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Yorktown Schools Struggle With Budget Restrictions
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Budget season is on the way, and it could mean significant cuts for the Yorktown Central School District as state-imposed expenses continue to rise under the 2-percent tax cap. “I...
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Lakeland Teachers Help Out With Hurricane Sandy Damage
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – A group of Lakeland Central School District teachers and staff will make its second trip to the Broad Channel area of Queens Saturdy to help Hurricane Sandy victims. Lakeland Copper...
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Yorktown Wrestlers Bring Home Titles From Bethpage
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Following a loss to Mahopac in the Section 1 Division I Dual-Meet Wrestling Championships to open the season, Yorktown was eager for its next competition. Yorktown returned to...
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McGannon Wins Yorktown Heights Fire Commission Seat
YORKTOWN, N.Y. ‒ Former Fire Chief Martin McGannon won an uncontested race Tuesday for a seat on the Yorktown Heights Fire District's Board of Commissioners. McGannon received 79 votes, according to...
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Somers' Kennedy High Retires Tyrell Thompson's Jersey
SOMERS, N.Y. – Somers’ Kennedy Catholic High School officially opened its 2012-13 basketball season at its newly refurbished gym Tuesday with a ceremony commemorating the late Tyrell Thompson, a 2006...
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Lakeland High School's Macchi Wins Joy of Effort Award
SHRUB OAK, N.Y. - Lakeland High School's Mike Macchi was the recipient of the first annual Joy of Effort Award, handed out by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation...
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Attorney Answers Concerns Over Yorktown Trash Hauler
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – An attorney for Yorktown's new garbage hauler Competition Carting met with the town board Tuesday night to reassure officials that the carter is ready to get to work despite...
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SantaCon Is Coming To Peekskill Saturday
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – The streets of downtown Peekskill will be red with holiday cheer Saturday as the SantaCon Pub & Eat Crawl returns to the city. The event starts at 6 p.m. at Division Street...
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Lakeland High Boy Charged With Grabbing Girl's Buttocks
SHRUB OAK, N.Y. – A 15-year-old Lakeland High School student was charged with juvenile delinquency Wednesday for allegedly grabbing the buttocks of a female student, Yorktown police said. The...
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Jenkins Asks GOP To 'Legally' Pass Westchester Budget
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Despite finding procedural flaws in how Republicans presumably passed the 2013 Westchester County budget on Friday, Democratic leaders asked Thursday to meet with Republicans and...
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Yorktown Sports Complex Seeks Temporary Winter Dome
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Officials from the Yorktown Sports Complex have asked permission to install a temporary dome to shelter its baseball fields from harsh winter weather. The dome at 3000 Navajo...
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Where Is This In Yorktown?
YORKTOWN, N.Y. — We have a challenge for sharp-eyed readers who think they know Yorktown. Tell us where this photo was taken. Each week, we post a photo of a place or architectural feature found in...
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Indian Point Hearings Come To An End, For Now
BUCHANAN, N.Y. — The hearings on Indian Point's renewal of its nuclear power plant license are done for the year, but appeals to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board cloud the road ahead, officials...
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What To Do In Yorktown This Weekend
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – A wrestling tournament and a gift wrap fundraiser are some of the events happening around Yorktown this weekend. For even more to do, check out our Events page. Friday, Dec. 14 Chase...
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Shooting At Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School
This story was updated at 1:40 p.m. NEWTOWN, Conn. - Twenty-seven people, including at least 18 children, were killed during a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, according to...
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27 Dead In Newtown Sandy Hook School Shooting
Update 4 p.m.: NEWTOWN, Conn. — Twenty-seven people - 20 of them children - were killed in the shooting at Sandy Hill School Friday, Connecticut Police confirmed. In addition, a person found dead in...
View ArticleLakeland Plays In Panas Basketball Tournament Friday
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – The Walter Panas High School boys basketball tournament begins Friday with all four teams in action. Lakeland will face Irvington at 5 p.m., and Panas will take on John Jay at 7 p.m....
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New Rochelle Mayor Outlines His Run For County Executive
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The battle is already on for next year’s county executive seat between New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson and incumbent Rob Astorino. Bramson announced Friday that he will seek the...
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How You Can Help Those Affected By Sandy Hook Tragedy
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - As Newtown, Conn. reels from an unimaginable tragedy, both local and national organizations have established means of donating support to individuals and families affected...
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What To Do In Yorktown This Week
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Government meetings and teen center events are some of the things happening around Yorktown his week. For more things to do, check our Events page. Monday, Dec. 17 Yorktown Board of...
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