News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Health experts raised concerns last week over the discharge of radioactive wastewater that may be dumped into the Hudson River as part of the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan. During a Jan. 26 online forum,
Read MoreThe confidential assistant to former Yorktown Supervisor Michael Grace was appointed earlier this month to fill a vacancy on the Town Board created when Tom Diana resigned his seat Jan 1. to become town supervisor. Mary Capoccia, a longtime town
Read MoreA Mobile Food Pantry will be stationed at Shrub Oak Memorial Park on Sunnyside St. Thursday, Feb. 2 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The pantry is a joint effort between Yorktown’s Food Security Task Force and Feeding Westchester and is
Read MoreA Westchester County judge has ruled in favor of the owner of a white, female Siberian Husky in a contentious animal abuse case. The court hearing for the case took place on Dec. 5, 2022. Former Briarcliff Manor resident Deborah
Read MoreThree residents with no political experience were nominated by the Yorktown Democratic Committee to vie for three seats on the Town Board in November. “The election of these candidates will mark a significant change of direction for our town’s government
Read MoreState Assemblyman Matt Slater (R, C-Yorktown) has introduced legislation that would make utility companies more transparent regarding supply costs that are being passed on to consumers. Citing rising electricity costs throughout the region during a press conference last week in
Read MoreIt’s been almost 18 months since a fire damaged 12 condominiums at Coachlight Square in Montrose, and frustrated residents still have no reliable timeline as to when they will be able to move back. “I am very depressed. You cannot
Read MoreThe movie theater that has been a major draw at the Cortlandt Town Center since 1998 will be closing in mid-February. Cineworld, owner of Regal cinemas, announced last week in a new bankruptcy filing that it was closing 39 theaters
Read MoreDid going crazy during the pandemic feed a fleeting urge to kill someone? Not surprising. We were isolated, stuck at home with the kids, fighting depression or some form of rage. So what did some folks actually do? For Taiwanese-born
Read MoreFor the first time in three years, those who love seeing bald eagles and other birds of prey won’t have to settle for watching them on their computer. Teatown Lake Reservation and Westchester County announced last week that the popular
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