News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
A new era in Cortlandt government was ushered in Sunday as Dr. Richard Becker was officially sworn-in as town supervisor. During a COVID-19 affected ceremony at Cortlandt Town Hall that limited the number of in-person attendees, Becker, a cardiologist who
Read MoreWith a constant need to resettle refugees from around the globe, members of four Westchester communities have formed a new organization to help make newcomers’ transition to living in the United States a little easier. Ossining for Refugees, a nonprofit
Read MoreYorktown officials have written to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking to open a mobile testing site in FDR State Park to help fight the latest spike in COVID-19 cases that have ravaged the state. Hochul has announced that the state plans
Read MoreCannabis dispensaries will be allowed to set up shop in the City of Peekskill and Town of Cortlandt. Both the Peekskill Common Council and Cortlandt Town Board voted in December not to opt-out of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act
Read MoreA new Yorktown-based education and photography exhibit organization dedicated to advancing peace, equality and justice will have its debut show starting later this week. The Capa Space will open on Friday featuring an exhibit of images by well-known photographer William
Read MoreHistory was made Saturday when Vivian McKenzie was sworn in as the first African-American woman to be mayor in the City of Peekskill. A crowd of about 200 filled the large meeting room at Peekskill’s Central Firehouse in what was
Read MoreA Peekskill man could face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty last week in White Plains federal court to stalking multiple victims between October 2019 and August 2020. David Kaufman, 27, is scheduled to be sentenced before
Read MoreA 72-year-old Somers man was killed in a house fire Monday morning on Barlow Court. Richard Jordan was discovered by Somers firefighters in the room in the two-family home where the blaze began after it was extinguished. Somers Fire Chief
Read MoreMaybe it’s how he soulfully sings the blues or deftly paints his large canvases or molds his uniquely shaped vessels. Each creation by artist and musician Joshua Brittingham seems to emanate directly from his soul, from an inner space informing him
Read MoreAs she sauntered into the conference room at Cortlandt Town Hall, a building that played a pivotal role in the beginning of her historic 30-year run as town supervisor, Linda Puglisi described the personal touches she made on decorating the
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