News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
The establishment of a Community Advisory Panel (CAP) to serve as a communication vehicle for issues surrounding the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plants was announced last Thursday at Buchanan Village Hall. The 25-member group will be chaired
Read MoreBy Michael Giuliano On February 26, a Special Session of the United Methodist Church General Conference narrowly voted to maintain and strengthen its ban of the performance of same-sex marriage ceremonies and the ordination of ‘self-avowed practicing’ homosexuals within the
Read MoreThe Democratic stronghold on the Cortlandt Town Board will remain intact for at least the next two years with three seats being unopposed in November. Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi, who first was elected to town government as a councilwoman in
Read MoreMany worried parents were allowing their children not to attend classes at Walter Panas High School following an incident Monday where a male sophomore allegedly threatened other students. There was increased police presence at Panas Thursday after social media erupted
Read MoreBy Michael Giuliano The Scouts BSA Troop 164 held a Court of Honor March 16 at Mildred E. Strang Middle School. While there was the routine dispensation of well-earned merit badges for troops, the ceremony was groundbreaking in another way
Read MoreA new location has been identified for a proposed indoor sports facility that was planned on Route 202 in Cortlandt near Cortlandt Lanes. Cortlandt officials announced last week they were currently in negotiations with the decision-makers of NY Indoor Sports
Read MoreHaving a hotel and holding additional events to make the town a destination for visitors were identified as two of Yorktown’s biggest needs by a town advisory committee charged with studying economic growth possibilities. On February 26, the Economic and
Read MoreThe non-profit organization that runs the only homeless shelter in northern Westchester has decided to abandon its plans to relocate the facility to 851 Washington Street and seek an alternative location. In a message posted on Facebook Tuesday, the Board
Read MoreLegislation that would bar the sale of marijuana in the Town of Somers was the subject of a public hearing March 7 with all but one of the speakers supporting the proposal. The Town Board came up with the legislation
Read MoreDan and Siobhan Dennehy The 30th Annual Peekskill St. Patrick’s Parade will be held on Saturday, March 9, at 3 p.m. in downtown Peekskill. This year’s Co-Grand Marshal are Dan and Siobhan Dennehy. The 2019 Aides are Sunny Cover, Owner,
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