The Northern Westchester Examiner

Residents in the Peekskill City School District overwhelmingly approved a Capital Project Referendum October 7 that included two separate propositions totaling approximately $11 million. Proposition #1, which called for the allocation of $10.6 million for upgrades at five district school

The closure and dismantling of Indian Point plants 2 and 3 in 2020 and 2021, respectively, have raised red flags about the storage and handling of more than 1,700 tons of dangerous radioactive waste. At a public meeting last Wednesday,

A project that was conceived more than 20 years ago became a reality Saturday morning when the completion of the Mohansic Trailway in Yorktown was celebrated. “This is a wonderful day,” said Susan Siegel, president of the Yorktown Trail Town

New York Attorney General Letitia James last week announced a lawsuit against Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. — franchisor of Dunkin’ Donuts — for allegedly failing to protect thousands of customers targeted in a series of cyberattacks. According to James, Dunkin failed to

A New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer who lived in Yorktown was killed during a shooting in the Bronx Sunday morning. Brian Mulkeen, 33, who served with anti-crime unity in the 47th Precinct, was pronounced dead at Jacobi Hospital after

Yorktown Councilman Vishnu Patel was given a verbal warning by three members of the town board last week in connection with a March 2018 decision from the town’s Ethics Board regarding Patel revealing information from closed door discussions that took

More than 100 adults and students gathered outside U.S. Senator Charles Schumer’s office in Peekskill Friday for a peaceful rally demanding climate justice. One attendee wore a hat that said “Make America Green Again,” while numerous signs carried other messages,

New York State became the first state in the nation last week to implement a ban on the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes and nicotine e-liquids, following a vote on emergency regulations by the Public Health and Health Planning Council.

Several nearby residents ripped a proposed gas station and convenience store on Route 6 in Cortlandt during a public hearing last week. Gas Land Petroleum Inc. is looking to construct six gas pumps on the one-acre site that formerly housed

More than 45 protestors gathered outside the office of U. S. Senator Charles Schumer (D- NY 9) at 1 Park Place in Peekskill Friday and demanded Congress cut funding for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs