By Rick Pezzullo The first Trader Joe’s supermarket in northern Westchester is scheduled to open in Yorktown this summer. Breslin Realty Development Corp. confirmed last week the worst secret in town that the long-sought-after specialty grocer would be occupying the
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By Rick Pezzullo The Yorktown Police Department last week launched its First Responders Resident Alert Registry, one of the first registries in New York designed to improve responses to the homes of residents with special needs. The goal of the
Read MoreThe Yorktown Planning Board approved an 11-acre solar array for Kitchawan Farm last week. The solar array will have a capacity of 2.67 megawatts. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s estimate, 2.67 megawatts of solar power generate enough electricity
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By Rick Pezzullo A groundbreaking ceremony was held March 24 for what will be the first adaptive playground for children of all abilities in northern Westchester. The new playground, which is expected to open by Memorial Day, will be located
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By Rick Pezzullo The owner and founder of a non-profit dog rescue organization in Mohegan Lake pled guilty last week to stealing nearly $18,000 from the group. According to Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah, Lisa Marie Birdsall, 56, of Yorktown,
Read MoreA planned extension of the Hallocks Mill Sewer District in Yorktown that will provide service for 315 properties currently on septic systems has received a major financial boost from higher levels of government. Last week, Westchester County announced it will
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Yorktown Trail Committee has been awarded a $2,900 grant from the Hudson River Valley Greenway for the installation of signs designed to increase awareness of many of Yorktown’s underutilized trails. The project includes a combination of
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By Abby Luby More than 100 people showed their solidarity to the people of Ukraine when they turned out Sunday night for a Candlelight Prayer Vigil at the Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Field in Yorktown. Many in the crowd were
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo The Yorktown Town Board voted last week to create permits that allow residents to consume alcohol in four town parks. “This does not mean that we can have alcohol in all of our parks. That’s not what
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Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater has often called his current role “an honor and a privilege,” but now he’s setting his sights on serving the community in a different capacity. Slater, 36, who was reelected uncontested to a second two-year term
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