News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
With celebratory fanfare, local officials, environmental organizations and community members watched as a large excavator pummeled the old concrete Sprout Brook Dam. The dam removal took place last Wednesday at the Sprout Brook Park in Cortlandt Manor. The dam’s removal
Read MoreThe neighbor of a contractor’s yard and concrete plant near the Cortlandt Train Station in Montrose is continuing his full-court pressure on the town’s handling of the property. Ralph Mastromonaco, a well-known licensed engineer who has worked with many clients
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A 63-year-old woman was murdered Saturday night in an apartment complex in Jefferson Valley. The victim, Geraldine Krecmer, was found dead by Yorktown Police lying on a walkway in front of a unit at the Coach-n-Four Apartments on East Main
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A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Nov. 1 for a refurbished children’s playground at Ryder Park in the Town of Ossining. The improvements made to the children’s playground feature a new set of ADA-accessible playground equipment modules and a new
Read MoreThe tentative 2025 town budget proposed by Yorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman last week calls for an 8.6% tax increase. In an Oct. 31 press release, Lachterman, who is presenting his first spending plan since being elected supervisor last April, attributes
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Anyone who has driven on Route 9A from Cortlandt to Mount Pleasant during the last few years is well aware of the potholes and rough ride on that section of roadway. In the coming weeks, a large portion of that stretch will
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Several hundred Somers community members turned out Saturday evening at Reis Park to grieve, console one another and honor the memory of 15-year-old Michael Raimondi who was killed last week in a domestic violence incident. Family, friends and teachers of
Read MoreLast year, an estimated 48 million people played pickleball in the United States, which is one-fifth of the adult population. Outdoor pickleball courts have been popping up in communities throughout the region, but indoor facilities remain scarce. Kevin Kaye, managing
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A community vigil is scheduled Saturday at Reis Park for the victims of a fatal shooting Monday night in the Baldwin Place section of Somers that claimed the life of a Somers High School sophomore. Fernando Jimenez, 40, is being
Read MoreRepublican Representative Mike Lawler is facing backlash for attending former President Donald Trump’s controversial rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. In his race against Democrat Mondaire Jones, Lawler has positioned himself as a moderate Republican. The New Castle Democratic
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