News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
A Peekskill High School teacher has been found guilty of changing the answers on Regents exams of two students in 2013 and was fined a half-year salary. Hearing Officer Dennis Campagna ruled on August 8 that Allison Risoli, 54, a
Read MoreWestchester County Police recently arrested two women, one on a prostitution charge, following an undercover investigation into two health spas operating on North State Road in Ossining. On July 29 at 10 p.m., police charged Min Zhu Piao, 41,
Read MoreA planned high pressure natural gas pipeline received anything but a warm welcome from residents and officials in the City of Peekskill last week. Spectra Energy representatives were bombarded with questions and critical comments during a two-hour presentation at City
Read MoreFormer Governor George Pataki endorsed Yorktown Councilman Terrence Murphy last week for the State Senate seat he once held. Standing in front of Peekskill City Hall, where he also served as mayor, Pataki said Murphy has the local government background
Read MorePeekskill Mayor Frank Catalina accused the Democratic-controlled Common Council of “negligence” by failing to property budget for $1.3 million for tax certiorari cases that the city may be forced to bond for. A fuming Catalina, who took office in January,
Read MoreNew York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda carries a big stick and is among the leaders in home runs and RBI in the National League, so when the 6’4” slugger walked on to the field at Summer Trails Day Camp
Read MoreA Croton-on-Hudson father of four was killed in a four-car accident on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley Monday evening. Joseph Nagy, 28, of Half Moon Bay, was pronounced dead at Westchester Medical Center at 7:35 p.m., a little
Read MoreA plan designed to protect fish in the Hudson River that would force the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan to close for several months during the summer is being opposed by local officials and the owner of the
Read MoreTap water now safe to drink. The boil water advisory for residents of a section of the Village of Ossining and the unincorporated area of the Town of Ossining who are served by the Village of Ossining Water Department has
Read MoreAbout 5,000 residents in the Village of Ossining are being instructed to boil their water before drinking it or using it for food preparation at least through Sunday following a water main break Thursday night on Route 134 near
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