Central Street Fire
Fire fighters from Yorktown and Lake Mohegan respond to a fire at 1730 Central Street in Yorktown May 31, 2010. One person taken to the hospital from the scene.
Danish festivities
June 6 is the date when the Danish Home in Croton commemorates a Danish national holiday. The Grundlovsdag festival marks the passage of the Danish constitution. Authentic Danish food will be served, such as open-faced sandwiches, frikadeller (Danish meatballs). Danish pastries and products will be on sale at the Danish… Read More →
Citing budget crunch, top legislator suggests selling Hilltop Hanover Farm
The county legislature has taken up the idea of selling Yorktown’s Hilltop Hanover Farm. The measure was proposed Monday and quickly set aside. It will likely be referred to committee when the legislature meets next on June 7. “I fully understand that people are trying to maximize revenue, but selling… Read More →
Hall to mark Memorial Day across district
Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains, will mark Memorial Day at ceremonies in Yorktown, Poughkeepsie and Wappinger Monday. At 9:30 a.m., Hall will join the Dutchess County War Memorial Committee for a ceremony at Dutchess County Memorial Park in Poughkeepsie. From there he will head to Yorktown’s VFW Hall on Veterans… Read More →
Snapping Turtle Release
Teatown’s Erin Smithies-Baker holds the 18 pound female snapping turtle that was hit by a car and whose shell was badly damaged. She and Lisa Kelly, also of Teatown, helped the turtle recover and they were releasing it at a Cortlandt pond. Click here to see more photographs from our… Read More →
Ossining schools cut more than $500,000, plan new budget vote
The Ossining Board of Education revised its 2010-2011 budget after the $102.3 million proposal was defeated May 18. This latest version calls for a more than $500,000 decrease and includes cuts to administration, operations and maintenance and teaching assistant hours. Voters head to the polls June 15 for the revote… Read More →
Water balloon tossed at Yorktown school bus; 3 charged
YORKTOWN — Three teens face criminal charges after they threw a water balloon from a moving car at an occupied school bus, breaking its windshield, police said. Marcus P. Eagel, 19, of Underhill Avenue, Yorktown, Patrick J. Collins, 19, of Krystal Drive, Somers, and a 17-year-old Yorktown boy whom police… Read More →
Peekskill hosts community conversation in wake of savage beating
If you missed it, check out Thursday’s story on a community forum held in Peekskill Wednesday night in the wake of a brutal beating that left Hispanic laborer, Julio Serrano with severe injuries, including a ruptured kidney that doctors removed, multiple brain hemorrhages and broken facial bones and ribs. Four… Read More →
Fox Lane defeats Yorktown in girls lacrosse playoffs
The Fox Lane girls lacrosse team defeated Yorktown 17-11 to win the first girls lacrosse title for Fox Lane.Fox Lane’s Sydney Stern (16) fires a shot for a second half gaol in front of Yorktown’s Kelly Harris (15) during girls lacrosse playoff game at Fox Lane High School in Bedford… Read More →
Iona Prep Graduation photo gallery
Iona Prep in New Rochelle held it’s 91st Commencement Exercises tonight on the Iona College Campus. Graduates at the school come from all over Westchester county and beyond. Photo above: The graduates mug for a photo as photo at left, Sean McArdle laughs after giving a playful punch that landed… Read More →