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News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY

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Cortlandt Town Assessor Thomas Waitkins Dies at 62

August 3, 2022 Rick Pezzullo 546 Views 2 min read

Thomas John Waitkins, who served as the Town of Cortlandt’s Town Assessor since December 2010, died July 31. He was 62. Waitkins, who lived in Peekskill, was born October 28, 1959 and grew up in Croton-on-Hudson with his parents, Ruth

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Government The Northern Westchester Examiner 

Golf Course Operator Takes Swings at Yorktown Officials in Lawsuit

August 3, 2022 Rick Pezzullo 523 Views 4 min read

The operator of a new Par 3 golf course in Jefferson Valley who has been under fire from Yorktown officials for continued delays and unresolved issues is retaliating with a lawsuit that alleges the town has been using a “Keystone

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Business The Northern Westchester Examiner 

Somers Receives $100K State Grant for Elephant Hotel HVAC System

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 Rick Pezzullo 496 Views 2 min read

The Town of Somers has received a $100K state grant for the design and installation of an upgraded HVAC system in its Town House building, more commonly known as the Elephant Hotel. “For the benefit of our municipal employees and

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Business Police/Fire The Northern Westchester Examiner 

Ex-Town Foreman, Business Owner Indicted in Illegal Dumping Scheme

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Rick Pezzullo 423 Views 4 min read

A former longtime Town of Cortlandt employee and owner of a prominent Peekskill-based landscaping company were indicted last week in federal court for an alleged illegal dumping and bribery scheme at a town facility on Arlo Lane. The seven-count indictment

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Government The Northern Westchester Examiner 

High-Voltage Cable Path for Clean Energy Plan Raises Cortlandt’s Ire

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 Abby Luby 663 Views 4 min read

A plan to run a high-voltage cable from upstate to New York City to help New York State drastically cut carbon emissions has Cortlandt officials deeply troubled about the safety of their community. The $11 billion clean energy initiative Clean

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Government The Northern Westchester Examiner 

Yorktown Welcomes Trader Joe’s as Popular Grocery Store Opens

July 22, 2022July 25, 2022 Martin Wilbur 715 Views 4 min read

Enthusiastic shoppers finally experienced the long-awaited debut of Trader Joe’s in Yorktown on Thursday morning after years of rumors, planning and waiting yielded a sparking new supermarket. Several hundred customers, some of whom had waited in line that snaked around

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Harckham, Byrne Commemorate Atomic Veterans Memorial Bridge

July 21, 2022July 19, 2022 Examiner Webmaster 592 Views 3 min read

State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) and Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (R-Mahopac) commemorated the dedication of the Atomic Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Taconic State Parkway last Tuesday at a special gathering held in Woodlands Legacy Field Park. Joining the two state

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Government The Northern Westchester Examiner 

Guiding Eyes Considers Route 202 Parcel for Training, Kennel Space

July 20, 2022July 19, 2022 Martin Wilbur 565 Views 3 min read

Guiding Eyes for the Blind plans to seek a zoning text amendment from the Town of Yorktown to allow the organization to place some of its kennels on an available 12.2-acre parcel on Route 202. Representatives of the well-known Yorktown

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Business The Northern Westchester Examiner 

Somers Golf Club Cigar Bar, Golf Simulators to Move Forward

July 19, 2022August 2, 2022 Abby Luby 558 Views 3 min read

Somers residents voiced their concerns last Wednesday about a proposed cigar lounge and four indoor golf simulators planned for Somers National Golf Club at the Heritage Hills condominium complex. Feedback for the plan was heard at a public hearing held by

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Education The Northern Westchester Examiner 

Lakeland Plans $57M School Capital Projects; December Vote Eyed

July 18, 2022July 26, 2022 Abby Luby 643 Views 3 min read

Editor’s Note: In the original posting of this article, the potential date for the referendum was incorrect. The correct date being considered is Dec. 6. The Lakeland School District unveiled plans last week for an estimated $57 million capital project,

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