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 Yorktown Town Board will hold two separate public hearings on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall regarding proposed changes to the Jefferson Valley Mall and rezoning of a large parcel across Parkside Corners on Route 202.
Read MoreA Peekskill-based home heating oil business was sued by the state attorney general last week for defrauding more than 70 customers of over $80,000 in services with “illegal and deceptive conduct.” In the lawsuit filed in state Supreme Court against
Read MorePolice backup was called in to restore order after a minor melee erupted last Monday night at a Peekskill Common Council meeting. The fracas took place about one hour into the public meeting during the sometimes contentious courtesy of the
Read MoreYorktown High School was recently awarded the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Safe Sports School Award for its athletics program. The award promotes safety and recognizes secondary schools that provide safe environments for student athletes. The award also reinforces the importance
Read MoreDale Cemetery in the Town of Ossining has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. In May, the cemetery was added to New York State’s Register of
Read MoreSarah Chaparro of Croton-on-Hudson participates every year in Support Connection’s Support-A-Walk in memory of her mother Elizabeth Chaparro. Below, she shares her story. A link to Chaparro’s fundraising page for this year: https://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/sarahchaparro/walk2013 My mom passed away from Breast Cancer
Read MoreThe official winners of Independence line primaries in several local races won’t be decided until every vote is scrutinized in court. With the Westchester County legislator race in District 1 between incumbent Republican John Testa and Democrat Duane Jackson for
Read MoreThe recent resignation of Peekskill Councilman Don Bennett has left a vacancy on the seven-member Common Council that will be filled in a special election on November 5. As a result, five seats will be up for grabs on Election
Read MoreOn Saturday, September 21, theParamount Hudson Valley is presenting a phenomenal Doo Wopp show created by the Godfather himself of Doo Wopp Tony Delauro. Delauro created the Original New York Doo-Wopp Show, at Radio City Music Hall. From 1980 to 2002 this
Read MoreA traffic stop for speeding turned out to be much more than Somers State Police expected Saturday on I-684 in the Town of Bedford. Found in the vehicle, driven by Shenika Edwards, 29, of Brooklyn, were over 125 “rocks” of
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