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 Robert Montague – Westchester County Legislator Catherine Borgia (D/Ossining) teamed up with invited guests and college officials in Valhalla last week to discuss sexual assault and ways of preventing it. “It’s an opportunity to hear people’s voices about this topic,”
Read MoreJanine King has been chosen as the new village manager in Croton-on-Hudson. King, who started working for Croton in 1997 as a part-time records management clerk and office assistant, has been serving as acting village manager since May when former
Read MoreThe future of five A&P supermarkets in northern Westchester is uncertain after the corporate company that owns 296 stores filed for bankruptcy protection last week. Officials from the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. announced it would close 25
Read MoreBy Kathy Grantham – Throughout its history, Westchester County has been blessed with many outstanding men and women. Nancy Brophy, founder, director and owner of the Tom Thumb Preschool in Mohegan Lake, is among that group. Becoming a leader doesn’t spring
Read MoreThe son of Yorktown Supervisor Michael Grace was arrested Tuesday night for stealing money while attending a party. Henry Grace, 22, of Hanover Street in Yorktown, was charged by Yorktown Police with grand larceny in the fourth degree, a
Read MoreThree northern Westchester municipalities have been awarded approximately $100,000 each to support innovative microgrid projects. The towns of Cortlandt and Somers and village of Croton-on-Hudson were among 83 communities that qualified for the competitions Stage 1 awards. The victorious municipalities
Read MoreSix months ago, New York State Assemblyman Steve Katz (R/Mohegan Lake) vowed during his inauguration inside the Putnam County Historic Courthouse that this current term would be his last. But now with former state Senator Greg Ball’s chief of staff
Read MoreJalay Knowles Never Settled for Good, She was Great – There’s Beyoncé and there’s Madonna and Cher… the one-named divas that have acquired status for their tributes to society via the genre of music. There’s Mother Theresa on an island unto
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A Yorktown High School graduate is in the running for a $250,000 contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Amanda Saccomanno, 24, who graduated from Yorktown High in 2008 and earned a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology
Read MoreThe Hendrick Hudson Board of Education last week unanimously approved a new 10-year financial agreement between the district, several municipal entities and Entergy, owners of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan, regarding Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT).
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