News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
Two Lakeland Board of Education seats have opened since Vice President Denise Kness and Trustee Rachelle Nadelli decided against running for re-election. Trustee Donald Pinkowsky, the only incumbent in the race, is running for a second term against three challengers,
Read MoreFour candidates are vying for two seats in next Tuesday’s Somers School Board of Education election. Board President Lindsay Portnoy and fellow incumbent MaryRose Joseph have opted against seeking another three-year term. The candidates on the ballot are Dominick DeMartino,
Read MoreIn the Hendrick Hudson School District, where district parents, teachers and board members have been divided over The Princeton Plan elementary school setup, five candidates are vying for two seats that are being vacated by board member Cory Notrica and
Read MoreThe recently approved 2023-24 state budget includes $3 million to conduct a study of routes 35 and 202, along with the Bear Mountain Parkway from Yorktown to Peekskill. Area legislators had been lobbying for the study, which will focus on
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Hundreds of local residents rallied with environmental activists and government officials Saturday afternoon to protest Holtec International’s planned dumping of at least one million gallons of radioactive water into the Hudson River. The Save the River Rally at Cortlandt Waterfront
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A Cortlandt man could spent 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty last week to assaulting an inmate in state custody three years ago while working as a correction officer. According to Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the
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The Croton Democratic Committee last week announced its slate for the Nov. 7 village election, led by Mayor Brian Pugh, who is seeking a fourth term. Joining Pugh on the ballot will be Trustee Nora Nicholson and Cara Politi. The
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A state-of-the-art digital display board was recently unveiled at Yorktown High School’s Charlie Murphy Field. The more than 600-square-foot board was funded by a grant from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York that was obtained by former
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Croton resident Elisha Fernandes is a licensed master social worker, career yoga practitioner and the founder of Finding Peace Within (FPW), a foundation dedicated to helping trauma survivors heal through the practice of trauma-sensitive yoga. Fernandes and her foundation were
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Holtec International representatives last week defended its widely criticized plans to release 45,000 gallons of radioactive wastewater from Indian Point’s spent fuel rods into the Hudson River. During an Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board meeting April 27 at Cortlandt Town Hall,
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