Guest Columns

The Examiner News story “Developer Apologizes for Wrongful Tree Removal in Pleasantville,” (March 12-18) presents a cautionary tale for the Save Pocantico Lake community. Reporter Abby Luby wrote that while building two houses in Pleasantville, developer George O’Reilly cut down

By Dr. John L. Costa I am a retired pediatrician who had a solo practice in Bedford Hills for 25 years and joined the Mount Kisco Medical Group for my last six years of practice. I write this article because

By Steve Richman and Peter Dolan In response to a horrific ATV accident last August, the Yorktown Town Board has scheduled a public hearing on a new ATV/e-bike law on Mar. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. That’s the

By Andrew Vitelli Since beating longtime congressman and stalwart Israel supporter Eliot Engel in the 2020 Democratic primary, Congressman Jamaal Bowman has used his position as one of Westchester’s two congressmen to repeatedly bash and delegitimize the Jewish state. Despite

By George F. Calvi As a voter I am supposed to be thrilled at the recent news that the state legislature has finally decided on new voting district lines. Frankly, my feelings are one of disgust. The census was in

By Anshul Gupta Last Thursday, Westchester-based state and local legislators joined advocates to hold a press conference in Peekskill, calling on Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to support the passage of the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition (HEAT) Act in the

By Betty A. Rosa and Thomas P. DiNapoli Financial literacy should be taught in all New York schools. When students take a financial literacy course, they learn personal finance, budgeting and investing. They become better equipped and informed to make

By John Vorperian A rare bipartisan moment happened on Capitol Hill this past December. The late Larry Doby was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. Doby was the first Black player to compete in the American League. He was the second

By Mary K. Spengler While more than 1.7 million Americans die each year in hospice care, many other Americans eligible for these services did not elect them because of the stigma, fears and misinformation linked to end-of-life care. Conversely, hospices