Taking away the trash will be costing the Town of Yorktown a load of money over the next five years, but not as much as it could have. Last week, the Yorktown Town Board voted to give a five-year contract
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Tempers flared at last week’s Yorktown Town Board meeting over a multi-million-dollar contract up for grabs to pick up the town’s garbage over the next several years. The town’s current five-year contract with AAA Carting of Cortlandt expires at the
Read MoreIt has been the feel-good annual celebration of love and hope for more than a quarter of a century and it’s looking to welcome back thousands of participants following two years of COVID-19 pandemic limitations. The 2022 Support-A-Walk for Breast
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Nestor Garcia had a goal and was determined to accomplish it. A member of Yorktown Boy Scout Troop 267, Garcia wanted to build something meaningful for the community. But he knew he couldn’t do it alone. Enter: Putnam Northern Westchester
Read MoreThe Town of Yorktown is planning to make immediate safety changes to better protect its workforce following the Sept. 14 death of a Highway Department employee who was killed by a driver while working on a drainage project on London
Read MoreThe Yorktown Town Board voted last week to amend the town’s Zoning Code to allow for the construction of boutique hotels in certain business corridors. The anticipated decision paves the way for two proposed boutique-style hotels to move forward in
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Elise Maurine Milner’s career trajectory isn’t one that anybody would typically associate with a path to success as a playwright in the theater world. But through hard work, gumption, and resourcefulness, Milner has been able to carve a solid niche
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It was late winter in Kyiv when Putin’s military began to upend Ukraine and the world. As a second winter of war now looms, Yorktown’s Max Bukhover reflects on watching the horrifying news late that evening, on Feb. 24, as
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Millions of dollars in state and federal funds earmarked for Hudson Valley infrastructure projects remain unspent while local roads, bridges, water and sewer systems continue to deteriorate. How municipalities can tap into those funds is part of an extensive report
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A 28-year-old Yorktown Highway Department employee died Wednesday from injuries suffered when he was hit by a car while working on a drainage project on London Rd. Jake Arcara, a four-year town employee, was working as a flagger near the
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