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 Lindsay Emery Sean Pica was hired as the first executive director of the Hudson Link for Higher Education in 2007, but recidivism rates for ex-convicts suggested he should have never gotten his job. “It’s 68 percent of the men
Read MoreBy Lindsay Emery Croton-on-Hudson resident Skyler Holzman is one of thousands of college students in Westchester County continuing his studies online for the rest of the semester. Once the Cornell sophomore returned home, he realized that he wanted to channel
Read MoreA Peekskill man was charged Friday with slashing tires on 22 vehicles parked in the parking lot of New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital. Reportedly, most of the cars damaged belonged to nurses and doctors at the hospital, located on
Read MoreThe Hope for Youth Foundation, The Rotary Club of Peekskill, Manzer’s Landscape Design and Development, Inc. and Gleason’s are teaming up to provide hot prepared food to Peekskill/Cortlandt area residents in need. The meals will be available for pick up
Read MoreYorktown Supervisor Matt Slater signed an executive order Monday doubling the fines for littering in response to an increase in discarded face masks and latex gloves in public areas. The current fine of $500 for an initial violation will be
Read MoreThe owner of a gas station in Shrub Oak will distribute donated face masks and hand sanitizers to first responders and the public on Tuesday, April 7. From 1 to 4 p,m., Yorktown residents can drive through the Shrub Oak
Read MoreTwo Mahopac residents were charged with burglarizing a home in Verplanck last week. According to State Police, Tiara Frederick, 23, and Giovani Fernandez, 26, both of Mahopac, forcibly entered a residence on March 27 on 13th Street in Verplanck, occupied
Read MoreNext week’s holidays will be very different for untold numbers of families. Those accustomed to large gatherings for Passover or Easter won’t be sitting around the table celebrating together because of the social distancing guidelines necessitated by the coronavirus. But
Read MoreMore than $12,000 has been raised for the family of a 17-year-old Peekskill High School senior who was stabbed to death on March 27. A GoFundMe fundraiser organized by Winter Henderson on behalf of Tamikha Sims, mother of Omarion “Tommy”
Read MoreThe City of Peekskill’s emergency service workers are in need of masks (N95 and surgical), gloves (nitrile, or non-latex), disposable medical gowns, goggles and hand sanitizer. The City’s Police Department, Fire Department and Volunteer Ambulance Corps are asking for protective equipment
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