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Required special permits for member-only gas stations at BJ’s and a proposed Costco wholesale clubs on Route 202 in Yorktown were approved Friday at a special Yorktown Town Board meeting. Plans for each project still need to be approved by
Read MoreFive people were seriously injured in a two-car crash Thursday night in Yorktown where both drivers were charged with driving while intoxicated. According to Yorktown Police, Adam Kaczor, 19, of Saw Mill River Road, Yorktown, made an improper left
Read MoreAs a soft-spoken and mild-mannered figure, New York State Commissioner of Education Dr. John King seems like an unlikely candidate to be right in the middle of controversy. But with the rollout of the new Common Core standards, heated debate
Read MorePeekskill Mayor Frank Catalina appeared to throw in the towel last week in his long quest to have City Manager Anthony Ruggiero removed. Responding to comments from a few speakers who questioned Ruggiero still being able to keep his $163,000
Read MoreVoters in the Yorktown Heights Fire District approved a $1.5 million bond Tuesday night to fund improvements to the Locksley Road firehouse. By a slim margin of 167 to 159, voters in primarily the southern end of Yorktown gave
Read MoreThe Somers Town Board is moving forward with the initial phases of plans to install new sidewalks. The board is scheduled to approve the spending of $5,000 for engineering and landscaping architectural services when it meets on December 11. Following
Read MoreYorktown Supervisor Michael Grace warned his fellow board members they could be held personally liable for legal damages if they vote against issuing a special permit for a proposed facility for recovering alcohol and substance abuse addicts on Underhill Avenue.
Read MoreThe third annual Electric Lights Parade “Jingle Bells,” in downtown Yorktown, originally planned for Saturday, has been rescheduled to Sunday due to the wet weather forecast for Saturday. The parade of creative and festive holiday floats, stretching from
Read MoreRose Sanca will not be putting out a welcoming mat any time soon for a new visitor’s center and public plaza being constructed in front of the Lincoln Depot Museum on South Water Street. Sanca, who has owned popular Homestyles
Read MoreThe Peekskill Common Council voted unanimously last week not to exceed the state mandated tax levy cap in the 2015 city budget. The somewhat surprising united front means the spending plan the council had to adopt by last night (Monday)
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