News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Two street assaults in the City of Peekskill, one which left one victim with a fractured skull after being beaten with a baseball bat, impelled Mayor Frank Catalina to criticize City Court Judge Melissa Loehr for being too lenient
Read MoreThe Town of Yorktown has $6.1 million in the bank that can be used for the construction of a state-of-the-art sports complex planned off Stony Street in Shrub Oak. With $1.5 million already received by allowing the installation of
Read MoreA new program designed to get youth prepared for the workplace was launched in the City of Peekskill last Wednesday. Peekskill was chosen to kick-off the READI program, which represents certain attributes employers look for in youth they hire: Respect,
Read MoreA state-of-the-art sports complex planned off Stony Street in Shrub Oak was widely applauded during a public hearing last week. “The facility has it all. It will rival any community recreational facility. I think it will be wonderful for
Read MoreSenator Terrence Murphy and Assemblyman Kevin Byrne are helping several local communities gain access to a new funding stream that will help them deal with encroaching algae and the damaging effects of pollution by sponsoring legislation that designates Baldwin Lake,
Read MoreFrustrated residents continued to plea with the Cortlandt Planning Board not to okay plans for a bus depot in Verplanck that has been operating for more than three years in their residential neighborhood without required approvals. During the 9th public
Read MoreBy Anna Young A Westchester family who has been serving breakfast to train commuters at the Croton-Harmon Train Station for nearly half a century is at risk of losing their business. Nance’s Coffee, located at the Croton-on-Hudson Metro-North station, has
Read MoreWhere can you enjoy fishing derbies for kids, boat races, local art, live music, all on the same day, at the same lakeside locale in Westchester County? The place: Mohegan Lake. Mohegan Lake’s annual Lake Day celebration (scheduled for Saturday,
Read MoreIt’s unique, it’s a tradition, and it’s back this week in the hamlet of Verplanck for five days for the 95th year. Starting on Wednesday, July 12 and running through Sunday, July 16, Eighth Street will be the place
Read MoreA longtime tradition in the Town of Yorktown has come to an abrupt end. The Yorktown Auxiliary Police, described as the “eyes and ears” of the Yorktown Police Department, were disbanded June 30 by Police Chief Robert Noble after being
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