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Voters in the 40th state Senate District will have a familiar choice in this year’s election. For the second time Republican Gina Arena is running against incumbent Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro). Arena lost to Harckham, who is vying for a
Read MoreYorktown’s Board of Ethics advised Supervisor Ed Lachterman and Councilwoman Luciana Haughwout to publicly disclose their ties to attorney Michael Grace whenever he appears before the Town Board. In an article published Sept. 17, Examiner Media reported Lachterman, who has
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In an unusual political move, the left-leaning New York Working Families Party has urged its members to disavow the party’s candidate and vote for Democrat Mondaire Jones in the 17th Congressional District race. Party representatives claim that the race’s Working
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board is poised this week to amend a local law that would give it the authority to determine if the public water supply should be fluoridated. Fluoride was added to the water of about 40,000 residents in
Read MoreResidents in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson are divided over a proposed 100-unit condominium development near the Croton Harmon Train Station. Wilder Balter Partners (WBP) is looking to construct a five-story building with 55 two-bedroom and 45 one-bedroom for-purchase condominiums on
Read MorePeekskill Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Mauricio and the Board of Education were taken to task last week by several residents for failing to quickly address Mauricio’s alleged involvement in a ticket-fixing controversy. The flap led to the departure of
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After finishing his army service, Tomer Wiener, a now 26-year-old from the City of Haifa in northern Israel, was at somewhat of a crossroads in life. His mother wanted him to become an engineer, a field in which he had
Read MorePeekskill City Manager Matthew Alexander is proposing the city exceed the state recommended tax cap for the second straight year in 2025. Alexander’s tentative $55 million budget, which the Common Council reviewed Oct. 1, calls for a 4.65% tax increase.
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It’s been 30 years since Support-A-Walk was first held to provide support to individuals and family members coping with breast and ovarian cancer. The non-profit organization Support Connection, based in Yorktown, was created a year later, and with more than
Read MoreYorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman ordered the suspension of water fluoridation in the town last Thursday following a recent federal court ruling that reviewed studies outside the United States. Fluoride was added to the water of about 40,000 residents in Yorktown
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