Croton-on-Hudson News

Mt. Kisco, NY - Visitors are invited to look at one of Westchester County's most beautiful parks in a whole new light during Native American Lore, a thrilling collection of stories and journeys, at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson on Friday, July 10, at 7:30 p.m. The event features narratives told by storyteller Jonathan Kruk recalling the ...

Using unspent money left over from the prior fiscal year's allocation for green initiatives, the Village Board recently approved fencing, a water connection, and some starter soil to establish a pilot community Victory Garden.

YONKERS - A 36-year-old Croton-on-Hudson man told police he was robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped in Yonkers when he was about to go to visit his mother, authorities said.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON - The village is looking for a few good gardeners. An e-mail and fliers are being distributed around the community, seeking people who want a little patch of land to call their own.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON - A Yonkers man was accused of assaulting a woman on their first date yesterday, punching her in the face, stealing her money and throwing her cell phone off a bridge, police said.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON: The Croton-Harmon Board of Education recently voted unanimously to change Kusum Sinha's title to assistant superintendent.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON: The Croton Arboretum and Sanctuary will hold its annual garden tour and plant sale from 12:30 to 5 p.m. July 12.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON - A father and his teenage son were arrested early today for allegedly throwing an underage drinking party and blocking police when they came to bust it up.

If you say you're buying a new computer, one of the first questions you're likely to ask is: How much memory does it pack? And by memory, we're talking DRAM, or dynamic random access memory.

Exact attendance figures are not available, but Festival Director Jon Dindas said that advance ticket sales surpassed last year's totals, and that the overall number of festivalgoers for 2009 peaked near seven thousand on Sunday-a remarkable accomplishment considering the rainy weather throughout the weekend.

The 2009 Clearwater Festival - day 1 in pics photos by Chris La Putt "Although the [Clearwater] festival was geared towards an older crowd, it did have a pretty stellar lineup.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON: The Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School recently celebrated Mexican culture in its multipurpose room.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON: Illustrator and graphic artist Tim Robinson, of Croton-on-Hudson, will have a one-man show of recent digital collage work on display at the Croton Free Library in July and August.

WHITE PLAINS - The GOP slate that will challenge Westchester County's Democrats in the November elections is starting to round out.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON - Construction is beginning on a new cell phone tower that could end longstanding problems with cellular phone service in the community.

At graduation ceremonies this season, there is pomp despite the circumstances. New college graduates are marching out into a bleak job market - the worst in decades.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON - Victoria Gauptman loves bringing her 7-year-old daughter, Juliette, to Croton Point Park near her home in Croton.

The Food Bank for Westchester, which is celebrating its 20th year of fighting hunger in Westchester, recently hosted the "Give Back Olympics" to help raise awareness of hunger and reaffirm corporate commitment to hunger relief in Westchester County.

Croton-ON-HUDSON: The Croton-Harmon Booster Club will host its 12th annual Croton-Harmon Golf Classic on June 15 at Hollow Brook Golf Club in Cortlandt.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON - Plans to rezone the south end of the community with more housing and a wider mix of businesses were presented to the public last night and received a mix of reactions.