News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
The two candidates vying for the mayoral seat in the Village of Buchanan next week appear to be on the same page in wanting to put Entergy back on the tax rolls next year, but that’s about all they seem
Read MoreA sports field that could be part of a proposed luxury housing project on Croton Avenue in Cortlandt has nearby residents at odds with community coaches and other recreation proponents. A third public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Read MoreAn unidentified man lost a large portion of his nose during a fight with a Spring Valley man in Peekskill earlier this week. Patricio Guartan-Jimenez, 30, of Spring Valley, was charged with assault following a report of an altercation
Read MoreThe Peekskill Board of Education last week approved a plan to reorganize the district’s central administration, including naming Middle School Principal David Fine as the new superintendent of schools. Fine will earn $230,000 annually under a three-year contract that is
Read MoreLess than two months after leaving her 16-year post as supervisor in the Town of Somers, Mary Beth Murphy has returned to the public sector. Last week, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino announced the appointment of Murphy as executive director
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz Chris Herren seemed to have it all. Herren was a basketball star in high school in Massachusetts and at Fresno State. He was drafted by the Denver Nuggets and later played for his hometown Boston
Read MoreThe winter season has been a difficult and costly one for municipalities. The Town of Cortlandt has not been able to escape the brunt of the storms, but, unlike others, it has managed to withstand the financial onslaught by having
Read MorePeekskill Mayor Frank Catalina asserted last week the city’s historic Paramount Hudson Valley theater was “a leaking siv” that had him worried about the ability of the current management group to viably operate it. After analyzing a spreadsheet of expenses
Read MoreThe owners of a proposed sober living retreat facility on Underhill Avenue in Yorktown that has triggered opposition from some nearby property owners say they are looking to be good neighbors and help others in need. Tom McCrossan, who, along
Read MoreTwo possible redevelopment projects for the Market Square section of Ossining were presented to the public and Village Board of Trustees last week. The enhanced urban design study looked at four parcels totaling about 1.5 acres at Main and Spring
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