News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Smoking and vaping in Yorktown’s parks and recreational fields are banned under a new law. On Tuesday the Town Board voted to ban the use of tobacco and nicotine products at all town property. All smokers must remain at least
Read MoreA public hearing on two mixed-used projects in the vicinity of New York Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital on Route 202 in Cortlandt is scheduled to be held Tuesday, June 16 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. During a hearing in January, more
Read MoreBy Madeline Rosenberg Hundreds of residents from Somers and surrounding communities gathered in Reis Park Thursday afternoon not to march or chant but to listen. The Solidarity Rally for Black Lives created a platform for the town to hear from
Read MoreLakeland School District officials have launched an investigation into videos circulating on social media of students at Lakeland and Walter Panas high schools using racially insensitive language. According to a post on the Lakeland website, administrators believe the incidents took
Read MoreWith the Phase I reopening of the Hudson Valley region, Town of Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi and the Town Board have announced several steps Cortlandt will take to facilitate the reopening of businesses closed for more than three months due
Read MoreYorktown’s elected officials condemned the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd and rejected all forms of racism during Tuesday’s Town Board meeting. “The vast majority of those who have exercised their constitutional rights following the death of George Floyd have
Read MoreMontrose’s Don Simons sits in his driveway playing the accordion every evening at 7 as a daily tribute to first-responders and healthcare workers amidst COVID-19. Simons’ neighbor, Joe Duraes of Bookmark Design & Media public relations, created a short video clip about
Read MoreInstagram on Monday afternoon finally deactivated a hate-filled account created anonymously last week by a Somers High School freshman designed to “slut-shame” classmates. The account was deactivated just hours after The Northern Westchester Examiner reached a company public relations professional
Read MoreA Somers High School freshman who allegedly “slut-shamed” classmates anonymously last week on social media has now admitted to creating the hateful Instagram accounts, a Northern Westchester Examiner investigation has found. This newspaper has obtained screenshots of a direct message
Read More“No Justice, No Peace!” was the outcry during a peaceful but forceful rally in downtown Peekskill Saturday afternoon. At least 200 residents of all ages turned out to denounce the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, in Minneapolis
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