News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
You don’t have to be a child to enjoy a day at the circus, and for about a week-and-a-half, circus lovers of all ages in Westchester and Putnam counties will have an opportunity to have that experience. FL!P Circus is
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Municipalities in the 40th state Senate District are sharing more than $2 million in state money for capital projects in their communities, state Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) announced last Friday. Representatives from eight of the communities gathered last Friday at
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A Peekskill man was indicted Tuesday for the murder of a 56-year-old Westchester County Department of Social Services (DSS) case worker while she was conducting a site visit on a client at a Peekskill apartment complex in May. Hasseem Jenkins,
Read MoreTrucks carrying 800 tons of material are expected to travel daily on Route 6 to a proposed recycling facility in Jefferson Valley. The amount of construction material and recyclables projected for the Atrac Recycling Facility on 18 acres near Navajo
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Historic Hudson Valley officials, supporters and elected representatives joined together Monday morning to kick-off a multi-year restoration project at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson. The focus of the project, which is slated to be completed in 2026, will be on
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A $26 million flood mitigation project at Annsville Circle in Cortlandt kicked off last week. The New York State-led project will raise the circle by four feet as well as a half-mile section of flood-prone Route 6/Route 202 by seven
Read MoreTwo age-restricted housing projects totaling 368 units were the subject of much discussion during last week’s Yorktown Town Board meeting. A public hearing will be held Aug. 8 on a development from Yorktown Dev AMS at 800 East Main Street
Read MoreThe July 23 special election for a vacant seat on the Yorktown Town Board pits a former elected official and longtime government watchdog against the wife of a former supervisor who is hoping to build on his legacy. Susan Siegel,
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Granite Pointe, an approved 23-unit housing subdivision in Somers that dates back to 1988, was granted a 28th 90-day time extension by the town’s Planning Board last month. The project, which received final approval by the Planning Board in 2015
Read MoreMunicipalities in the East of Hudson watershed will have to comply with much more stringent MS4 stormwater regulations that will be prohibitively expensive and carry stiff penalties for communities that fail to comply. New regulations from the state Department of
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