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A 42-year-old Mohegan Lake woman died Friday after being hit by a car on Route 6 near Mohegan Ave. According to Yorktown Police, Jake Barak, 24, of Cortlandt, was traveling westbound on Route 6 on Jan. 3 at about 8:06
Read MoreThe only homeless shelter in northern Westchester has unveiled plans to renovate the facility it has called home for the last 37 years in the City of Peekskill. Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP), which operates the
Read MoreCongestion pricing went into effect on Sunday for people who drive into Manhattan south of 60th Street after unsuccessful legal challenges to prevent the new toll. Supporters hailed the decision to move forward with the plan, arguing that it will
Read MoreKen Jenkins was sworn in as Westchester’s 10th county executive Monday afternoon about 90 minutes after the Board of Legislators appointed him to fill the role until a Feb. 11 special election. In addition to being the first appointed county
Read MoreThe expansion of Chappaqua’s King Street firehouse is still a year away from being completed after delays in obtaining approvals lasted longer than expected. At the last 2024 meeting of the New Castle Fire District No. 1 Board of Commissioners,
Read MoreThe 2021 brutal military coup in Myanmar killed an estimated 50,000 people and displaced about three million, half of them children. Before the coup, the country, formerly known as Burma, enjoyed a working democracy for 10 years after enduring more
Read MoreWhite Plains Councilwoman Jennifer Puja is getting a jump on her plans for the new year by announcing her candidacy for the Westchester County Board of Legislators. Puja, who was reelected to a second four-year term on the White Plains
Read MoreIt’s been three months since Yorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman ordered the suspension of water fluoridation in the town, but the debate among residents and town officials continues. More than half of the Dec. 17 Town Board meeting was spent discussing
Read MoreWestchester County Department of Emergency Services Richard Wishnie was appointed acting county executive early Thursday afternoon, moments after George Latimer resigned from office. A couple minutes after noon, Board of Legislators Chair Vedat Gashi (D-Yorktown) designated Wishnie to the post
Read MoreCongressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) said late last week that he will support House Speaker Mike Johnson to retain his role and called out Republican hardliners who have called for Johnson’s ouster as leader. Speaking late last week on WABC
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