News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Questions over the recent resignation of longtime Ossining High School boys’ basketball coach Mike Casey remain unanswered. Casey, who has worked in the district for 25 years, including as a Dean of Students at Ossining High School, resigned from his
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The Town of Yorktown may soon become the pickleball capital of Westchester County. Just a few weeks after conceptual plans for a 40,000-square-foot building at Downing Park off Route 202 that would house eight pickleball courts and two padel courts
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In connection with the 100th anniversary celebration of the opening of the Bear Mountain Bridge, the New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) advises motorists to expect delays near the span this Sunday morning. On Sunday at 10 a.m., a dedication ceremony will be
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With celebratory fanfare, local officials, environmental organizations and community members watched as a large excavator pummeled the old concrete Sprout Brook Dam last week at Sprout Brook Park in Cortlandt. The dam’s removal last Wednesday will restore the flow of
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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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