News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Candidates for a special election in March to fill two vacancies on the Yorktown Town Board were chosen by the Democratic and Republican committees this week. The Democrats met Thursday night and selected Rosanne Brackett, who has been a
Read MoreAfter months of squabbling and at loggerheads, the Yorktown Town Board finally agreed last week on how and when to fill two vacancies on the board. Supervisor Michael Grace, a Republican, and Democratic Town Board members Vishnu Patel and Susan
Read MoreTwo Ossining High School seniors were charged Friday with making terroristic threats on social media that caused a lockout at three district schools on Thursday. Village Police said the two unidentified 16-year-old males made what was reported as a non-specific
Read MoreSome of the 28 participants who signed up for the third annual Polar Plunge at the Riverfront Green in Peekskill on New Year’s Day were stripping down for the first time. Others, such as Christine Bischoff of Peekskill, were returning
Read MoreBy Sue Guzman – With the backdrop of an antique American flag dating back to 1891, Victoria Gearity was sworn in as mayor of the Village of Ossining on New Year’s Day, along with village trustees Omar Herrera and John
Read MoreStanley Gitner, a beloved community treasure and award-winning newspaper photographer, died Saturday at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt following a recent illness. He was 85. Mr. Gitner and his cherished wife, Sonia, lived in Yorktown for more than
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo New York State Senator Dr. Terrence Murphy (R,C/Yorktown) was sworn in on New Year’s Day in his hometown in front of hundreds of family, friends and supporters in a packed Yorktown Stage. Murphy, 48, flanked by his
Read MoreBravo to Rose Sanca for a well-earned retirement after years of providing the Peekskill community with goodies of sugar and spice and everything nice at Homestyle Desserts, which will still be in business under the guidance of her son and
Read MorePeekskill police charged a 19-year-old city male with robbing a gas station on North Division Street in the early morning hours of December 23. According to police, Officer Steve Zappolo was on patrol at approximately 3:45 a.m. when he observed
Read MoreThe City of Peekskill will be ringing in 2015 with a new event featuring a ball drop at midnight. Piggybacking on the success of other municipalities that stage similar New Year’s Eve celebrations, such as the City of White Plains,
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