The recent racist, threatening TikTok videos created by Carmel High School students bring the Carmel Central School District (CCSD) back into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. In 2021, the school was thrust into national media headlines thanks to
Read MoreContrary to what was said at a recent Town Board meeting, Yorktown IS NOT at risk of the state circumventing our Zoning Code or ignoring the expertise of our professional staff by forcing us to accept “proverbial illegal basement apartments,”
Read MoreIrwin Schriro, a former chief of the Somers Volunteer Fire Department, died Mar. 5 following a short illness. He was 63. He was born Apr. 27, 1959, in Mount Kisco to Lew and Rose (Katz) Schriro. After graduating from Fox Lane
Read MoreOn Friday, Feb. 24, my office held our inaugural celebration of Black History Month at Rockland Community College, where we celebrated the contributions and lives of 18 Black leaders from across our community. My district staff was on hand to
Read MoreEditor’s Note: The Examiner is saddened to report that Richard Cirulli passed away on Sunday, March 12 after a recurring bout with cancer. He submitted this column late last month, and after conferring with friends and family, they asked that
Read MoreBy Brian McGowan My wife and I had the pleasure last Saturday of viewing “The Quiet Girl” (in Irish An Cailín Ciúin) at Pleasantville’s Jacob Burns Film Center, where it opened for a Westchester exclusive showing. Directed by Colm Bairéad,
Read MoreBy Morris Gut The leprechauns are coming! St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated this Friday with all its local color. Throughout Westchester and Putnam counties, many of the locals are hanging shamrocks on storefronts and homes giving the region its
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera As a realtor, I am sometimes embarrassed to think about some of the stupid mistakes I made in real estate in my personal life. The worst decision about a home purchase that I ever made (not that
Read MoreBy Michael Malone Maybe you’re like me. Your kids bring home a novel they’re reading for school, and you start to think about when you read it in school, and you wonder how it holds up. It happened to me
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro Three Examiner-area teams are bound for Troy this week, making their move to their respective NYSPHSAA Final 4’s at Hudson Valley Community College, including Class AA White Plains, Class A Walter Panas and Class B Putnam Valley.
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