You never know what will lead you to find your passion. Mary Prenon discovered she want to be an esthetician after having a successful career in advertising. While working for an ad agency in Briarcliff Manor, she helped publicize a
Read MoreGeorge Ulrich of Croton has worked for the Scarsdale Post Office for the past 25 years. Since his daughter was born 17 years ago he was permitted to start work at 5:30 a.m. and be home by 2:30 p.m. That
Read MoreThe Westchester County Department of Health is advising people who use the Hudson River waters south of Ossining for recreational purposes, namely swimmers, windsurfers and kayakers, to avoid direct contact with the Hudson River now throughout the weekend. There are
Read MoreHousing and Urban Development has pulled more than $4 million of federal funding from approved community development block grant (CDBG) projects in Westchester after it rejected the county’s Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. The analysis, submitted by the
Read MoreCroton Mayor Leo Wiegman came under the fire of Croton residents at the June 6 board of trustees meeting in regards to statements he made regarding lawsuits against the village. In a recent letter printed in a local newspaper, Wiegman
Read MoreRepublican Susan Konig has declared her intentions to run for Westchester County Legislator in the 9th District. Konig will be running against Democratic Ossining Town Supervisor Catherine Borgia, who announced her candidacy last week. Konig unsuccessfully ran in 2009, losing
Read MoreThe Village of Croton-on-Hudson held a public hearing on Monday, April 11 regarding the proposed $17 million budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year. The proposed budget totaling 17,185,369 has a budget-to-budget increase of 4.55 percent in spending. Despite a proposed
Read MoreWestchester County Legislator Bill Burton announced he would not seek reelection to the seat he has held since 2005. Burton represents Briarcliff, Cortlandt, Croton and Ossining. An Ossining resident, Burton was the town supervisor from 1991 to 1997. Burton currently
Read MoreThe Yorktown Examiner will be working this month towards once again expanding its reach for the newspaper’s readers and advertisers. This week, in earnest, the paper introduces Peekskill coverage to its news and editorial pages. (see this week’s print edition
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