Yorktown officials announced last week they will invest $1.7 million in streetscape upgrades along Downing Drive in a key business corridor of Yorktown Heights. The streetscape improvements include new sidewalks, curbs and street paving along a street that leads to
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By Susan R. Eisenstein Marta Shedletsky is a yoga therapist and health coach, operating Mushika Wellness Solutions in Yorktown Heights. Shedletsky was born in Poland. Most of her family, including an adult son and her mother, still live there. Her grandparents survived World
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Maria Spiconardi, 57, of Yorktown Heights, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Aug. 6. Maria was born Dec. 11, 1963, in Huntington, N.Y. to Eleanor (Lupinacci) and Vittorio Pavone. Maria received her diploma from Mount Vernon High
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Sal Lilienthal, director of a bicycle tour company, is planning to bike 33 miles along the North County Trailway, then kayak 1.5 miles across the Hudson River. The bike ride will take him into Yorktown Heights, where a ceremony will
Read MoreOn June 7 at approximately 1:30 p.m., while the outside temperature was above 90 degrees, Yorktown Heights customers of the New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) service area suffered another power outage. It should be noted that a NYSEG
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Robert “Bob” Leinweaver, 79, died June 15 with his family by his side in Venice, Fla. He was born Apr. 15, 1942, in New York City to Edward and Florence Leinweaver. Robert attended Commerce High School in Manhattan and began
Read MoreThe Justin Veatch Fund announced on Monday it will award music scholarships to seven graduating high school students from five Westchester County schools in June. The recipients, selected from a competitive field of applicants, are Taylor Setterstrom and Jacob Krauss
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By Alexa Jindal Dixie Kiefer was the first person to fly a plane off a moving ship at night, the recipient of 10 medals earned in both World Wars and a man with as many service-related injuries. Yorktown Heights resident
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Michael John Harrington of Yorktown Heights passed away on Feb. 15. He was 74. Michael was born in the Bronx on Nov. 21, 1946, to Dennis and Anne Harrington. Mike served honorably in the United Stated Army during the Vietnam
Read MoreLast week, small businesses in Yorktown Heights received an early holiday gift. With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a severe toll on our small businesses, news of a plan to transform the Soundview Preparatory School property into a new mixed-use development is
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