A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for a $6.3 million mixed-use project in downtown Peekskill. A longtime dilapidated structure on the corner of 216 South Division Street and Second Street is being torn down by Unicorn Contracting Corporation and replaced
Read MoreCoronavirus cases in Westchester County increased by 853 on Saturday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 76,942 since the start of the pandemic. There are now 10,537 active cases, with the daily positivity rate currently 6.78 percent, according
Read MoreA Brewster pharmacy worker was convicted of second degree grand larceny for stealing more than $100,000 worth of diabetic test strips over a two-year period while he was employed at JNR Pharmacy. Aatif Khan, the pharmacy worker, sold the stolen
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera As a realtor who frequently serves senior members of our community, I am always aware of the presence of exterior steps or stairs inside that must be negotiated on any given property. Note how homes and condos
Read MoreBy Porter Carroll Jr. When Newban (not yet renamed Atlantic Starr) arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-seventies from, Greenburgh, New York, we started rehearsing in the legendary, S.I.R. Studios in Hollywood. This particular night, I heard about (and some
Read MoreBy Steve Larsen When my daughter, Ginger, was in grade school, a company transfer required us to move to New York. Growing up in the Midwest, tales of callous and occasionally duplicitous New Yorkers resulted in our making a cautious
Read MoreAs more Americans become infected by COVID-19 and the death toll soars in New York and beyond, it has intensified a debate about how to protect the jail population, including in Westchester County. Recently, the Democratic candidates for Westchester district
Read MorePutnam Service Dogs (PSD) has been advancing its mission despite the at-home quarantine since March. The organization just added a ninth member to the Board of Directors, Peggy Garay-Smith of Putnam Lake. All nine board members are dog lovers, bring
Read MoreBy Dr. Navid Mootabar, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northern Westchester Hospital We understand your worries about being pregnant during the COVID-19 outbreak. So please know that our level of care for you and your baby hasn’t changed. The
Read MoreBy Joseph S. Lento Is it at all possible for good to arise out of tragedy? This is a question that has been asked throughout the ages and often ‘Romanticized’ as a mechanism to cope with the injustices of war, famine,
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