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 Peekskill Democratic Committee last week endorsed Councilman Andre Rainey to try to unseat two-term incumbent Mayor Frank Catalina in November. Rainey, who has been a member of the Common Council for the last 17 months, is owner and president
Read MoreSchool budgets for the 2017-18 school year were approved Tuesday in all local districts. The largest spending plan, $162.7 million, in the Lakeland School District, which spans over six towns, including Cortlandt, Somers and Yorktown, easily passed the muster with
Read MoreLakeland Schools: Budget passed 915-255 Capital Reserve Fund Vote passed 888-242 Bus Proposition passed 876-255 In Board of Education race for 3 seats: Three incumbents reelected: Rachelle Nardelli 904, Denise Kness 874, Glen Malia 850 Coming up short: Michelle Browne
Read MoreThree seats are up for grabs in the May 16 Board of Education race in Lakeland. Three incumbents, Denise Kness, Glen Malia and Rachelle Nardelli, are seeking reelection, while district parents Michelle Browne and Gnesia Feliu (Genie Muller) are
Read MoreOnly one incumbent is among the five hopefuls vying for two available seats on the Somers Board of Education. Chadwick Olsen has been a trustee since 2015, while Linda Graffitti decided not to run again. Looking to join the
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino announced last week he had filed two lawsuits to ensure the pending closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan fully complied with state environmental regulations. Astorino opted to take legal action
Read MoreBy Anna Young Nashville is coming to the Peekskill for the first ever Nashskill Fest, a seven-hour outdoor music festival celebrating the best of country and bluegrass music on Saturday, May 20. Just steps away from the Peekskill train station,
Read MorePeekskill High School’s the City Singer’s will open for the legendary Manhattan Transfer on May 12 as part of Paramount Hudson Valley Arts programming. Celebrating their 45th anniversary in 2017, The Manhattan Transfer, winners of 10 Grammy Awards, became the first vocal group
Read MoreA Mohegan Lake man was killed in a one-car, early morning crash Wednesday on the Taconic State Parkway. Jason Shenkman, 32, was pronounced dead at Westchester Medical Center after being transported by Briarcliff Manor EMS following the 12:03 a.m.
Read MoreWith an uncontested Board of Education race for two seats and a budget carrying no tax increase, voters in the Yorktown School District may think there is no reason for them to show up at the polls on May 16,
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