Of the three contested town justice races only one incumbent judge was defeated. Republican attorney Gary Raviolo beat Democratic incumbent Ilan Gilbert in the Yorktown town justice race 54 percent to 46 percent. In Cortlandt, Justice Daniel McCarthy was able
Read MoreWith only two votes separating the Democratic and Republican challengers in the race for Yorktown supervisor the race was too close to call on Tuesday night. Former supervisor Don Peters, a Democrat, was leading the pack 2,301 votes with GOP
Read MoreFor most areas the headlining contest of Election Day was the battle over who would represent each district on the Westchester Board of Legislators. With the Democrats holding a supermajority of the seats going into the race, analysts and the
Read MoreWhen County Legislator Michael Kaplowitz sets his mind to a project he will see it through to the end. For that reason the voters in Board of Legislators District 4 should re-elect him on Nov. 8. Both Kaplowitz and his
Read MoreWhile budget-cutting dominates the debates in the state and federal governments, many senior programs have avoided severe cutbacks, the acting director of the state Office for the Aging said on Oct. 18 in White Plains. Greg Olsen made his comments
Read MoreThe first debate of the political season was held in Yorktown on Sunday night. GreenYorktown hosted the forum at Temple Beth Am so the public could hear each candidate’s views on environmental policies and their vision for the Yorktown community.
Read MoreAssemblyman Steve Katz announced that he has identified “outside of the box” funding opportunities for lake improvement projects and other proposals related to the municipal separate sewer stormwater systems (MS4) requirements for communities in the 99th Assembly District. Katz is
Read MoreAnother rabies alert has been issued in Ossining. The Westchester County Department of Health has issued a rabies alert for anyone who might have had contact with a kitten found near the intersection of James and State streets on or
Read MoreThe August-like weather on Sunday, Oct. 9 made the autumn-themed Yorktown Festival and Street Fair, seem like a summer carnival. Representatives from the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce, who organized the event, believe that attendance was in the range of 20,000
Read MoreWhen you are a journalist your job is to be an informational resource to your audience. You get to know issues inside and out and sometimes you develop a passion for an issue based on what you have learned. Then
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