News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
The Peekskill Board of Ethics may have dismissed a case against Councilman Ramon Fernandez for alleged violations involving a ticket-fixing request for a friend, but the Common Council apparently isn’t done with the matter. During the closing moments of last
Read MoreThe Yorktown Water Department has announced an increase in water rates to support essential upgrades and ongoing maintenance of its potable water system. Town officials said the new rates, which take effect in June, reflect rising supplier costs and the
Read MoreThe cause of a fire that broke out at a concrete plant and contractor’s yard near the Cortlandt Train Station in Montrose Saturday afternoon is under investigation. The two-alarm blaze at Dakota Supply Corporation on Albany Post Road began around
Read MorePeekskill’s Board of Ethics has dismissed a case against Councilman Ramon Fernandez for alleged violations involving a ticket-fixing request for a friend that resulted in the resignation last year of City Court Judge Reginald Johnson. A Dec. 23 letter from
Read MoreBy Davi Schulman Though the COVID-19 pandemic was a nightmare for many educators, high school English teacher Joe Geno took the extra time afforded to him to write an inspirational self-improvement book for teachers and education professionals. Published by RoseDog
Read MoreDaniel Papes and Bill Swertfager go back a long way. At Horace Greeley High School, Papes, Class of 1979, and Swertfager, Class of 1978, played football and baseball together, with Swertfager being the captain of both squads when Papes was
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board recently voted to rezone an approximately 50-acre parcel on Catherine Street to pave the way for 118 age-restricted, three-bedroom townhomes in a clustered subdivision near the former Field Home. The board’s Dec. 10 4-1 vote rezoned
Read MoreA 42-year-old Mohegan Lake woman died Friday after being hit by a car on Route 6 near Mohegan Ave. According to Yorktown Police, Jake Barak, 24, of Cortlandt, was traveling westbound on Route 6 on Jan. 3 at about 8:06
Read MoreThe only homeless shelter in northern Westchester has unveiled plans to renovate the facility it has called home for the last 37 years in the City of Peekskill. Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP), which operates the
Read MoreThe 2021 brutal military coup in Myanmar killed an estimated 50,000 people and displaced about three million, half of them children. Before the coup, the country, formerly known as Burma, enjoyed a working democracy for 10 years after enduring more
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