When Sheila Harvey was in a car accident close to 10 years ago and had no way to get to and from work, she turned to RideConnect of Family Services of Westchester for help. Each day, Harvey was transported from
Read MoreWhen Dan Herzner was a child, he remembers being in the car with his mom and how she couldn’t pass up a church rummage sale, a flea market or a tag sale without stopping. “My mom was always into memorabilia
Read MoreThe Peekskill community is mourning the death of beloved city Police Officer Gregory Jones, who passed away unexpectedly November 24. He was 48. Jones, a 24-year veteran of the Peekskill Police Department, was a school resource officer, D.A.R.E. instructor and
Read MoreFor the second time in four years, weather impacted North Castle’s annual Frosty Day celebration. The town announced late Saturday that the Frosty Day parade through downtown Armonk and the tree lighting ceremony at Wampus Brook Park were postponed until
Read MoreA piece of Mount Kisco history has made it back to the village after crisscrossing the United States for decades. The Mount Kisco Historical Society received a more than century-old Malcolm Love piano last week, an upright that was purchased
Read MoreYou’re reading a sample from the Examiner+ newsletter, available in full for subscribers. Join our partial access option for free here: Examiner News Lifting Up Westchester, a non-profit agency committed to helping individuals experiencing homelessness and hunger achieve self-sufficiency, is conducting
Read MoreBy Jessica Jafet It is said that a smile is contagious, and when shared, can make a person feel better about themselves and their environment. Through its “Smiles for Veterans” program, the Hawthorne-based Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) is
Read MoreSherlock Holmes is known for his uncanny ability to gather evidence based on his honed skills of observation and deductive reasoning. Patience was also something the fictional detective needed to solve cases — a virtue that Brewster author Joseph DeSantis
Read MoreThe New York Fathering Conference theme this year will be “Fathering and Families: building safe, healthy and thriving communities together by addressing and ending youth violence in our communities.” The Conference will be held virtually on Tues., Nov. 15 at
Read MoreIn October, Cortlandt resident Angela Outhouse was sworn in as the first female President in the 116-year history of the Westchester County Volunteer Firemen’s Association (now firefighter’s association — more on that later). A career nurse who volunteers as an EMT for
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