBy Jim Roberts A six-year battle over a proposed 92-bed luxury drug and alcohol rehab specialty hospital on 20 acres in Cortlandt pits a neighborhood of owners of million-dollar homes against an undisclosed group of investors headed by a mysterious
Read MorePresident Biden signed legislation last week awarding the famed 369th Infantry Regiment known as the “Harlem Hellfighters” with the Congressional Gold Medal, a century after proving themselves the bravest combatants in the European theater. Two thousand Black soldiers, including Afro-Puerto
Read MoreThe smoldering controversy over the Form-Based Code in Chappaqua erupted again last week after two residents called for Councilwoman Lauren Levin to recuse herself because they believe she would benefit from a proposed revision. Last Monday’s New Castle Town Board
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