News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Two northern Westchester school districts experienced a staggering number of motorists that illegally passed stopped school buses picking up or dropping off students during the first two months of the academic year. There were well over 600 illegal passes of
Read MoreFollowing in the footsteps of his predecessor, Cortlandt Supervisor Dr. Richard Becker delivered a proposed 2023 budget Oct. 28 that calls for a minimal 1% tax increase for three-quarter of town residents. “I am very proud of our proposed budget
Read MoreIn what could be his final budget as the town’s chief executive, Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater unveiled a proposed 2023 spending plan last week that reduces property taxes, while also enhancing public safety. Under a tentative $65.4 million budget outlined
Read MoreTown officials and residents who live in the neighborhood near New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital on Route 202 in Cortlandt were presented last week with different alternatives for two projects in the proposed Medical Oriented District, or MOD. Representatives for
Read MoreAn organization representing the interests of convenience store owners called on the Board of Legislators last week to abandon a proposed law that would prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products and menthol cigarettes in Westchester. Members of the New
Read MoreMotorists in New York State have enjoyed a 16 cents per gallon tax savings at the gas pump since June, and Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater is calling for that discount to be extended through the winter months. Slater, who is
Read MoreTaking away the trash will be costing the Town of Yorktown a load of money over the next five years, but not as much as it could have. Last week, the Yorktown Town Board voted to give a five-year contract
Read MorePeekskill Police arrested a Yonkers man in connection with a recent robbery at the Mobil gas station on Washington St. On Oct. 16, at approximately 4 a.m., police officers responded to the station at 120 Washington St. and found a
Read MoreThe proposed Furnace Woods Sewer project in the Town of Cortlandt will be receiving a $1 million financial boost from New York State. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Senator Pete Harckham announced state aid had been appropriated
Read MoreCortlandt residents who live near New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital will have an opportunity next week to get an update on two pending projects in the proposed Medical Oriented District (MOD). The Cortlandt Town Board has invited the developers
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