By Bill Primavera It is always surprising to me when I meet people who tell me that they have no interest in local politics or voting. Statistics would prove that they are in the majority. In my town, for instance,
Read MoreA crack in a storage tank at the Brian J. Slavin Aquatic Center at Shrub Oak Memorial Town Park in Yorktown that allowed 1,400 gallons of liquid chlorine to leak out was contained on site and cleaned up without incident
Read MoreBy Lanny Gilbert In order for Yorktown to thrive, we need to grow. Our population in 2010 was 36,095 and in 2019 it was 36,269 – virtually unchanged, according to the census and town data. We need to continue growing
Read MoreBy Morris Gut A warm, friendly greeting from Erin, the bartender, and Rob, the manager, was a welcoming start to my lunch at The Barley House on Commerce Street in Thornwood. The wraparound bar area, with its barn wood accents
Read MoreThe quest to attract Trader Joe’s to come to Yorktown appears to have paid off. The specialty grocer, which also has Westchester stores located in Hartsdale, Larchmont and Scarsdale, recently submitted plans to Yorktown’s Building Department to construct a 12,500-square-foot
Read MoreYou might have heard that the Yorktown Town Board is considering a change to town rules that would effectively greenlight a plan to turn the historic Soundview property at the corner of Route 118 and Underhill Avenue into a mixed-use
Read MoreMonsignor Dermot R. Brennan, pastor emeritus of St. Patrick’s parish in Yorktown, died Apr. 18, He was 90. Born May 22, 1930, in New York City, Brennan was pastor of St. Patrick’s from 1985 until his retirement in 2005, when
Read MoreThe Town of Yorktown has launched a roadside litter campaign that requires the watchful eye of the public to help to identify problems. Last week, work crews from the Yorktown Refuse & Recycling Department cleaned roadside litter at Wood and
Read MoreMichael C. Healy, a Yorktown resident, died Apr. 11. He was 85. Healy was born in Rossy, Keshcarrigan, Leitrim, Ireland on Nov. 28, 1935, to Thomas and Mary Josephine Healy. He was the loving husband of the late Margaret. He
Read MoreA disbarred Yorktown lawyer will spend over four years in prison after stealing nearly $1 million that had been awarded to a Sept. 11, 2001 first responder he represented. Gustavo Vila, of Yorktown Heights, was sentenced on Monday in White
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