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GovernmentThe Northern Westchester Examiner

Health Experts Continue to Condemn Holtec’s Wastewater Plan 

February 22, 2023 Rick Pezzullo Buchanan

Health experts continued to condemn the discharge of radioactive wastewater that may be dumped into the Hudson River as part of the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan. During a Feb. 16 online forum, health professionals

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Health Experts Raise Concerns Over Indian Point Wastewater

February 1, 2023 Rick Pezzullo Buchanan

Health experts raised concerns last week over the discharge of radioactive wastewater that may be dumped into the Hudson River as part of the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan. During a Jan. 26 online forum,

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Indian Point
The Northern Westchester Examiner

Plans in Works to Relocate Spent Fuel Rods at Indian Point

December 22, 2022 Rick Pezzullo Buchanan

Plans are underway to possibly relocate the spent nuclear fuel rods currently housed in dry casks at the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan. During an Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board meeting at Linda Puglisi Town Hall in Cortlandt earlier

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Human InterestPolice/FireThe Examiner

Meet the First Female President of the County’s Fire Organization

November 14, 2022 Robert Schork Buchanan,  Cortlandt,  Hastings,  Ossining

In October, Cortlandt resident Angela Outhouse was sworn in as the first female President in the 116-year history of the Westchester County Volunteer Firemen’s Association (now firefighter’s association — more on that later). A career nurse who volunteers as an EMT for

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GovernmentThe Northern Westchester Examiner

Bill Passed to Allow Spent Fuel Rods at Indian Point to be Taxed

June 21, 2022 Rick Pezzullo Buchanan,  Indian Point

The State Legislature has passed two bills allowing spent nuclear fuel rods at the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan to be taxed as real property. Two years ago, legislation, also introduced by Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef,

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BusinessGovernmentThe Northern Westchester Examiner

Buchanan Reaches Agreement with Holtec on Indian Point Funds

June 16, 2022 Rick Pezzullo Buchanan

The Village of Buchanan Board of Trustees has reached an agreement with the new owners of the Indian Point Energy Center to secure funding for at least the next three years. Village officials announced Friday Buchanan will receive $1.4 million

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GovernmentThe Northern Westchester Examiner

Knickerbocker Reelected Buchanan Mayor; Incumbent Trustees Fall

March 16, 2022 Rick Pezzullo Buchanan

Buchanan Mayor Theresa Knickerbocker was reelected to a fifth term Tuesday night as voters sent mixed messages at the polls. Knickerbocker, who served five years as a trustee before first being elected mayor in 2014, thwarted off a challenge from

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PoliticsThe Northern Westchester Examiner

Buchanan Braces for Mayor, Trustees March 15 Election

March 9, 2022 Rick Pezzullo Buchanan

The mayoral seat and two trustees’ positions are up for grabs in the Village of Buchanan March 15 election. The main event features eight-year incumbent Mayor Theresa Knickerbocker against Trustee and former Mayor Sean Murray. Knickerbocker, who served five years

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After Indian Point

December 29, 2021 Bailey Hosfelt Buchanan,  Cortlandt,  Indian Point

For nearly six decades, Buchanan residents lived with a nuclear power plant operating in their backyard. Indian Point, which generated approximately 25 percent of the Lower Hudson Valley and New York City’s annual electricity consumption, powered off its last remaining

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GovernmentThe Northern Westchester Examiner

State Lawmakers Condemn NRC for Weakening Indian Pt. Safety Rules

December 28, 2021 Rick Pezzullo Buchanan,  Indian Point,  Nuclear Regulatory Commission

By Rick Pezzullo State Senator Pete Harckham and State Assemblywoman Sandy Galef condemned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in a letter for downgrading safety standards at the closed Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan. The NRC recently announced it

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