News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
By Ariel Markowski Susan LaCalamito understands the importance of good veterinary care. She has two dogs and three cats. Her dog Eddie, 14, has inoperable bladder cancer; her other dog, Coco, 12 has Cushing’s disease. One of her cats, 18-year-old
Read MoreThe nonprofit organization Croton Caring Committee will receive $10,000 from the Donn Gerelli Associates Insurance Agency (DGA), which earned a 2020 Make More Happen Award from Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance. The mission of Croton Caring Committee is to enlist
Read MoreThe Lakeland Board of Education announced at its meeting Tuesday that Brendan Lyons, Ed.D., Arlington Central School District Superintendent, has been appointed as its new Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1. Dr. Lyons will replace Dr. George Stone, who previously
Read MoreThe family of Rowena Jacque Lodes had been looking forward to celebrating her 100th birthday for several years. Last Saturday, May 2, the big day finally arrived, but with social distancing protocols in effect, the celebration took on a much
Read MoreThe Yorktown School District will be searching for a new bus company to transport its 3,480 students after Baumann & Sons Buses, Inc. announced last week it was going out of business. In an April 28 letter to employees, Ron
Read MoreWestchester County Executive George Latimer made the rounds this week delivering thousands of masks to municipalities throughout the county. Hanes Brand, Inc. donated 300,000 masks to Westchester and the county has been giving out boxes to cities, town and villages
Read MoreWithout any scheduled fanfare, one of the two operating nuclear power reactors at Indian Point in Buchanan will permanently shut down on April 30. Unit 2 has been generating power for Westchester County and New York City since 1974. Unit
Read MoreShirley Jean Owens was born on April 4th, 1933 in Yonkers, New York. She entered into eternal life on April 23rd, 2020. Shirley passed peacefully at her home in Monticello, MN surrounded by loved ones. After raising her family in
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board unanimously agreed Tuesday night to suspend rent payments for tenants of the Albert A. Capellini Community and Cultural Center while the facility is closed due to coronavirus pandemic. The affected tenants are the Westchester Ballet Center,
Read MoreArea golfers received some good news this week when Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced the scheduled reopening this weekend of two of the county’s six golf courses. Mohansic Golf Course in Yorktown Heights and Hudson Hills in Ossining can
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