News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Before she turned 40, Andrea Della Mura had to endure two battles with breast cancer and opted at age 39 to have a double mastectomy. With a husband and two young children, it was a decision she didn’t hesitate to
Read MoreA sports field that was proposed in conjunction with a luxury housing project on Croton Avenue in Cortlandt has been eliminated as part of an agreement between the developer and the Town Board. Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi announced last week
Read MoreThe Yorktown Zoning Board of Appeals Thursday night supported a written opinion by Building Inspector John Winter that a proposed facility for recovering alcohol and substance abuse addicts on Underhill Avenue falls under the definition of a “convalescent home.”
Read MoreThousands of music enthusiasts are expected to head to downtown Peekskill Friday evening and all day Saturday for a free concert and other events. Formerly known as the Peekskill Jazz & Blues Festival, the 2014 Peekskill Music Festival, produced by
Read MoreA clean water watchdog organization released a report last week revealing many locations in the Hudson River fail to meet federally recommended guidelines for safe swimming and other recreational activities. According to the “How’s the Water? 2014” report from Riverkeeper,
Read MoreThe Ossining Town Board is asking for resident input on moving forward with police protection in the unincorporated area for the next four years. At a town hall meeting last week, the board heard presentations from the Ossining Police Department
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz Carmel resident Vivian Haberfeld is currently exhibiting her acrylic on canvas paintings in a show entitled “In Search of Tranquility” at Somerfields restaurant in Somers. The exhibit title could also be used to describe how she became
Read MoreA potential battle for private club customers in Yorktown has begun with BJ’s Wholesale Club proposing to provide 12 gas pumps for members at its Route 202 location while Costco continues through the planning process for a new store and
Read MorePatricia “Pat” Hosley Kibbe died peacefully at home in Yorktown on Sunday, July 13, surrounded by her loving family. She was 90 and lived a full and well-rounded life. She was born on September 2, 1923 to Loring and Frances
Read MoreAlthough Jessica Lynn Calamera grew up in Westchester, she is a country girl at heart. The Yorktown Heights singer, songwriter and musician, who goes simply by the name Jessica Lynn, has spent the last year touring the country, but she
Read More
