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The youth softball player cuts the shape of a young pro, strutting to the on-deck circle with quiet confidence, twirling her bat for fun with the ease and dexterity of a baton artist. She unleashes a series of fierce and fluid practice swings. Sporting
Read MoreWhat I believe to be the most compelling story to come out of 2020 had nothing to do with the pandemic. Or the national government, or even local. Not with masks, or vaccines or mandates, or children. It had to
Read MoreIt happened again. When news broke across my TV about the shooting spree at Oxford High School in Oakland County, Michigan, it brought everything back. For good and for ill, guns have played a recurring, though significant role in my
Read MoreFederal prosecutors opened a civil rights investigation into whether the Mount Vernon Police Department engaged in a pattern of unlawful policing, according to a New York Times report released today. Investigators are looking into whether officers employed by the department regularly use
Read MoreWestchester Power, run by environmental nonprofit Sustainable Westchester, allows individuals and small business owners residing in participating municipalities throughout the county to use a locally chosen, renewable energy alternative to state-mandated utility companies Consolidated Edison (ConEd) and New York State
Read More(Editor’s Note: Subscribe to Examiner+ to join and support our community: https://www.examiner-plus.com/subscribe) Inside the suffocatingly crowded work session meeting room in Peekskill City Hall, a fellow weekly newspaper reporter plops down next to me on the comfortless seat where my
Read MoreLast week two identical bills were introduced in the state legislature in hopes of combatting the growing decline and disappearance of local newspapers. The New York Local News Act was introduced in the state Senate and Assembly by Sen. Rachel
Read MoreBy Sam Barron It’s only fitting that in a Braves season as strange and wonderful as this one, that I watched them win the National League pennant in a hotel room in West Texas. Despite being a New York resident
Read MoreBy Art Nelson Mt. Kisco Elementary School teachers Adriana MacGregor and Melissa Ponzio will participate in this weekend’s 50th anniversary running of the New York City Marathon. Both are lifelong athletes for whom running has been a source of fitness
Read MoreThe KLBS Blue Storm 12U softball squad captured the championship at the Hudson Valley Raptors 12U Pink October Fastpitch tournament, held Oct. 16-17 at Sprout Brook Park in Cortlandt Manor. The Blue crew stormed its way to an undefeated 6-0
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