News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Yorktown Supervisor Michael Grace is refusing to give up on preserving a building at Trump Park Residences in Shrub Oak that was supposed to be torn down six years ago. Despite objections from residents at the complex who have reminded
Read MoreAfter unsuccessfully running for Peekskill mayor more than 20 years ago, George Ondek vowed never to run for public office again. However, the cable television show host and local activist is so dissatisfied with the actions and non-actions of the
Read MoreDespite assurances by Yorktown Supervisor Michael Grace to the contrary, violations cited a year ago by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on the former Holland Sporting Club property in Mohegan Lake still remain. In an email to Councilman
Read MoreCongresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) paid a visit to Peekskill last week to announce $788,000 the city had received for downtown revitalization improvements. The federal funds will be used for the estimated $985,000 construction costs associated with the second phase of
Read MoreThe Justice League of Yorktown High School is heading to the Final Four, not the March Madness basketball championships in Texas, but at the Westchester County Supreme Court in White Plains. The team of seniors, juniors and sophomores recently won
Read MoreTheresa Knickerbocker became only the second woman in the history of the Village of Buchanan to be elected mayor last night by defeating former Mayor Alfred Donahue. Knickerbocker, 57, running on the Democratic and Residents Party lines, received 324 votes,
Read MoreThe fate of an application by the Town of Yorktown’s trash hauler to park garbage trucks on a town-owned piece of land off Front Street could hinge on fueling options. Competition Carting has been illegally parking its trucks on
Read MoreIngredients used in incendiary devices were found at the home of a sophomore at Walter Panas High School Friday morning after a two-hour search in the school that caused an emergency evacuation of students and staff. Westchester County Police, which
Read MoreAn ingredient used in incendiary devices was reportedly found in the locker of a sophomore at Walter Panas High School Friday morning after a two-hour search that caused an emergency evacuation of students and staff. Westchester County Police, which led
Read MoreBy Robert Christie – Community Voices Heard held a seminar, “Poverty 50 Years Later” last week at St. Ann’s Parish School in Ossining. Members of the community came out to learn about poverty in their area and in Westchester and come
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