The latest news in Westchester and Putnam county, NY
By Tessa Wheeler A man sits at a desk, the contrast of his dark polka-dot shirt stark against the light wood desk before him. In the windows behind him, a sprawl of buildings interrupts the expanse of the blue sky.
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke When Marni Rose took her first lesson in 2021, she discovered a sport that can grab you and refuse to let go. Once it takes hold, an ever-growing number of devotees say, you’re hooked. “People really get
Read MoreBy Tessa Wheeler Community members gathered Monday outside Congressman Mike Lawler’s (R-Pearl River) Rockland County office to protest recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainments in NY-17, sharing stories of families torn apart and urging action from the local lawmaker. Ignacio
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke When actor Michelle Concha moved from New York City to Ossining in 2009, she was seeking an artistic community. She found that creative comfort and chemistry in playwright Susan Jennifer Polese, a Mount Vernon native and longtime
Read MoreBy Tessa Wheeler Dr. Yosef Haroush appeared in New Castle Town Court recently to answer why he has failed to comply with most of the conditions of an August 2024 plea agreement related to the clear-cutting of hundreds of trees
Read MoreBy Abby Luby A local Ecuadorian immigrant and her young son are set to leave the United States today after allegedly facing the possibility of being separated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The circumstances sparked local outrage and
Read MoreBy Elaine Clarke, Examiner Reporter Intern When local freelance journalist and producer Larry Epstein began working on his documentary, The Hidden History of Slavery in New York, he never expected a year later for it to win an award at
Read MoreBy Ava McGinty, Examiner Reporter Intern Dr. Gabrielle Weinberg, a resident physician at Westchester Medical Center, says she can finally retire from babysitting. Weinberg took on side jobs caring for children just to make ends meet, a reality she shared
Read MoreBoard Also Discusses Future of District’s Strategic Plan By Abby Luby A vote for a capital bond for large-scale upgrades at the Pleasantville School District could happen in May 2026. The date was discussed at last week’s Pleasantville school board
Read MoreBy Toby Rosewater Seventy-five years ago, a naive and bold Roland Reisley, then 26, sent a letter to Frank Lloyd Wright, the great American architect. The five-page letter was an attempt by Roland and his wife, Ronny, to define themselves,
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