News from The Examiner, covering Armonk-North Castle, Briarcliff, Chappaqua-New Castle, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY.
By Maddie Stone Imagine: a father losing his son at the too-young age of only 17 to a small dose of heroin, a tragedy that changed the course of his life forever. Jeffrey Veatch lost his musically gifted son Justin,
Read MoreBy Mike Gold Joe Bonanno, a candidate for a seat on the Mt. Pleasant Town Board this November, is launching a new local political party, Taxpayers for Accountability, to spotlight transparency and smart development in town governance. There are two
Read MoreBy Chloe Kohl Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins on Tuesday highlighted Playland Park’s successful Memorial Day weekend opening, while addressing federal legislation and tax issues that could impact local families. During a press conference, Jenkins said the county is committed
Read MoreBy Elissa Leka As a one-year-old, Eric Eisenberg’s daughter had already mastered her first magic trick. One minute, her milk bottle was clutched firmly in her hands, and the next it had vanished without a trace. Then the same thing
Read MoreBy Miriam Gold One frigid night in February, Holly Perlowitz and her daughter Cory Krall found themselves doing the same thing in different communities: asking neighbors for signatures to earn their spots on the ballot. It’s not every day a
Read MoreBy Elissa Leka Before most people had finished their morning coffee, Suzanne Grant was likely already checking off her first task of the day — planning for a school committee meeting, a conservation board discussion, or perhaps a shift at
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke When Julie Mossberg-Kaplan, who lives in California, learned her mother was struggling to leave her Westchester apartment for routine medical appointments, the family felt stuck. Trips to the doctor became stressful, and coordinating care from across the
Read MoreBy Kathleen Reckling Like thousands of organizations across the U.S. that provide access to the arts and opportunities to advance creative free expression, ArtsWestchester recently received termination notices for several federal grants. Over these last few weeks, the Trump Administration
Read MoreBy Adam Stone Westchester County Police are investigating an apparent suicide after a woman’s body was discovered Wednesday morning in a wooded area directly across from Ben & Jerry’s, near the intersection of East Main Street and Lexington Avenue. “The
Read MoreThe Examiner subsequently published an update to this report, headlined Police: Body of Woman Found in Woods an ‘Apparent Suicide’; Not from Mount Kisco By Adam Stone A death investigation is underway Wednesday morning on East Main Street in Mount
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