News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Tempers flared at last week’s Yorktown Town Board meeting over a multi-million-dollar contract up for grabs to pick up the town’s garbage over the next several years. The town’s current five-year contract with AAA Carting of Cortlandt expires at the
Read MorePeekskill Brewery will be hosting an outdoors 14TH Anniversary Block Party on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 47 South Water St. in Peekskill from 2 to 8 p.m. The day will feature a hearty lineup of staged live music, food trucks,
Read MoreVoters in the Croton-Harmon School District will likely be presented with a $45.5 million capital projects’ referendum in December that school officials maintain will not raise taxes. Plans include $17.5 million in infrastructure work, most of which is related to
Read MoreA historic church building in Mohegan Lake will soon be home to a high-quality craft brewery and gastropub. Argonne Rose Brewing Company, founded by a couple and two other individuals, has set its sights on St. George’s Church on Rt.
Read MoreElected officials in northern Westchester and Putnam spoke out last week in opposition to a proposed 31% rate hike for NYSEG electric customers. The state Public Service Commission (PSC) held a virtual hearing on the proposal Sept. 28 that, if
Read MoreTwo Bronx men were arrested in Putnam Valley last week following a chase with police involving a vehicle allegedly wanted by the New York Police Department in a fatal shooting investigation. On Sept. 26 at 4:34 p.m., Yorktown Police received
Read MoreA developer is proposing to build a mixture of rental apartments near Pugsley Park on North Division St. and Howard St. in Peekskill. James Gurriero recently outlined his plans for Cornerstone Structures on the former Ral Plumbing and Heating property
Read MoreIt has been the feel-good annual celebration of love and hope for more than a quarter of a century and it’s looking to welcome back thousands of participants following two years of COVID-19 pandemic limitations. The 2022 Support-A-Walk for Breast
Read MoreThe Town of Yorktown is planning to make immediate safety changes to better protect its workforce following the Sept. 14 death of a Highway Department employee who was killed by a driver while working on a drainage project on London
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board voted last week to amend the town’s Zoning Code to allow for the construction of boutique hotels in certain business corridors. The anticipated decision paves the way for two proposed boutique-style hotels to move forward in
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