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Surjeet Bassi, owner of Cash for Cans, is looking to lease the former Quality Lawnmower property for his recycling business. Rich Sautner, who owns the building with his wife, said they believe it would be a good use of the space.
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 8/14/25 |
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Town Hall got loud last Friday (Aug. 1) as supporters and protesters filled its main meeting room for a presentation by Congressman Mike Lawler, who was in town to tout his advocacy for raising the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions—a provision he said was essential to his support for President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 8/6/25 |
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The Yorktown Town Board met Monday (Aug. 4) for a session that honored military service, recognized local Purple Heart recipients, and covered standard agenda items. The meeting was held on Monday instead of the usual Tuesday to accommodate the...
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 8/5/25 |
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At a special meeting on Monday, July 28, the Town Board approved a zoning code amendment to include new provisions regarding breweries, paving the way for the proposed project at 1735 Front Street.
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 8/5/25 |
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Several Putnam County and Yorktown community organizations have received state grant money that will help fund youth workforce training, substance abuse prevention, and domestic violence outreach programs. State Sen. Pete Harckham helped secure $604,500 in an end-of-year resolution for the funding, which was distributed to 15 different recipients.
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By Halston Media Staff
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7/25/25
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The town of Yorktown is in good fiscal shape, a recently completed independent audit said. The audit, which was begun earlier this year, by Alan Kassay, a partner with the PFK O’Connor Davies accounting, gave the town an “unmodified (clean) opinion” for 2024.
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 7/25/25 |
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Members of a group called Fight Lawler are demanding an ethics probe after accusing Putnam County Legislator Erin Crowley of using a false name to infiltrate a Signal chat in the run up to and during a local town hall conducted by Congressman Mike Lawler. Crowley, whose district includes part of Mahopac, is Lawler’s representative in the area, and often meets with constituents on his behalf. Members of the group and other Lawler opponents staged a demonstration outside the Carmel Town Hall, on Thursday, July 17, calling for Crowley’s resignation and demanding an investigation into her actions.
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 7/24/25 |
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Rep. Mike Lawler will not run for governor in 2026. The second-term Republican from Rockland County — whose district includes all of Rockland and Putnam counties, as well as much of northern Westchester and Dutchess County — told the New York Times on Wednesday he’ll forgo a run for governor next year, and instead, seek a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 7/23/25 |
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After a lengthy public hearing last week that fueled a 4.5-hour meeting, the Yorktown Town Board returned Tuesday for a work session that covered solar law recommendations, plans for a new firehouse, a stormwater pollution prevention plan for a Foothill Street property, and it approved a handful of resolutions.
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BY MIRANDA FERRANTE
Staff Reporter | 7/15/25 |
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CORTLANDT, N.Y. — Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg (AD-95) welcomed local seniors to Cortlandt Town Hall earlier this month for her third annual senior forum, themed “Sustaining Our Seniors: Happy, Healthy Hobbies.”
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By Halston Media Staff
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7/14/25
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There wasn’t an empty seat in Town Hall on Tuesday as residents packed the board room — with many standing along the walls — to weigh in on a proposal to add a parcel of land to the Lake Osceola Planned Design District Overlay Zone. The amendment would update the town’s zoning map by including the 49.6-acre property at 3000 Navajo St.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Staff Reporter | 7/3/25 |
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Mark your calendar. Tuesday, July 1st. That’s the date for the long anticipated public hearing on the controversial plan to expand the Lake Osceola Overlay District (LOOD) to make way for a …
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Susan Siegel
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6/20/25
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YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) and New York State Sen. Peter Harckham announced today that a portion of the state highway system in Yorktown will be renamed in honor of Jake …
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Office of Assemblyman Matt Slater
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6/20/25
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WESTCHESTER, N.Y. - It’s the end of an era.After nearly six decades of educating, informing, and registering voters -- as well as welcoming new citizens -- the League of Women Voters of Northeast …
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Carol Reif
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6/20/25
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YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y.—The Yorktown Town Board worked through a routine agenda Tuesday during a two-and-a-half-hour meeting that included a Juneteenth proclamation, remarks from the chief of …
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Miranda Ferrante
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6/18/25
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Dear Editor,Five months into the Golden Age, I finally had my chance to attend a local live town hall with Congressman Mike Lawler on Sunday night. If this is what our democracy now looks like, …
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Steve Budd
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6/13/25
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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) and State Sen. Peter Harckham today announced the passage of legislation in the New York State Assembly and Senate to designate a portion of State Route 35 in …
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Office of Assemblyman Matt Slater
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6/13/25
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YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y.—A theme of inclusivity and honor flowed through Tuesday’s Town Board meeting, as officials recognized local efforts and promoted community unity. In a separate matter, the …
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Miranda Ferrante
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6/8/25
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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) joined colleagues from the Assembly Minority and Majority conferences last week for the second annual New York State Assembly charity softball game, bringing …
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Office of Assemblyman Matt Slater
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6/7/25
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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) presented a New York State Assembly proclamation to the Boyd Artesian Well Company Inc. on May 30, celebrating its induction into the New York State Historic …
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Office of Assemblyman Matt Slater
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6/4/25
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