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The Yorktown Grange Fair returns Sept. 11-13 for its 102nd year, continuing a century-old tradition of celebrating agriculture, community and family fun.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 7/22/26 |
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Yorktown residents can take advantage of bulk trash collection, attend a Town Board meeting, enjoy a Billy Joel tribute band, explore a hands-on colonial craft activity at the Yorktown Museum, shop fresh produce at Hilltop Hanover Farm and participate in a Silver Rose prayer service. Here's what's happening July 20-24.
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By Halston Media Staff
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7/17/26
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Mohegan’s annual Lake Day brought the community together Saturday, July 11, for a full day of activities celebrating “Lake Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness on our Nation's 250th Anniversary.”
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By Halston Media Staff
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7/16/26
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A group of residents hoping to restore and expand the deteriorating roller hockey rink at Shrub Oak Memorial Park appeared before the Yorktown Town Board to outline plans for a multi-phase revitalization project and build support as it applies for a state grant.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 7/15/26 |
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Families gathered at Mohegan Highlands on July 11 for a Storytime program, “What Do You Know About Rochambeau?” as part of Lake Day at Lake Mohegan.
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7/14/26
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The Yorktown Lions Club's 31st annual Summer Concert Series is in full swing, bringing live music and summer vibes to town. The 52nd Street Band took the stage July 12, performing Billy Joel favorites as concertgoers gathered for an evening of music outdoors.
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By Halston Media Staff
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7/13/26
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Sheldon Joseph, a student at Walter Panas High School, earned statewide recognition while representing Yorktown American Legion Post 1009 in the 2026 American Legion Department of New York Oratorical Contest.
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7/10/26
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Yorktown's calendar is packed with community events and municipal meetings this week, from Mohegan Lake Day festivities and live music to a memorial golf outing, an outdoor movie and opportunities for residents to dispose of paint and bulky household items. Here's what's happening July 10-17.
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By Halston Media Staff
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7/10/26
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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Mahopac suffered severe storm damage in what pastor Fr. Szymon Kurpios called one of the worst moments of his tenure leading the parish.
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By EMILE MENASCHÉ
Editor | 7/7/26 |
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Lake Mohegan's annual Lake Day returns Saturday, July 11, with a rain date of Sunday, July 12. This year's theme is "Celebrating Lake Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness on our Nation's 250th Anniversary." Sponsored by the Mohegan Lake Improvement District, the free event is open to all and features activities at beaches around the lake, with a water taxi providing transportation between locations.
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By Halston Media Staff
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7/6/26
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A severe thunderstorm packing wind gusts of up to 80 mph swept through the area on July 4.
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By Tom Walogorsky
Editor | 7/5/26 |
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“I am more convinced than ever that Yorktown represents an enormous place in history during the Revolutionary War,” Lynn Briggs told Yorktown News in May. “The things we're doing are the right things, and they will rebrand, reposition, and put us in a place in history that we haven’t been totally appreciated. before before.”
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 7/4/26 |
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If you've ever walked, run, or biked along the North County Trailway in Yorktown, you may already know that it follows the route of a former railroad. For others, it may come as a surprise that this popular trail was once a busy railroad line.
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By Vim Wilkinson
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7/2/26
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The world's largest big-tree nursery once operated right here in Amawalk on the border of Somers and Yorktown.
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VIM WILKINSON
Editor | 7/2/26 |
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In 2026, the United States reaches a milestone few nations ever experience: 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. This anniversary marks not just the birth of a nation, but the beginning of an idea, one that continues to evolve, challenge, and define us.
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By Vim Wilkinson
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7/2/26
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On April 18, 1775, tension between the American colonies and British rule had reached a breaking point. In Boston, word spread that British troops were preparing to march under cover of darkness. What happened next would set history in motion.
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By Vim Wilkinson
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7/2/26
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The Pines Bridge Monument, right here in Yorktown Heights, was unveiled Nov. 17, 2018, as the first Revolutionary War memorial to depict a white soldier, an African American soldier and a Native American soldier fighting together.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 6/30/26 |
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Each year, Joe DaRonco, owner of child care program Ten Ten Recreation, hosts a competition during Screen-Free Week, an annual event held in May to encourage children to unplug. DaRonco’s version includes a jump rope competition, where each jump raises donations for a local organization.
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By Brinley Hineman
Contributing Writer | 6/29/26 |
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Aldo Dilaura, Matt Fitzsimmons and John Guven of Troop 164, along with Derek Kennedy and Sean Kowatch of Troop 165, recently earned the prestigious rank.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 6/29/26 |
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More than 100 parishioners gathered June 28 in the Parish Hall at St. Patrick's Church of Yorktown to honor the Rev. Zachary Alspaugh and thank him for his three years of service to the parish. Alspaugh, who was ordained in May 2023, has been assigned by the Archdiocese of New York to serve as parochial vicar at St. James Church in Carmel.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 6/29/26 |