Commentary on local issues from guest contributors.
By Michael Gold Pleasantville isn’t ready for a cannabis café. It won’t be ready for about five billion years, when the sun will burn out and life on Earth will cease to exist. It doesn’t matter where the cannabis café
Read MoreBy George Pappas and Marlene Sauer Wallace Pond, located in the northern and often forgotten section of Cortlandt Manor, is plagued with troubles that the Town of Cortlandt can resolve by taking ownership of the situation and of the Wallace
Read MoreBy Karen Wells The Examiner’s recent investigation into the Hudson Ridge Wellness Center (“Big Dollars, High Stakes Embroil Cortlandt Rehab Proposal,” Sept. 7-13, Northern Westchester Examiner) covers a wide breadth of community concerns, from traffic to the environment to the
Read MoreBy Michael Gold If it seems our climate is being tossed around a giant box like a rag doll, the Catholic Church in New York state is thinking outside it. The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers just unveiled a new solar
Read MoreBy David Campbell This is not the time to become complacent about green building. Occasional news about green roofs, solar panels and recycling bins are not going to bring the gains needed to maintain a healthier, more sustainable society. Recent
Read MoreBy Dr. Jeffrey Gold “Long COVID” is one of many scary phrases that have barged into our vocabulary since the pandemic upended global life. Those who have it are afflicted with COVID-19 that seems never to go away. With the
Read MoreBy Assemblyman Kevin Byrne Earlier this month, we wrapped up our last “Trailblazing with Byrne” event of the year in the Town of Patterson. Since we launched these informal outdoor forums in May, we’ve successfully held at least one in
Read MoreBy Linda Miller Through the 2020 addition of a Solar Power Generation Systems and Facilities section to the zoning code, Yorktown has shown its commitment to the important task of encouraging alternate energy sources to address the dire issue of
Read MoreBy Donald B. Smith Like most Americans I have been watching the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan with horror and dismay. Last Thursday’s suicide bombings outside Kabul airport, which killed 13 U.S. servicemembers as well as killing and wounding scores
Read MoreBy Chuck Petersheim Lumber prices have gone through the roof. Appliances are hard to find. Stain for floors, hot water heaters, electrical conduits and PVC are scarce. Labor is non-existent. Just about everything we need to build and service a
Read More