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Westchester’s 2nd Lowe’s To Open Thursday
YORKTOWN, NY — The doors of the newest Lowe's home improvement store will open for business Thursday in Yorktown. The new store will be the ...
Lowe’s home improvement store will have grand opening in Yorktown on Thursday
YORKTOWN — The long-awaited Lowe's home improvement store will have its grand opening on Thursday morning. Customers will be able to shop ...
Westchester Schedules Household Recycling Day Event
In addition to properly labelled household chemicals, residents can bring documents for shredding or unwanted medications. By Michael Woyton ...
Highway Contractors Recruit Apprentices
YORKTOWN, NY — The Empire State Highway Contractors Association, Inc. will conduct a recruitment from May 1, 2019 through ...
New Tree Law Moves Forward in Yorktown
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – A committee formed in October to comb through proposed regulations that would govern tree removal on both private and public ...
Teen Accused Of Speeding In School Zone
YORKTOWN, NY — A 19-year-old was accused of driving with a suspended license and driving above the speed limit in a school zone. Yorktown ...
Man Accused Of Race-Based Threat In Yorktown
YORKTOWN, NY — Police accused a Yorktown Heights man of threatening to kill a woman who was walking in a local park with her child because of ...
Somers Woman Makes Pillows For Hospital’s Breast Cancer Patients
CARMEL, NY — When breast cancer patients have surgery at Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel, they receive a soft, handmade pillow thanks to a ...
Practicing Without License, Prostitution Accusations In Yorktown
YORKTOWN, NY — A Queens woman was arrested after being accused of prostitution at a local spa. Yorktown police said Yuexiang Guo, 56, ...
Smoky Smell In Northern Westchester From NJ Forest Fire
YORKTOWN, NY — Some people around northern Westchester are experiencing a strong smell of smoke around the Yorktown area. According to a ...
NY Nears Statewide Ban On Plastic Bags
For those of you still holding hopes using plastic bags, the budget vote by state lawmakers may be the end of those pesky bags for good. Lawmakers ...
Yorktown Heights FD Puts Tanker Back In Service [PHOTOS]
YORKTOWN, NY — After about a year, Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department has a tanker back in service. According to a Facebook post, ...
Girls lax preview: Goals remain lofty for Wilton
... adding that her team also has tough non-conference games scheduled against Long Island opponents North Shore and Northport, Yorktown (N.Y.), ...
Bronx Man Accused Of Driving After License Suspended 13 Times
YORKTOWN, NY — Police arrested a Bronx man after he was accused of driving with a suspended license. Yorktown police charged Eric Burgos, 47, ...
No. 1 Darien reloads for another championship run
Darien's non-conference schedule is again loaded, with a home game against Yorktown, N.Y (March 30) and road games against Manhasset (April ...
10 CIAC boys lacrosse games to watch in 2019
Yorktown (N.Y.) at Darien, Saturday, 1 p.m. The first real faceoff of the season comes Saturday morning at 10:30, when Stratford visits Lyman Hall.
Construction Industry Sector Strong; See Who’s Hiring
YORKTOWN, NY — The construction industry was one of New York's three strongest job sectors in the past year, according to the ...
Queens Man Accused Of Breaking Car Window, Stealing Cash
YORKTOWN, NY — A Queens man was accused of breaking into a car and stealing money after following his victim from a bank. Yorktown police said ...
Fake Inspection Sticker Leads To Arrest
YORKTOWN, NY — A Peekskill man was accused of having a fake inspection sticker for his car. Yorktown police charged Cristian David ...
Yorktown Eagle Scout Builds Library Benches
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Building wooden benches at John C. Hart Memorial Library helped Daniel Marrero of Scouts BSA Troop 165 earn the rank of ...
Man Accused of Throwing Cocaine from Car in Yorktown
YORKTOWN, N.Y. - A man accused of throwing a bag of cocaine out of his car was arrested when he allegedly returned to the scene of the crime 12 ...
Instagram Post With Toy Gun Investigated By County Police
SHRUB OAK, NY — A suspicious Instagram post Thursday of a teenage boy holding what was thought to be a molded plastic gun was investigated by ...
My Brother Vinny Builds Family Through Veterans, Volunteerism and Legos
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – My Brother Vinny is a Yorktown charity that in six years has touched many lives, providing housewares and furniture to hundreds ...
Attempted Assault Accusation Leveled Against Jefferson Valley Man
YORKTOWN, NY — A Jefferson Valley man was accused of attempted assault. Yorktown police said, around 3:30 p.m. March 21, officers responded to ...
Peekskill Man With Mount Kisco Tickets Stopped In Yorktown
YORKTOWN, NY — A Peekskill man whose drivers license was suspended for summonses in Mount Kisco was arrested in Yorktown. Police said he ...
Yorktown Man Accused Of Shoplifting From Macy’s
YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown senior citizen was accused of shoplifting from Macy's in the Jefferson Valley Mall. Yorktown police charged John ...
Alliance for Safe Kids Holds Save-a-Life Day at Yorktown High School
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Save-a-Life Day, an event organized by the Alliance for Safe Kids, is an annual reminder that battles against bullying, substance ...
Status of Ethics Complaints in Yorktown Uncertain
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Seventeen months ago, Councilman Ed Lachterman filed an ethics complaint against Councilman Vishnu Patel. About nine ...
Student Spotlight: Yorktown High School’s Pranav Burugula
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Yorktown High School senior Pranav Burugula developed his curiosity for science and technology at an early age. Born in Sleepy ...
Sales Tax Hike Proposed in Westchester County
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – County Executive George Latimer told a neighboring town board last month that a proposed penny-per-dollar rise in local sales ...
Need A Boilermaker? Union Recruiting Apprentices In The HV
YORKTOWN, NY — The Boilermakers, Local Union No. 5, will conduct a recruitment from April 15, 2019, through March 16, 2020, ...
Woman Accused Of Shoplifting At Macy’s
YORKTOWN, NY — A 70-year-old White Plains woman was accused of shoplifting from Macy's in the Jefferson Valley Mall. Yorktown police charged ...
1 Charged With DWI In Somers St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Crackdown
New York State police in Troop K said they removed 26 impaired drivers from public roadways over the St. Patrick's Day weekend. By Lanning ...
CT Man Accused Of Tossing Cocaine Out Of Car: Police
YORKTOWN, NY — A Connecticut man was accused of having illegal drugs after a traffic stop. Yorktown police said Jordan J. Simanca-Castellanos, ...
Visitation, Service for Josephine P. Coviello
From the Beecher Funeral Home. Josephine P. Coviello died peacefully at the age of 98 at her home in Croton Falls, NY on March 14, 2019. She was ...
Lakeland HS Construction Project Update
SHRUB OAK, NY — The Lakeland Central School District issued an update on a construction project set to begin around April 1 on the drainage ...
Man Accused Of Shoplifting At Macy’s
YORKTOWN, NY — A 75-year-old man was accused of shoplifting from Macy's. Yorktown police charged John Herroder, 75, of Yorktown, was ...
Lowe’s in Yorktown Seeks March 27 Opening
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Lowe's is scheduled to open on Wednesday, March 27, an executive at Breslin Realty told Yorktown News. All that remains for the ...
Dick’s Sporting Goods May Stop Selling Guns In New York
Dick's Sporting Goods plans to remove guns from 125 stores, CEO Ed Stack said in an earnings call Tuesday. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP, File).
Athlete Spotlight: Omar Tabanjeh
YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Yorktown senior captain Omar Tabanjeh, who was in his first year competing in winter track but has competed in spring track all ...
