News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Newly named Ossining Interim Police Chief Brendan Donohue will soon have eight new police officers at his disposal. Last week, the Ossining Board of Trustees, in its role as Board of Police Commissioners, unanimously appointed the officers with other uniformed
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Yorktown Supervisor Thomas Diana, who died unexpectedly Friday morning after suffering an apparent heart attack at his home in Shrub Oak at the age of 66, was fondly remembered by his peers for his love and dedication to the town
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The magic of poetry is how it easily transports the reader to the writer’s inner musings with comparatively few words. That type of engaging journey happens in artist, filmmaker and poet Vanessa Smith’s upcoming book of poetry “Room Tone.” Each
Read MoreLittering and overcrowding in homes have been recurring issues in the City of Peekskill for years, and officials are hoping to address them in a different way in the new year. During a recent Common Council meeting, City Manager Matthew
Read MoreTwo bodies were found in the towns of Cortlandt and Yorktown Friday in unrelated circumstances. On Dec. 29, Westchester County Police received a phone call about a possible body in the Hudson River near Steamboat Dock in Verplanck. The County
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Men and women will be celebrating the new year by stripping down to their bathing suits and other swimming attire to raise money for a worthy cause. For the 11th year, the This is Me Foundation will be holding its
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When Frank Farrell first embarked on what would turn out to be an historical run on the Cortlandt Town Board, he only envisioned serving a handful or two of terms as an elected representative. “I was shocked I was there
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A celebratory candle lighting for Kwanzaa and Hanukkah was cheered by a crowd of more than 60 people who huddled together at Peekskill’s gazebo last Thursday evening in teeth-chattering cold. It was the second annual candle lighting that started last
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On a cold night in November, a handful of volunteers started to dismantle greenhouses and mobile chicken coops owned by Fable Farm in Yorktown. Night is the best time to move 200 hens and a few belligerent roosters because their
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Three local state representatives are pressing for legislation to be approved that would allow municipalities to build solar canopies over parking lots at parks by avoiding the time-consuming need for land alienation. Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg (D-Ossining) is sponsoring a bill
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