Rumors are swirling about the fate of elected Highway Superintendent Eric DiBartolo’s appointed duties as a newly constituted Town Board is set to take shape. Swearing-in ceremonies are at 2 p.m. Friday at Town Hall, then it’s right down to business next week with 2010’s first official board meeting. Susan… Read More →
Road conditions were treacherous this morning, especially on hills. This truck skidded on Prospect Place off North Riverside Avenue in Croton during the height of the snow storm around 9 a.m., taking out a power line in the process. Con Edison was called out to repair the damage. Fortunately, no… Read More →
Seniors celebrate the coming New Year by dancing at the New Year celebration at the Yorktown Nutrition Center Dec. 30, 2009. They tore up the floor dancing to Kool and the Gangs “Celebration” and sung Auld Lang Syne before getting feted at the Center. ( Ricky Flores / The… Read More →
Tito Davila, the spokesman for the Hendrick Hudson School District, is leaving the post to concentrate on public-relations work for other clients and new media ventures. Davila, who used to work for the MTA, had been coordinating public relations for the district for a decade. Schools Superintendent Daniel McCann sent… Read More →
Took a look out of my window this morning and notice the frost on my windows. Current temperature is at 19 degrees Fahrenheit with a real feel of -9 degrees reported a 10:30 am. ( Ricky Flores / The Journal News )
The Croton-Harmon train station will be switching over to a new parking system on January 4. Commuters who are parking for the day will have to use an automated pay station, instead of paying at the ticket office or one of the meters currently in effect. Daily parking will be… Read More →
One of the things we do as staff photographers for the paper is to get enterprise, photographs that will fill space that will not be a part of an article. At times it involves a whole lot of driving around looking for something interesting. You never know quite what it… Read More →
Santa Claus has covered most of Asia and is working his way across Russia, having recently been spotted in Kirov, Russia, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. It is unclear when Claus will reach Yorktown-Cortlandt air space, but experts say to expect him between midnight and 1 a.m…. Read More →
The following is excerpted from the Holiday Newsletter of The Justin Veatch Fund. Veatch was a Yorktown High School senior who died of a drug overdose at his home in September 2008. An aspiring musician, he left behind a legacy of several songs that his family has remastered and released… Read More →
Miguel Solis breaks down the supports Dec. 24, 2009 that held Christmas trees that were being sold by Griffin Landscaping in the parking lot of the Jefferson Valley Mall. He said it was a slow season and there were over 100 trees left that will be headed for the chipper…. Read More →