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 Anna Young Peekskill officials and community members celebrated the grand reopening of the Walter Corney Gymnasium located at the Kiley Youth Center last week following a $16,000 refurbishment project. With the more than 30-year old establishment in disrepair and
Read MoreThe two active nuclear power plants at Indian Point in Buchanan operated safely in 2017, according to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). At a public hearing June 21 in Tarrytown attended by approximately 75 people, NRC officials unveiled the
Read MoreA 53-year-old Yorktown man was killed in a house fire Sunday afternoon on Baldwin Road. Frank Fonte was found dead in the single-family home by Yorktown firefighters after they responded to call from a neighbor at about 4:51 p.m. He
Read MoreFor the first time since he was voted out of office last November, former Yorktown Supervisor Michael Grace publicly addressed the Town Board last week and he didn’t hold back in criticizing the current administration for not pushing forward one
Read MoreBy Kelly Haberstroh At last week’s Yorktown Town Board meeting, Police Chief Robert Noble presented Spar, the new K9 officer, and his owner, Officer Michael Campion. Spar is a dual-purpose patrol K9 who can detect narcotics, track and apprehend if
Read MoreLocal activists and environmental groups called on Governor Andrew Cuomo Sunday to shut down the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) pipeline following the release last Friday of a long-awaited Risk Assessment report. Protestors gathered in Croton-on-Hudson at a fundraiser where Cuomo
Read MoreA former fire chief who once served as a village police officer was charged Wednesday with stealing more than $300,000 from the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department over a seven-year period. Gerald Munson, 64, could face a maximum of 25 years in
Read MoreThe Peekskill Common Council voted unanimously last week to support pending legislation in Albany that would allow illegal immigrants in New York State to obtain driver’s licenses. The 7-0 vote on June 11 took place after several residents in the
Read MoreA Somers High School student was killed Friday morning when he crashed while driving an all-terrain vehicle. According to State Police in Somers, Reece Ferrara, 15, was operating an ATV at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Blackberry Hill Road, south of
Read MoreBy Anna Young After spending more than a decade perfecting their music, local band New Middle Class will take the stage Saturday night at the Putnam Arts Council as they celebrate the release of their second album. Yorktown residents Mike
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