The latest news in Westchester and Putnam county, NY
Yorktown’s Board of Ethics advised Supervisor Ed Lachterman and Councilwoman Luciana Haughwout to publicly disclose their ties to attorney Michael Grace whenever he appears before the Town Board. In an article published Sept. 17, Examiner Media reported Lachterman, who has
Read MoreAbout a decade ago, longtime Pleasantville resident John Mueller was alarmed at the spiraling rates of overdoses and drug use among local youths. While reports suggested it may have been part of a national trend, Mueller knew that something had
Read MoreIn an unusual political move, the left-leaning New York Working Families Party has urged its members to disavow the party’s candidate and vote for Democrat Mondaire Jones in the 17th Congressional District race. Party representatives claim that the race’s Working
Read MoreRepresentatives for a Westchester-based real estate company and officials from Mount Pleasant and the county participated in a ceremonial groundbreaking last week for two new buildings at the Mid-Westchester Executive Park in Hawthorne. The pair of similarly-sized flex-industrial buildings that
Read MoreFor many attending last July’s Pleasantville Music Festival, it was a great day. But for the three days leading up to the event, the weather forecast for rain turned away many potential concertgoers, even as cloudy skies in the morning
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board is poised this week to amend a local law that would give it the authority to determine if the public water supply should be fluoridated. Fluoride was added to the water of about 40,000 residents in
Read MoreFormer White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino, who was credited with guiding the city through a development renaissance during his 12 years in office, died peacefully Oct. 17. He was 92. A lifelong White Plains resident, Delfino served 10 years on
Read MoreAn early morning robbery of an 82-year-old man earlier this month in Mount Kisco has sparked concern over why information was slow to be made public and whether village officials tried to cover up the incident. The Oct. 3 robbery
Read MoreWith an estimated 25 percent of the population classified as having a disability, advocates are bringing attention to the roadblocks people with disabilities often face when it comes to being able to vote and make their voices heard. During a
Read MoreMount Pleasant officials appear likely to move forward with plans for a cell tower on a small town-owned parcel to solve deficient phone coverage in Pocantico Hills, a problem that has vexed municipal officials and residents for years. The Town Board listened
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