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 Environmental activists gathered Saturday afternoon in Peekskill to raise awareness, offer indigenous prayer and call for strength, solidarity and compassion for the planet as concerns rise over the Spectra pipeline construction. Healing and Protecting Our
Read MoreTeatown Lake Reservation will hold its 13th Annual EagleFest on Saturday, February 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Croton Point Park. This year’s event will include new and exciting additions to the signature family event that attracts
Read MoreYorktown Supervisor Michael Grace has entered into an agreement to pay back the town he runs nearly $12,000 in delinquent property taxes. Receiver of Taxes Barbara Korsak last week confirmed a published report that Grace had made a down payment
Read MoreThe ripple effect of the impending closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan is already being felt in the Hendrick Hudson School District. During a recent Board of Education meeting, trustees and administrators decided to put a
Read MoreThe owner of a former Mohegan Lake pet store who faced numerous charges for animal cruelty has been permanently barred from working as a pet dealer. Richard Doyle, who operated Puppies and Kitchens in Mohegan Lake on Route 6, along
Read MoreAFC Urgent Care, located in the BJ’s Plaza in Yorktown, is proud to announce it will be celebrating its one year anniversary on February 5. To celebrate, the center will have free giveaways, raffles and wellness tips/information throughout the
Read MoreThe Ossining Board of Education recently adopted a resolution opposing the appointment of Betsy DeVos as President Donald Trump’s secretary of education. The school board is urging a “no” vote on the grounds that DeVos supports school vouchers, has pushed
Read MoreAppointing members to the Human Relations Commission in Peekskill dominated discussion at last week’s Common Council meeting even though the resolution had been removed from the agenda. The Council had collected resumes from interested residents and some councilmembers said
Read MoreA GoFundMe relief effort has been set up to help the family of a disabled woman was killed in a fast moving house fire last week at 936 Diven Street in Peekskill. Elizabeth Birmingham, 52, who was wheelchair-bound, was
Read MoreTiffany Jackson, author of the novel Allegedly, will be appearing Saturday at Barnes and Noble at the Cortlandt Town Center in Mohegan Lake. Jackson, daughter of Buchanan Trustee Duane Jackson, will be at the bookstore at 3 p.m. to
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