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 Lakeland Board of Education is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 15 to consider adopting a tax exemption for veterans who served during wartime or in a combat zone or have a service-related disability. The tax
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo Yorktown Supervisor Michael Grace insisted he was not influenced by financial contributors to his reelection campaign and, in fact, was not even aware who made donations. “I have a treasurer who handles that. I don’t get
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The gloves came off in Peekskill last week following a published report that a prominent developer in the city was a client of the attorney daughter of Mayor Frank Catalina. Councilman Darren Rigger, Democratic mayoral hopeful
Read MoreA first-time candidate seeking a seat in Yorktown Town Court is looking for justice in the disappearance of approximately 100 campaign signs throughout town. Richard Abbate, a Democrat who is challenging incumbent Republican Gary Raniolo on November 3, filed a
Read MoreWhen developer and realtor Gabriel Arango first set sights on the historic building at the corner of Main Street and Nelson Avenue, across from Peekskill City Hall, he knew it was special and had tremendous potential. The 176-year-old, three-level structure,
Read MoreThe 10th Annual Cortlandt Family Fun Day will be held Sunday, September 20 from 2 to 8 p.m. near the Cortlandt Youth and Recreation Center and Cortlandt Train Station off Route 9A. The event was rescheduled after being rained out
Read MoreA Croton woman was indicted Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide in the Easter death of her six-year-old daughter. Kathleen Dymes, 51, could face a maximum of four years in prison if convicted of causing the death of Lacey Carr in
Read MoreThe establishment of a Sing Sing Historic Prison Museum in Ossining become closer to a reality last week after state Senator David Carlucci (D/Rockland, Westchester) announced he had secured $100,000 in the state budget for the project. The funds will
Read MorePeekskill Mayor Frank Catalina and his three running mates added the Independence Party to their arsenal of ballot lines in the November 2 general election with a primary victory last week over Democrat Ken Martin and his slate. The Independence
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo and Art Cusano – Work on expanding the controversial Algonquin natural gas pipeline is scheduled to begin next month, but some local officials and grassroots groups are continuing to raise concerns in an effort to put the brakes
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