For nearly 50 years, the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps (YVAC) has provided emergency medical services toYorktownresidents. Run strictly on volunteer services and donations, the corps was recently bestowed a generous donation – a godsend for its budget. The YVAC was
Read MoreYorktown Town Supervisor Michael Grace has support from three of his fellow Town Board members in opposing a November referendum that would eliminate the town’s elected highway supervisor position in favor of an appointed public-works director. Councilmen Terrence Murphy, Nick Bianco, and
Read MoreIt was a four-hour marathon meeting in which members of former Yorktown administrations talked about how the town’s operations might improve, while its current administration discussed how much better they are now than they previously had been. The special meeting
Read MoreThose who love antiques will often travel far and wide to find that special item they’ve been looking for, only to discover an unexpected treasure in the most unlikely of places. Take the case of Ellen Gershman, who’s been in
Read MoreBy David Propper Jeffrey Veatch knew he couldn’t let his late son’s music go to waste. There had to be a way to remember Justin and the music he played. With that goal in mind, the Justin Veatch Fund was
Read MoreThe highly contentious matter of whether to eliminate Yorktown’s current highway superintendent and highway department, in favor of a Department of Public Works (DPW) with an appointed director, will be the subject of an informational meeting to be held by
Read MoreSen. Greg Ball (R, C-Patterson) will be hosting a district-wide, live telephone town hall on Monday, July 23 at 7 p.m. The free conference call is open to all residents and members of the press. The senator will give a
Read More“Seussical” the musical, adapted from the works of Dr. Seuss, will debut its two-weekend run at the Yorktown Stage on Commerce Street in Yorktown Heights on July 21. John Fanelli, director of the Family Theater Company, has been bringing musicals
Read MoreDue to a heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service, the Yorktown Town Board meeting on Tuesday, July 17 will be held at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 363 Underhill Ave., instead of Legacy Field as originally scheduled.
Read MoreMembers of a local watchdog group came before the Yorktown Town Board last week to propose term limits for board members and the town supervisor. At the board’s July 10 work session, the United Taxpayers of Yorktown (UTY), led by
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