The Yorktown Water Department has announced an increase in water rates to support essential upgrades and ongoing maintenance of its potable water system. Town officials said the new rates, which take effect in June, reflect rising supplier costs and the
Read MoreVeteran Brewster High School Science teacher Brittany Kozlenko received the nation’s highest honor for teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics last week. Kozlenko, who has been at teacher at Brewster High for 17 years, was one of 336 teachers
Read MoreBy Larry Epstein “We have something for everyone,” according to Aline Ridings, owner of The Vintage Shop Carmel on Route 52. It’s a small business with a very large variety. They sell both antiques, and vintage, including collectibles like vinyl
Read MoreWhite Plains Councilman Justin Brasch views the city’s highest office as “logically” the next step in his public service journey. The two-term councilman and former council president kicked off his mayoral campaign last week in front of supporters inside the
Read MoreFor those who love golf, don’t you wish you can work on your swing or your putting or some other aspect of the game during the winter when the courses are closed? Chad Vaughn has recently solved that dilemma. In
Read MoreWestchester County and New York Medical College have plans to demolish a building once used to treat tuberculosis patients on the county’s Grasslands campus in Valhalla and build on-site housing for medical students. The county, which owns the land, would
Read MoreNorth Castle officials will be pursuing a state grant that they hope will provide significant money to build a trail linking a park near downtown Armonk with the town pool on Greenway Road. An application will be submitted before the
Read MoreThe cause of a fire that broke out at a concrete plant and contractor’s yard near the Cortlandt Train Station in Montrose Saturday afternoon is under investigation. The two-alarm blaze at Dakota Supply Corporation on Albany Post Road began around
Read MorePeekskill’s Board of Ethics has dismissed a case against Councilman Ramon Fernandez for alleged violations involving a ticket-fixing request for a friend that resulted in the resignation last year of City Court Judge Reginald Johnson. A Dec. 23 letter from
Read MoreA prohibition on gas-powered leaf blowers in White Plains has been instated a year earlier than expected. On Jan. 6, noise and environmental concerns drove the Common Council to unanimously vote in support of the new ordinance immediately bringing about
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