News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
A state Supreme Court justice has rejected a request from the former developer of the Par 3 golf course in Jefferson Valley to halt the renovation work while a lawsuit is pending. In a May 17 ruling, Justice Charles D.
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In a brightly lit classroom at Brookside Elementary School in Ossining, first-graders are busy writing in their workbooks, drawing pictures or studying the white board. The teacher speaks both Spanish and English to the students. It’s the end of the
Read MorePeekskill Police have charged an individual with the murder of a 53-year-old city resident. On May 21, at approximately 7:35 p.m. officers responded to 911 calls of shots fired in the area of Sherman Ave. and McKinley St. in Peekskill.
Read MoreHighway superintendents across the state are rejoicing over a $60 million increase in state funding over last year’s budget. During a press conference Friday at the Yorktown Highway Garage, Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-C/Yorktown), Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg (D/Ossining) and Senator Pete
Read MoreThe Cortlandt Town Board last week agreed to hire another full-time Community Police Officer from the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, which provides most of the police coverage in town. “We’re trying to create the feeling that we have
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Highway superintendents across the state are rejoicing over a $60 million increase in state funding for road repairs over last year’s budget. During a press conference last Friday at the Yorktown Highway Department garage, Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown), Assemblywoman Dana
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Congressman Mike Lawler pulled off a stunning victory over Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney last fall, the first time in 42 years Republicans defeated a sitting DCCC chair. The surprise outcome not only caught the attention of
Read MoreBy Abby Luby State funding for public schools reached a milestone when New York allocated more than $34 billion of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget to schools across the state. The sum that will be disbursed represents about a $3
Read MoreBudgets and propositions in six school districts in northern Westchester were approved easily by voters Tuesday. The following is a summary of results of the Board of Education races where seats were contested: In Hendrick Hudson, where district parents, teachers
Read MoreOne of the oldest family-owned businesses in the City of Peekskill will be changing hands shortly. Bertoline & Sons, a prominent wholesale distributor of domestic, craft and imported beers, fine wines, spirits and non-alcoholic products since 1933, is in the
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