Yorktown News

The winter weather event, slated to begin tonight, could cause slick driving conditions.

New headstones were installed for two Yorktown Civil War veterans: Joseph Hyatt and Ebenezer Peterson.

After eight agonizing months of waiting in the wings for a return to the stage, the curtain has come down for good on the Westchester Broadway Theatre.

"The Trial of the Chicago 7," released on Netflix in October, is based on actual dialogue from the trial. The court reporter’s transcriptions total 22,302 pages. A half-century ago, Yorktown resident Mark Levine and his friends read every single one of them, editing them down to a book. It’s a moment in history that a lot of people alive today don’t know about or didn’t know about before the movie came out.

All told, during his decade in California, Furman has directed a music video, acted in movies, written a screenplay, scored a short film, done voice-over work and much more.

The map for Sunday's Holiday Electric Lights Parade (begins at 5 p.m.). If attending, you must enter from the Taconic State Parkway.

***Santa Day 2020*** Mark your calendars folks! Santa Claus is coming to Yorktown Sunday December 13th, 2020! ... This year the CDC has deemed Santa as part of the High Risk population so due to COVID-19 restrictions our Santa Day has been slightly modified for safety reasons. We will still be using the same three routes that we have used in past years. See the link below for Route locations and times. (Please note that all times are approximate) Due to COVID-19, Santa and his elves at the YHFD will not be exiting our fire apparatus. Rather, we will be converting this years Santa day candy cane run into a modified Santa day parade. Additional rules that have been changed this year for safety reasons are as follows: Sadly, we will not be handing out candy canes this year at stops during our routes for safety reasons. We strongly discourage large groups from gathering at stops. Some examples of ways to safely distance is to remain in your vehicle or stay in your driveway and wave as Santa drives by. We will be entering individual Cul-De-Sacs this year to discourage large groups from gathering so please bare with us as this will take extra time along our routes. Our music cars that travel ahead of Santa will be respectfully asking any large groups waiting at intersections for Santa to disperse and socially distance for safety reasons. When safely possible to do so. If you’d like to take a picture with Santa and his elves you can do so by standing in front of our fire apparatus while Santa waves from inside the fire apparatus. (Santa will not be exiting the vehicle) We will not be entering nursing homes, group homes, houses or worship, locations where large public gatherings are taking place or individual homes this year. Sadly, Santa will not be accepting any home baked goods this year for safety reasons. We have reduced the number of firefighters that will be assisting Santa in our fire apparatus this year and as always all of our firefighters and Santa will be required to wear face coverings. During our breaks, all of our apparatus will be sanitized for safety reasons as crews swap out. All route times are approximate, we are trying to ensure we safely bring the holiday spirit and smiles to everyone’s faces (under their masks of course ) throughout the Yorktown Heights Fire District by driving down more individual streets. Please be aware that all of our apparatus are still in service to respond to alarms. Should Santa not arrive on time, please be patient as he his assisting fire crews with responding to emergencies around town. Please subscribe to our Facebook page for up to date information regarding alarms that day, and Santa's progress. https://yorktownfire.org/news/518/2020-Santa-Day-Run- Town of Yorktown Yorktown Police Department Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc. Yorktown News Yorktown-Somers Patch Daily Voice Northern Westchester News 12 Westchester Yorktown Chamber of Commerce

Two Mahopac residentsa 50-year-old man and a 56-year-old womanare dead following a two-crash crash that happened on Route 6N in Yorktown around 6 p.m. Sunday.

Police Chief Robert Noble has been eager to let statistics tell the story of his department’s reputation. In my career here, I don’t know of an incident where any of us have ever fired our weapon at another human being."

Early voting lines this afternoon in Yorktown Important note from Town Clerk Diana Quast: "You can just come into the building to drop off absentees. There are special ambassadors to handle absentee drop offs."

The line to vote at the Albert A. Capellini Community and Cultural Center is extending around the track. Important note from Town Clerk Diana Quast: "You can just come into the building to drop off absentees. There are special ambassadors to handle absentee drop offs."

Early voting begins today in New York State. Here's where and when you can vote in Yorktown. Westchester residents can vote at any polling location in the county. Learn more here: https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com//early-vot

After working in the district for 36 years under seven full-time and two interim superintendents, James VanDevelde is calling it a career.

The candidates spoke to Yorktown News about their values, their plans for New York State, and about what it means to represent their political party in the upcoming election.

Yorktown boys soccer came up with a big 2-0 win versus rival Somers, sparked by 9 saves and a shutout by Dylan Lopez.

Whitehill Road and Commerce Street may soon be deemed No-Parking Zones.

It’s an appalling thing to think that is what’s happening in not only our town, but towns across the country.

During the height of the pandemic, "We were averaging 10,000-12,000 pounds of food being given out a week, said Beth Luft, a school social worker in the Lakeland School District and volunteer with Feeding Westchester.

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