I am torn between bemusement and fury over the Yorktown Town Board’s decision to hire a “special counsel” to investigate the unauthorized disclosure of records pertaining to an Ethics Board investigation into the illicit behavior engaged in by Planning Board
Read MoreYou might have heard that the Yorktown Town Board is considering a change to town rules that would effectively greenlight a plan to turn the historic Soundview property at the corner of Route 118 and Underhill Avenue into a mixed-use
Read MoreThe Committee for a Sound Plan for Soundview is continuing to apply pressure on the Yorktown Town Board to remove a proposed mixed-use project on the former Soundview Preparatory School site on Underhill Avenue from a potential Planned Design District
Read MoreA newly formed group of residents is continuing to claim a proposed project for 165 units of market rate housing on the former Soundview Preparatory School on Underhill Avenue in Yorktown is being given special treatment. Members of the Committee
Read MoreYorktown could be the next Westchester municipality to discourage drag racing by allowing police to seize a person’s vehicle if caught in an illegal speed contest. Yonkers resident James Nolan appeared before the Yorktown Town Board last Tuesday proposing legislation
Read MoreRepublicans Greg Bernard and Tom Diana soundly defeated Democrats Rosanne Brackett and Bob Giordano in a special election Tuesday to fill two empty seats on the Yorktown Town Board. The convincing wins shift the balance of power on
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Due to a heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service, the Yorktown Town Board meeting on Tuesday, July 17 will be held at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 363 Underhill Ave., instead of Legacy Field as originally scheduled.
Read MoreBarbara Connolly of Yorktown says she was surprised and upset that an ongoing dispute with her neighbors became a topic for discussion recently at Town Hall – and a subsequent article in The Northern Westchester Examiner. On June 19, three
Read MoreIn a 3-2 vote, a majority of the Yorktown Town Board approved $288,000 in additional spending in the preliminary 2012 budget without increasing the tax rate. The measure, which was approved by council members Nick Bianco, Jim Martorano and Dr.
Read MoreThe first debate of the political season was held in Yorktown on Sunday night. GreenYorktown hosted the forum at Temple Beth Am so the public could hear each candidate’s views on environmental policies and their vision for the Yorktown community.
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