News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Although she is only a freshman at Ossining High School this year, Mychael Vernon will be returning to the varsity volleyball team for her third season. When she was a seventh-grader, Vernon successfully made the varsity team
Read MoreMuch progress is being made to rebuild the historic Reynolds House and restore its farm area, the Somers Town Board was told on September 1. Supervisor Rick Morrissey said the board is scheduled to provide $50,000 from recreation fees paid
Read MoreResidents and officials in the Town of Cortlandt found another reason last week to hammer away at the gas pipeline expansion project taking place in Verplanck. Supervisor Linda Puglisi filed an official complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Read MoreOpposition to a plan by the United States Coast Guard to have commercial barges anchor off the shores of the Hudson River continued to expand throughout Westchester last week. Last Monday at Yonkers City Hall, a new organization of
Read MoreThe City of Peekskill is one of 100 communities statewide that was invited by the state attorney general to apply for a $100,000 grant to help combat vacant and abandoned homes that are not maintained during prolonged foreclosure proceedings.
Read MoreTake a tour of Somers and you may notice a trend. Dotting the rooftops of homes, and even local community buildings, are new solar systems. 30 residents in the town signed up for new solar systems during the recent
Read MoreSince opening its doors 20 years ago, Support Connection has helped thousands of women and their families cope with the many concerns, questions and fears that accompany a diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer. Two of those women, Jane
Read MoreResidents of a Peekskill apartment complex are reaching out again to city officials for assistance in fixing a persistent water pressure problem. A petition signed by 108 occupants of the 123-unit Peekskill Towers on Lakeview Drive was submitted to
Read MoreSummer Trails Day Camp, located in Somers, was recently named “Best Summer Day Camp” for Westchester Magazine’s “Best of Westchester” annual awards. This is the third year in a row Summer Trails won “Best Summer Day Camp.” “Summer Trails
Read MoreThis season’s first batch of mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus has been confirmed by the Westchester County Department of Health. The area surrounding the positive mosquito batch in Yonkers has been inspected by the health department and nearby
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