News from The Northern Westchester Examiner, covering Yorktown Heights, Shrub Oak, Jefferson Valley, Mohegan Lake, Crompond, Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Croton, Somers, Westchester County, NY
By Rick Pezzullo She was instrumental in the acquisition of the former elementary school to be used as a town hall, and the move played a pivotal role in her being elected to the seat she held for 30 years.
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The 5th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival and Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, April 30 at the Riverfront Green in Peekskill. The free festival, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine, features a
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By Rick Pezzullo The Lakeland Board of Education race for four available seats next month has attracted a lot of attention as 12 candidates will be on the ballot. Three of the hopefuls, board President Adam Kaufman and trustees Becky
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Two area state legislators have proposed a new bill that would prohibit state elected officials and certain employees from profiting through investments in stocks based on information they received in the course of doing their job. Assemblywoman Sandy Galef (D-Ossining)
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When Jesse Kramer was finishing high school, he had to make a decision that some but relatively few might have had the courage to make. Performing at cafes, bars and street corners from the time he was 14, Kramer wanted
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By Rick Pezzullo A Yorktown man was sentenced Friday to state prison in connection with a wrong-way, head-on crash he caused while driving drunk on Route 9 in Peekskill that claimed the life of an Ossining woman. Mark Cope, 41,
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By Susan R. Eisenstein Marta Shedletsky is a yoga therapist and health coach, operating Mushika Wellness Solutions in Yorktown Heights. Shedletsky was born in Poland. Most of her family, including an adult son and her mother, still live there. Her grandparents survived World
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By Rick Pezzullo A Peekskill man was sentenced last week to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to stalking multiple victims between October 2019 and August 2020. David Kaufman, 28, was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nelson Roman
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By Rick Pezzullo Mayor Vivian McKenzie delivered her first State of the City address last week with an optimistic message of the direction Peekskill is headed. “Today, the state of our city is strong,” McKenzie declared on her 101st day
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Climate activists greeted bicyclists at Peekskill’s Riverfront Green Sunday afternoon who are making a week-long trek from New York City to Albany to convince lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul to pass legislation that tackles climate change. The cyclists left Battery
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