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 Isabella Fitzgerald Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino released a four-point plan Tuesday in hopes of strengthening Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Enough is Enough” proposal that seeks to better protect victims of sexual assault on college campuses throughout the state. Astorino
Read MoreThe Town of Yorktown will receive $1.5 million plus approximately $600,000 in public improvements as part of an agreement it reached with the construction company readying to expand a gas transmission pipeline in the area. In a 3-2 vote last
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo A transportation proposition to only include busing next year for Peekskill School District students in kindergarten through fifth grade in public and private schools was approved by voters Tuesday night. The controversial $1.765 million proposition passed
Read MoreSchool budgets were approved handily Tuesday in the Lakeland, Hendrick Hudson, Yorktown and Ossining districts. In Lakeland, the budget passed 877 to 248. In the Board of Education race for three seats, Carol Dobson was reelected with 881 votes,
Read MoreCroton-Harmon: Budget: $46M Tax Increase: 1.6% Cortlandt, 4.4% Yorktown Propositions: Croton Free Library $819,750; Buses and Vehicles $300,000 maximum Board of Ed Race: Two Seats Voting Location: Croton Harmon High School (6 a.m. to 9 p.m.) Hendrick Hudson: Budget: $74.4M
Read MoreBy Isabella Fitzgerald Emilie Gossiaux was an aspiring artist from New Orleans who arrived in New York City to attend Cooper Union School of Art. Her love for sculpting and visual arts stemmed from having impaired hearing while growing up.
Read MoreYorktown Town Clerk Alice Roker announced Wednesday afternoon she will not be seeking reelection to the post she has held for a quarter of a century. Roker, a former television news producer for NBC, said she had no immediate plans
Read MoreA transportation proposition to only include busing next year for Peekskill School District students in kindergarten through fifth grade in public and private schools will be decided by voters next Tuesday. If the controversial proposition fails on May 19, no
Read MoreA woman shot and killed an intruder who happened to be a former domestic partner early Sunday morning that rocked a sleepy street in Mahopac with sounds of gunshots and police sirens. The woman, who police have not identified, shot
Read MoreA local taxi driver and father of two Peekskill High School students is running against two incumbents for two available seats on the Peekskill Board of Education on May 19. Ramon Fernandez, president of the Peekskill Youth Soccer Club, is
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