About 20% of businesses in the Town of Cortlandt are offering special discounts during May as part of the town’s efforts to urge residents to shop and dine locally. Town officials kicked off “Shop and Dine Cortlandt” Friday at the
Read MoreDomenic Volpe is no stranger to local elections, having been a candidate three times in the past for Westchester County Board of Legislators and twice for the Cortlandt Town Board. The longtime owner of Domenic’s Cleaners in Peekskill and a
Read MoreHeroin use is an epidemic in northern Westchester and surrounding communities, starting as young as middle school students. “I don’t even have an answer any more. You don’t have to look far. It’s here,” said Robert Willis, who helped form
Read MoreThe Town of Cortlandt has been named the first Purple Heart Town in New York State by the Military Order of the Purple Heart Veterans Chapter 21. Town officials were recently notified of the recognition by William Nazario, chairman of
Read MoreA new season of Major League Baseball kicked off this week, the favorite time of year for fans of the National Pastime, including local baseball historian Bob Mayer. Mayer, a resident of PutnamValley, has been connected to the sport in
Read MoreA longtime Cortlandt youth girls basketball coach was arrested last week by New York State Police for an alleged sex crime with a 10-year-old girl in 2010. Richard J. DiNizo, 59, was charged with one count of criminal sexual act
Read MoreWith two longtime incumbent Democratic Town Board members choosing not to seek reelection in November, the Cortlandt Republican Committee may have its best chance in years to win a board seat. “It’s a better opportunity for us than we’ve had
Read MoreSafety improvements planned for the Bear Mountain Parkway that would reduce the speed limit on the dangerous roadway, squeeze the lanes from four to two in some areas and install a partial median barrier raised the ire of some local
Read MoreThere is a new school for little learners to play, learn and grow together in Cortlandt. The Little Learners of Westchester pre-school for children between the ages of two and five opened on March 1. The school offers both half-day
Read MoreThe parents of a 17-year-old Walter Panas High School student were charged Saturday by Cortlandt State Police with hosting an underage drinking party for 80 to 100 youths in their home at 201 Buttonwood Avenue. Police responded to the residence
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