The latest news in Westchester and Putnam county, NY
By Anna Young Philip Wagner’s birthday last weekend proved to be inspirational to all of those who know him. The Armonk resident celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 29 surrounded by family and friends, but the party started a couple
Read MoreA GoFundMe relief effort has been set up to help the family of a disabled woman was killed in a fast moving house fire last week at 936 Diven Street in Peekskill. Elizabeth Birmingham, 52, who was wheelchair-bound, was
Read MoreTiffany Jackson, author of the novel Allegedly, will be appearing Saturday at Barnes and Noble at the Cortlandt Town Center in Mohegan Lake. Jackson, daughter of Buchanan Trustee Duane Jackson, will be at the bookstore at 3 p.m. to
Read MoreHave an idea for a mobile app? Learn from the best, turn your idea into a reality and compete against the region’s top young techies at the 3rd annual #WestchesterSmart Mobile App Development Bowl. Register your high school or college
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board Wednesday evening unanimously objected to a California-based treatment center’s state application to operate a residential facility in a house on a quiet Armonk street for teens suffering from mental health issues. In a resolution read
Read MorePepsiCo is proposing a major expansion project in Valhalla, which would include construction of a new three-story building to house laboratory space, offices and other amenities. The Mount Pleasant Planning Board has scheduled a public hearing on the Draft Environmental
Read MoreTompkins Excavating, an award-winning large-scale excavation company with a longstanding commitment to Westchester and Putnam counties, recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. The woman-owned, family-operated company has developed a reputation for delivering a diversified portfolio of detail-oriented, quality work and maintaining
Read MoreMore than 200 people crammed into Cortlandt Town Hall Wednesday night for an open meeting with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. While Astorino addressed several issues, most residents were interested to hear his perspective on the recent revelation of the
Read MoreAs required by New York State Constitutional mandate every 20 years, the November 2017 ballots throughout the state will ask the following question: “Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” The League of Women
Read MoreThe rehabilitation of one of Peekskill’s two downtown parking garages was recently completed with money to spare. Director of City Services Brent VanZandt informed the Common Council last week the Nelson Avenue parking structure project came $142,000 under budget. “I
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