By Jim Roberts and Rick Pezzullo— Plans to construct a new home for the only homeless shelter in northern Westchester are moving forward despite reports of the property at 1070 Lower South St. in Peekskill being for sale. “We’re waiting
Read MoreMore than 300 organizations, elected officials and residents are calling on New York State officials to investigate the Indian Point nuclear power plants’ decades of releasing radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River. A letter was sent last week to Gov.
Read MoreTonetta Lake Beach in Southeast was the backdrop for an announcement by Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) Monday morning aimed at combatting toxic algae blooms. Slater was joined by town and county officials in support of a bill he is sponsoring
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul signed a bill Friday that restricts the discharge of any radiological substance into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. The long-awaited legislation was spearheaded by State Senator Pete Harckham (D/South
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) announced last week that he has authorized $2.1 million in electrification grants for municipalities throughout the 40th Senate District to help integrate clean energy into those communities. Under the plan, each one
Read MoreThe City of White Plains has begun in-house food scrap composting with the assistance of Westchester County. Utilizing the county’s CompostED composting facility as a model, the city established a compost site at the Gedney Recycling Yard. White Plains residents
Read MoreA large crowd turned out last week for a public forum in front of the Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board in Cortlandt. Two hours before the session, a rally was held outside Linda D. Puglisi Town Hall where environmental activists
Read MoreThis piece is the first installment in a new Stone’s Throw series about issues impacting our local environment. Environmentalists Decry Ecological ‘Neglect’ at Park; County Says Grasslands to be Tended By Adam Stone Like so many people navigating 2020
Read MoreA partnership between a Westchester nonprofit organization and WIN Waste Innovations that assists people with developmental disabilities is not only beautifying downtown Peekskill but program critical skills to an important population. Community Based Services, which operates a job skills development
Read MoreArea representatives continue to press for more federal help to assist the hard-hit areas of the lower Hudson Valley that were devastated by a barrage of heavy rainstorms and in the past couple of weeks. On Saturday, President Biden approved
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