News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
The 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
Read MoreAnyone 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
Read MoreSeveral hundred Somers community members turned out Saturday evening at Reis Park to grieve, console one another and honor the memory of 15-year-old Michael Raimondi who was killed last week in a domestic violence incident. Family, friends and teachers of
Read MoreLast year, an estimated 48 million people played pickleball in the United States, which is one-fifth of the adult population. Outdoor pickleball courts have been popping up in communities throughout the region, but indoor facilities remain scarce. Kevin Kaye, managing
Read MoreA community vigil is scheduled Saturday at Reis Park for the victims of a fatal shooting Monday night in the Baldwin Place section of Somers that claimed the life of a Somers High School sophomore. Fernando Jimenez, 40, is being
Read MoreRepublican Representative Mike Lawler is facing backlash for attending former President Donald Trump’s controversial rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. In his race against Democrat Mondaire Jones, Lawler has positioned himself as a moderate Republican. The New Castle Democratic
Read MoreVoters 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
Read MoreIn 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
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