News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
As part of our collaboration with Pace University’s journalism department, The Examiner News features student-reported stories like this one. By James Steigerwald and EJ Speight Pleasantville has lots of wildlife, from deer, to hawks, to groundhogs, and especially those turkeys who
Read MoreBy Abby Luby After a quarter century of serving several Westchester communities with original, local TV programs, PCTV is closing its Pleasantville-based cable station, headquartered on Lake St. The not-for-profit organization will no longer produce shows after May of this
Read MoreBy Larry Epstein As federal immigration enforcement ramps up, fear is gripping immigrant communities across Westchester. Director of Legal Services at Neighbors Link Community Law Practice Karin Anderson Ponzer knows better than most. “People are terrified,” Anderson Ponzer observed. “They
Read MoreA newly proposed tree ordinance has stripped away permit fees and mandatory tree replants for Pleasantville residents wanting to take down trees on their property. The revised ordinance has removed controversial aspects from an earlier draft presented in Nov. 2024
Read MoreBy John Rhodes As Mount Kisco celebrates its 150th anniversary as a village, it’s interesting to take a look at the role that communities of faith have played in the evolution of our local society. For more than 200 years,
Read MoreThe Peekskill Board of Ethics may have dismissed a case against Councilman Ramon Fernandez for alleged violations involving a ticket-fixing request for a friend, but the Common Council apparently isn’t done with the matter. During the closing moments of last
Read MoreThe Yorktown Water Department has announced an increase in water rates to support essential upgrades and ongoing maintenance of its potable water system. Town officials said the new rates, which take effect in June, reflect rising supplier costs and the
Read MoreThe cause of a fire that broke out at a concrete plant and contractor’s yard near the Cortlandt Train Station in Montrose Saturday afternoon is under investigation. The two-alarm blaze at Dakota Supply Corporation on Albany Post Road began around
Read MorePeekskill’s Board of Ethics has dismissed a case against Councilman Ramon Fernandez for alleged violations involving a ticket-fixing request for a friend that resulted in the resignation last year of City Court Judge Reginald Johnson. A Dec. 23 letter from
Read MoreBy Davi Schulman Though the COVID-19 pandemic was a nightmare for many educators, high school English teacher Joe Geno took the extra time afforded to him to write an inspirational self-improvement book for teachers and education professionals. Published by RoseDog
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