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New York’s $254 billion state budget just passed, and on this week’s Local Matters Westchester podcast, State Senator Shelley Mayer breaks down what’s in it and what it means for our area — including the new and controversial statewide bell-to-bell school cellphone
Read MoreWe have a wave of new Examiner reporter interns joining us in the coming weeks, including a pair who got started yesterday. Ava McGinty, a Putnam Valley High School graduate, recently completed her sophomore year at Monmouth University, where she
Read MoreVolunteers Tackle Pollution Thousands of volunteers came together on May 3 for Riverkeeper’s Sweep 2025, taking action to clean up the Hudson River and its surrounding areas. In his article, Examiner contributor Larry Epstein shares the story of how communities
Read MoreWe continue our series by Mike Gold on development in Mount Pleasant with a closer look at a proposed 34-unit apartment building at 75 North Kensico Avenue in Valhalla. Last month, we published a piece after Gold spoke one-on-one with
Read MoreThis week on Local Matters Westchester, we speak with Ted Buerger, co-founder of Open Arms for Refugees — a volunteer-led group helping resettle families across our area. Ted brings a powerful mix of compassion, insight, and personal emotion, sharing moving stories
Read MoreTeen Marathoner In her second feature for us, rising young journalist and Sleepy Hollow native Amalia Wompa spotlights an even younger trailblazer: Annabel Silbersher, an 18-year-old Fox Lane High School senior who became the youngest runner in the 2025 Boston
Read MorePodcast Guest Preview Next week on Local Matters Westchester, our guest will be Ted Buerger of Open Arms for Refugees. He’ll discuss the recent news about a Department of Homeland Security letter sparking fear among local asylum seekers – and
Read MoreNew Podcast Episode This week on Local Matters Westchester we’re joined by Karin Anderson Ponzer, Director of Legal Services at Neighbors Link Community Law Practice, for a timely conversation about rights, policy shifts, and how fearful local immigrants can navigate
Read MoreLast month, on March 15, Kilmar Abrego Garcia – a Maryland resident with legal protection against deportation – was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration. He is currently detained without charges in a Salvadoran prison, despite a
Read MoreQuestions about campaign contributions and political influence aren’t just for Washington – they play out in small municipal governments too. In North Castle, those questions came to a head during a recent public hearing on proposed updates to the town’s
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