POLL: Time for Year-Round School to Stop the ‘Summer Slide’?
It’s summer, and kids thoughts turn to mush, some proponents of a year-round calendar for America’s public school students argue. But is that the only way to increase U.S. students’ global...
View Article3 Caught in DWI Enforcement on the Bear Mountain Pkwy
On June 21, New York State Police conducted a DWI enforcement detail on the Bear Mountain Parkway. Three arrests were made: a 51-year-old Garnerville man, a 73-year-old Yorktown man and a 60-year-old...
View ArticleWOW Houses of the Week
Here are some of our favorites from Zillow's Patch listings in the Hudson Valley for the week of June 16th.
View ArticleSomers Lion's Club Planning Ballroom Dance Fundraiser for Five Year Old Heart...
On July 3rd, 2014, the Somers Lions Club in partnership with the Norm Hathaway Big Band and the Westchester Ballroom Studios, are hosting a Ballroom Dance Party at the Danbury Crowne Plaza to benefit...
View ArticleNew Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
A new study suggests a link between the use of pesticides and autism.
View ArticleFather's Dance With Wheelchair-Bound Daughter Will Bring You to Tears
This video of a Dallas, Ga., dad dancing with his wheelchair-bound daughter will leave you speechless.
View ArticleFind Local Rentals on the Market, June 23
Patch and Zillow team up to bring you local real estate news.
View ArticleAstorino Announces New Economic Development Director, Governmental Operations...
William M. Mooney III and Eileen Mildenberger have been part of the Astorino administration for several years.
View ArticlePoll Results: No Faith in Dr. Oz
Patch readers weighed in on whether they trusted Dr. Oz following a Senate hearing on bogus weight loss ads.
View ArticleYorktown Man Charged With DWI
Yorktown Police report they arrested a 50-year-old Yorktown man who was charged with Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and multiple traffic infractions.On June 17, 2014, Yorktown...
View ArticleWestchester's Most Wanted, West Nile Found in Rockland, Astorino Announces...
Plus the JCC Gives Out Grants, Westchester is among the healthiest for kids and more from Patch.
View ArticleFordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout Launches Primary Challenge Against Cuomo
Teachout reportedly believes Cuomo has been too centrist when it comes to supporting such things as pro-business tax breaks and charter schools.
View ArticleYorktown Man, Others Charged with DWI
New York State Troopers charged over a dozen motorists, including a Yorktown man, with drunken driving or driving under the influence of drugs, Lohud.com reported Monday.Recent traffic stops and...
View ArticleTilly Foster Country Fair Brings Food, Fireworks, Fun July 4th Weekend
The following was sent in by the organizers of the Tilly Foster Fair--It’s definitely going to be stay-cation time in Putnam once area schools close and the Tilly Foster Country Fair comes to town in...
View ArticleIs the Government Spying on Your 'Smart Home'?
As technology evolves, the government could gain more access to information gathered in your home.
View ArticleWant to Take a Video Tour of Anderson Cooper's New CT Home?
Check out this video and a photographic slide show of the Rye House, Anderson Cooper's new Connecticut home.
View ArticleSold! Local Home Sale Listings, June 24
Patch and Zillow team up to bring you local real estate news.
View ArticleYorktown Fireman's Parade & Carnival is Wednesday, Roads Closed
From the Yorktown Police Department--Chief Daniel McMahon of the Yorktown Police Department advises motorists that on June 25, 2014 at 7:00PM the Yorktown Heights Engine Company # 1 will be having...
View ArticleArchdiocese of NY Appoints New Principals 10 Schools, Including St. Patrick's...
Sent from the Department of Education in the Archdiocese of New York--June 24, 2014 – New York, NY -- The Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York has announced the appointment of new...
View ArticleArchdiocese of NY Appoints 10 New Principals
Sent from the Department of Education in the Archdiocese of New York--June 24, 2014 – New York, NY -- The Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York has announced the appointment of new...
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