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 holiday season is fast approaching, and many families won’t be able to celebrate as they struggle to deal with the rising costs of daily living. The Community Food Pantry at St. Mary’s in Mohegan Lake works year-round to provide
Read MoreA former teaching assistant in the Yorktown School District could face up to 20 years in prison after being indicted in federal court in White Plains Nov. 1 on charges of distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography. Giuseppi Micciari, 27,
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By Mark Jeffers Peter Noone is a multitalented entertainer who has been delighting audiences nearly all his life. Universally regarded as one of rock ‘n roll’s finest and most versatile entertainers, his distinctive voice and live performances are the stuff
Read MoreTwo Westchester County men, including a correction officer, were arraigned Thursday for allegedly smuggling contraband to incarcerated individuals at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining in exchange for payments. According to Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah, Jose Estevez-Luciano, 33,
Read MoreA Lyft driver was killed Monday after crashing into a sanitation truck on Route 100 in the Town of Somers. According to State Police, an investigation revealed Junior Polanco Brito, 36, of North Brunswick, NJ, was heading north in the
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When Irene Amato set out to write her memoirs about her successful business career and motivational philosophies, she reached out to her longtime friend Robert Schork, whose ideas and creative energy provided a synergistic and productive collaboration. Schork unexpectedly died
Read MoreThe Peekskill City Manager’s tentative 2024 budget recommends city officials break the state recommended tax cap and raise taxes 3.5%. City Manager Matthew Alexander also suggested earlier this month the Common Council look at successive years of higher percentage tax
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By Jonathan Notis After playing volleyball for the nationally ranked Downstate Athletic Center in Peekskill, Marc Arroyo, a current Briarcliff High School senior wanted a different challenge. That’s where he met Paulo Martinez-Amezaga and Sam Jacobson, students at Croton-Harmon High
Read MoreA 71-year-old Yorktown man was charged with attempted murder last week following an unprovoked knife attack on a woman and her adult daughter at an apartment on East Main Street. Several Yorktown police officers were dispatched Oct. 16 at about
Read MoreA 58-year-old Yorktown resident was killed after being hit by a car Wednesday morning in the area of Old Yorktown Road and Strang Boulevard. According to Yorktown Police, the pedestrian, whose identity is being withheld pending next of kin notifications,
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