Editorial Note: To allow the Palestinian and Israeli teenagers interviewed for this article to speak freely, their real names have been changed to pseudonyms to protect their privacy. By Idan Yedid This spring, The Examiner News published multiple articles covering
Read MoreBy Anna Carpinelli With tensions rising over battery storage projects near schools and neighborhoods, the Mount Pleasant Town Board will hold a work session next Tuesday, June 17, to discuss new zoning rules with its planning consultant as proponents cite
Read MoreBy Caroline Haviland A new national study warning of a major spike in childhood tooth decay, combined with a headline-making fluoride ban in Florida, is putting fresh focus on Yorktown’s decision last year to suspend fluoridation of its public water
Read MoreBy Ava McGinty Republican Rep. Mike Lawler faced a rowdy and divided crowd during a tightly controlled event at Mahopac High School on Sunday night, where applause, boos, and tense exchanges punctuated the evening. Strict rules governed the event—including restrictions
Read MoreBy Tessa Wheeler Optum Health hosted a grand unveiling of its relocated Mount Kisco cardiology center on June 5, introducing a new facility with updated technology, streamlined patient care, and reorganized referral systems — as the company continues to face
Read MoreBy Tomás Thor For Carol Creighton, a local parent who grew up in Pleasantville and returned after two decades away, Sunday’s Pride celebration stirred significant reflection—on the distance traveled and the journey still ahead. “I think about the people I
Read MoreBy Chloe Kohl An Instagram reel set to music and packed with quick-hit facts about food insecurity gave a trio of Byram Hills juniors a taste of digital advocacy. Within 90 days, their campaign had reached more than 1,500 viewers.
Read MoreBy Tessa Wheeler Peter Chatzky, a longtime Briarcliff Manor official, has formally launched his congressional campaign, joining an increasingly crowded Democratic field aiming to unseat Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in next November’s race for New York’s 17th — a high-profile
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke Simon Boyar tells all his percussion students that aspire to play professionally the same message: the difference between a dream and a goal is a plan of action. “I take the dream seriously, but don’t sit there
Read MoreBy Alan D. Feller There are no stone tablets and chisels in estate planning. Charlton Heston will not be holding up your Power of Attorney for all to see. Estate planning documents represent a snapshot in time. If time and
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