The Somers Town Board is considering the creation of a sewer district for Lake Lincolndale and Lake Shenorock. The Somers Sanitary Sewer District No. 2 proposal, which would cost $63 million, was … [Read more...]
Discussion of Proposed Boarding High School Continues in Somers
By Neal Rentz The processing of reviewing the proposal for a private boarding high school on the 723-acre site that formerly housed IBM continued at the August 8 Somers Town Board meeting. The … [Read more...]
Cortlandt Man Reaches New Heights with Guinness World Record
Cortlandt resident Christopher Spell has high hopes of playing professional football. In the meantime, he decided to reach new heights by setting a Guinness World Record for the highest standing jump. … [Read more...]
Two Beaches on Mohegan Lake Remain Closed for Swimming
Two beaches on Mohegan Lake remain closed for swimming a month after being given a thumbs down by the Westchester County Health Department. Ken Belfer, president of the Mohegan Lake Improvement … [Read more...]
Gilbert Refutes Charges of Misusing Town Vehicle
Yorktown Supervisor Ilan Gilbert is vehemently refuting charges from a Republican district leader that he wrongly utilized a taxpayer-funded town car to collect signatures for his reelection campaign … [Read more...]
First Adaptive Use Playground in NW to be Built in Yorktown
The first outdoor adaptive use playground for children with differing abilities in northern Westchester will be built in Yorktown, thanks to a $250,000 grant secured by State Senator Peter Harckham … [Read more...]
CHHOP Launches Unity Challenge in Peekskill to Help Needy
Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP) has launched a summer challenge to bring local businesses and organizations closer as a community to help alleviate hunger and homelessness in … [Read more...]
Jimi Hendrix ‘Re-Experience’ Band to Rock Stage at Expo
By Michael Giuliano Fifty years after participating in the Woodstock music festival that shaped a generation, a living piece of music history looks to pay tribute to the now-iconic … [Read more...]
Peekskill’s Jewish Community in the 1900s Chronicled
By Abby Luby The history of the Judaic religion spans several millennia, encompassing a myriad of diasporas that spread across the globe. The great migration of Jews from eastern Europe during the … [Read more...]
JV Woman Representing Westchester in National Finals Pageant
Nicole Sibiski of Jefferson Valley will be representing Westchester County in the East Coast U.S.A. National Finals pageant this weekend, and she’s out to prove she’s not just a pretty face. A … [Read more...]