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As horrific as the images of the destruction from the earthquake in Nepal appear from afar, the actual devastation and despair is much worse, according to Gyaljen Nuru Sherpa, owner of Jewel of Himalaya restaurant in Yorktown. Sherpa was born
Read MorePeekskill Mayor Frank Catalina maintained the city was on a path to financial recovery and development was on the upswing during an optimistic State of the City Address at City Hall Monday night. Throughout his one-hour speech that sometimes
Read MoreThe Peekskill Board of Education voted last week to scale down a transportation proposition to only include busing next year for students in kindergarten through fifth grade in public and private schools. Previously, district officials were considering asking voters on
Read MoreWith no fanfare, the Yorktown Republican Committee unanimously endorsed a slate of candidates for the November election two weeks ago. Heading the Republican ticket is Supervisor Michael Grace, who will be seeking a third two-year term. Newly elected Councilman Tom
Read MoreDana Levenberg, l8-year resident of Ossining, announced her candidacy for one of the two open seats in this year’s Ossining Town Board election in November. Levenberg currently serves as trustee on the Ossining School Board and has been an active
Read MoreThe Town of Somers is eligible for federal Community Development Block Grants, Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz (D-Somers) told the town board last week. The federal grants were not provided to municipalities in Westchester for the past
Read MoreThe Village of Ossining’s search for a new village manager yielded a familiar face from a neighboring municipality. Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity, flanked by the village board, announced last week that Abraham Zambrano, the current village manager in the Village
Read MoreThe four Democrats on the Peekskill Common Council alleged Mayor Frank Catalina’s “abuse of power” has led to the departure of several key staff at City Hall. At the end of a two-hour work session last week, Deputy Mayor Drew
Read MoreWhen a supervisor came running into his parks and recreation office at Depew Park last Wednesday afternoon about 3 p.m. and said to call 911 Peekskill laborer P.J. Male initially thought it might be an April Fool’s Day
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen Country music artist Jessica Lynn Calamera may be a Yorktown girl, but she will be in homes across the county this month with her second PBS special, entitled “Takin’ Over.” The special, which will begin airing on
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