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Representatives of a proposed mixed-use development in Yorktown urged the town board last week to enable the project to move forward by including the almost 50-acre property in the Lake Osceola Overlay District. The property, known as Navajo Fields, is
Read MoreThe new year will be a new beginning for two area business advocacy organizations. As of January, the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce and Yorktown Chamber of Commerce will be merging under the Hudson Valley Gateway name. “We’re very
Read MoreBy Martin Wilbur Advocates for the environment and working-class New Yorkers held rallies last Thursday across the state to pressure Gov. Kathy Hochul to include money in next year’s budget that would cap energy prices for residents. A local rally
Read MoreBlue Mountain Middle School social studies teachers Sean Kelly and Michael Lynch and Hendrick Hudson High School history teacher Michael Witkowich were on the sideline as Army captured the Collegiate Sprint Football League Championship with a 21-16 victory at Shea
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board adopted a 2025 budget last week that includes a tax increase of 6.6 percent. Town taxes represent about 10 percent of a property owner’s total tax bill. Based on calculations for the average home assessed at
Read MoreA large contingent of state and local elected officials and union leaders gathered in Montrose last week to call for increased funding for road safety improvements in next year’s state budget. During a Dec. 5 press conference at the International
Read MoreQuestions 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
Read MoreQuestions 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreIn 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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