News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
For the City of Peekskill, the battle against crime and gun violence was just bolstered by significant funds received through grants totaling $100,000. The grants were secured by New York State Senator Pete Harckham (D-Lewisboro) and are being awarded to
Read MoreThe proposed relocation of the only homeless shelter in northern Westchester was not fully embraced earlier this week during a lengthy Peekskill Common Council public hearing. Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CCHOP), the non-profit organization that has
Read MoreReconstruction projects of Fleischmann Pier and improvements to Charles Point Park in Peekskill are set to begin in late August. City officials announced last week the work will start on Monday, Aug. 29 and is anticipated to be completed in
Read MoreThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will be holding a virtual public session next week to discuss cleanup plans at a former manufactured gas plant at 189-199 North Water St. in Peekskill. The session will take place
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The Yorktown Town Board is currently on summer recess, but when it gathers again in September it will have its hands full dealing with a new garbage contract that will include a “significant” cost increase and possible reduction in services.
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A luxury age-restricted housing project with apartments and townhouses has been proposed to replace an empty office complex off Route 6 in Jefferson Valley. AMS Acquisitions of New York City presented its concept to the Yorktown Town Board last week
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board appears close to making a change in the Zoning Code that could pave the way for two proposed boutique-style hotels to move forward in the planning process. A public hearing was held last week on a
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State Senator Pete Harckham recently announced that he has delivered a $100,000 grant for the Mohegan Lake Improvement District and Town of Yorktown for the installation of a new aeration system and retrofitting existing aeration systems in the lake to
Read MoreThe Yorktown Planning Board recently discussed several issues connected to Underhill Farm, a proposed mixed-use project on Underhill Ave. as it considers the type of in-depth study it will require the developer to complete. Underhill Farm is planned on the
Read MoreAn Ossining deli owner was sentenced Monday to five years in state prison after being found guilty in May of sexually abusing an employee. Patrick Patierno, 54, of Yorktown, was convicted by a jury on May 9 following a two-week
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