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The Town of Yorktown has renamed the Battle of Yorktown the Dan Strauss Memorial Battle of Yorktown, honoring his dedication to keeping the community clean.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/15/26 |
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Rep. Mike Lawler hosted Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins in Yorktown April 13 for a roundtable with local veterans at VFW Post 8328, following a visit to the Montrose VA Medical Center.
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World War II veteran and Yorktown resident Nils Mockler celebrates his 100th birthday on April 26.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/14/26 |
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The Taghkanic Chorale will perform its spring program, “American Echoes,” May 2 and 3.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/13/26 |
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Sneakers squeaked and the crowd roared as Yorktown police officers and educators squared off for bragging rights and a good cause.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/11/26 |
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Mahopac resident and former NYPD undercover officer Erik Duran has been sentenced to at least three years in prison after his conviction for manslaughter in the death of suspect Eric Duprey during a 2023 undercover drug operation in the Bronx.
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By Emile Menasché and Bob Dumas
Editors | 4/10/26 |
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The offices will move to 118 N. Bedford Road in Mount Kisco.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/10/26 |
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Playing such tough competition gives the Huskers plenty of chances to come away with statement victories. Yorktown (3-1) earned one of those victories with a 9-6 triumph against Darien on Thursday, which entered the game ranked No. 21 in USA Lacrosse’s national top 25.
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By Mike Sabini
Contributing Writer | 4/10/26 |
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Yorktown played with heavy hearts and a shared purpose April 8, honoring former team manager Sheridan Gorman with a 16-11 victory over visiting John Jay-Cross River in the Sheridan Gorman Memorial Game.
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By Mike Sabini
Contributing Writer | 4/10/26 |
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Yorktown attorney Marvin Ray Raskin has been reappointed to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for a four-year term that began April 1.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/9/26 |
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Yorktown police reported several recent arrests.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/9/26 |
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Funded through the City of New York’s East of Hudson Water Quality Improvement Program, the Septic System Rehabilitation and Sewer Connection Program is designed to offset costly infrastructure projects while protecting the drinking water used by millions in Westchester County and New York City.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/9/26 |
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40+ Anti-War Protesters rallied in Yorktown Heights Wednesday evening against Trump’s War of Choice and Ego. Many signs held called for his impeachment. This conflict abroad is making it increasingly difficult for families to provide basic...
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4/9/26
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A lively fixture at Town Board meetings, affectionately described as a “one man show,” Dan Strauss was known for his unwavering dedication to the town he loved. He could often be found walking through Yorktown with quiet purpose, picking up litter and tending to public spaces—simple acts that reflected a profound commitment to keeping his community beautiful.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/8/26 |
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The district's contracts with Yorktown and Westchester County police—which provide SROs for the Lakeland CSD's Yorktown and Cortlandt schools respectively—are set to expire at the end of this school year. And with budgeting pressure and increasing costs, the negotiations to renew the pacts have hit an impasse.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/8/26 |
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The legal document urges the PSC to reject the increases, citing them as unaffordable and calling for stricter oversight.
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By CAROL REIF
Staff Writer | 4/7/26 |
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A Yorktown Heights man has been arrested on felony stalking charges following a complaint of repeated unwanted contact and an unannounced visit to a victim’s home.
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By Tom Walogorsky
Editor | 4/6/26 |
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The production, set to play on Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m., depicts the 1780 meeting in Haverstraw of American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre, and the treasonous plot to deliver West Point to the British.
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4/6/26
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Elected leaders, emergency responders and county officials convened on March 30 at Cortlandt Town Hall for a joint roundtable on the future of emergency medical services, wrestling with how to stabilize a system increasingly strained by rising costs, dwindling volunteers and flat state support.
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4/6/26
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Chris Perez has been named a local hero by the American Red Cross and the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Hero of the Year.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 4/1/26 |