News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Daniel J. Capozzi, a resident of Beacon and former editorial cartoonist for North County News in Yorktown, died April 7 at home surrounded by his family. He was 86. Born on January 21, 1931 in New York City, he was
Read MoreMany eyes are on Albany these days as state lawmakers work around the clock on adopting a new budget, and among those paying close attention are school and municipal officials in the vicinity of the Indian Point nuclear power plants.
Read MoreCounty Executive Rob Astorino is looking to put the brakes on the planned closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plants by Westchester filing a lawsuit against New York State. Flanked by local municipal leaders at the Riverfront Green in
Read MoreThe Lakeland Board of Education plans to review the district’s “financial controls” following a published report that one of its trustees allegedly violated state law by exceeding a $750 annual earnings limit while serving on the board. According to an
Read MoreThe Peekskill City School District will be searching for a new superintendent of schools following the sudden resignation of Dr. David Fine. The well-liked Fine, who officially took over leading the district on July 1, 2015, issued a short letter
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz Yorktown residents Steve and Lara Galper are celebrating a landmark anniversary this month. The couple is marking the 15-year anniversary of the opening of Genesis Jewelers of Yorktown, which is located in the Triangle Shopping Center. Though
Read MoreBy Anna Young With the Jefferson Valley Mall undergoing renovations, local artists are being given an opportunity to show their work in vacant storefronts. Mall management has recently given the Peekskill Art Alliance (PAA), a community-based art
Read MoreThe Village of Ossining Board of Trustees voted last week to table a resolution that would have defunded a controversial downtown roundabout. Instead of opting to no longer finance $500,000 in serial bonds for the project that it authorized earlier
Read MoreState Senator Terrence Murphy (R/Yorktown) has proposed legislation that would prohibit Level 2 and 3 sex offenders from using social media networks. Murphy, a father of three, made his proposal to update Megan’s Law after a Katonah man was
Read MoreWhen cancer strikes an individual in a household, the whole family is affected. Walter Panas High School junior Risa Repetto knows that firsthand having dealt with her mother Alison’s breast cancer diagnosis in 2014. Fortunately, Alison’s treatment was successful,
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