Knights of Pythias Donates to Food Pantries

YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Beginning Monday, March 8, Hill Boulevard, from Village Road North to Route 6, will be closed for 12 weeks for a culvert repair.

Three years ago, the town received two grants from the New York State Department of Transportation: a 95-percent reimbursable $2.6 million grant for Hill Boulevard and a 100-percent reimbursable $820,000 grant for Veterans Road.

In September, the ...

Yorktown Boys Basketball (6-2)

Yorktown 61, Somers 43

Tuesday, Feb. 23 (Somers High School)

Yorktown defeated Somers 61-43 to sweep the season series.

“Sweeping Somers in my sophomore season meant so much to me, but I can’t imagine what it meant to the seniors on our team,” said Yorktown’s Antoine Coles. “We didn’t know if we were even going to receive a chance to have a season, and ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. – When life gives you snow, make a snowman!

Dozens of Yorktown families made the most of the winter precipitation by building snowmen and entering their creations into a contest that was jointly sponsored by the town’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce. All 22 entrants received prizes, courtesy of Burger King, Pow! Burger and ...

Every week, Yorktown News will ask Town Supervisor Matt Slater a “Question of the Week.” If you have a question, email yorktownnews@halstonmedia.com.

On Thursday, Feb. 25, ACME administered the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 200 people at the Capellini Community Center. A little more than a month ago, ACME had 200 slots for vaccination. It was filled within 10 minutes. They had their ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Yorktown avenged an opening-week loss when it beat visiting Somers, 47-37, on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

The win was a big one for the Huskers, said Husker Ashley Zeolla.

“It meant everything,” Zeolla said. “Somers is a skilled team, and achieving that win is a victory our team will never forget.”

One of Zeolla's teammates, Melissa Severino, felt losing to rival Somers in the ...

SHRUB OAK, N.Y. - Rob Nardelli led the Hornets with 16 points in their 55-50 victory against visiting sister school, Walter Panas, in the Giglio Games on Saturday, Feb. 27.

“Obviously, the Giglio Games this year is not what it once was, but it still holds a lot of meaning for the players,” Nardelli said.

“Whenever you play Panas, there’s the extra motivation to win the game especially ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Four teens from Yorktown and one from Peekskill—aged 15 to 18—are facing felony robbery charges after they allegedly threatened a person with a replica firearm during a night-time encounter in the Roma Building parking lot, according to the Yorktown Police Department

The five male teens reportedly set up the meeting on Saturday, Feb. 27, under the guise of selling a vape pen.

YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Fascinated by flight since he was a boy, artist Bill Melvin mastered the style of watercolor painting and combined his love of art and aviation to create pieces depicting legendary aircrafts and pilots. For the first 91 years of his life, Melvin was a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio. In October of 2020, he moved to Shrub Oak to live with his daughter.

His body of work is on ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. – One of the most beautifully preserved Victorian houses in Yorktown is located on scenic Hunterbrook Road. Built in the 1890s as a country retreat for acclaimed stage actor Lewis Morrison, “Morrison Manor” was the setting for countless garden parties and picnics throughout the last years of the 19th century and early days of the 20th. The Yorktown Heritage Preservation Commission ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. – When BSA Troop 164 member Benjamin Brown first found the grave of Tuskegee Airman James Rushin in the Amawalk Hill Cemetery, he felt both excited and confused. He was thrilled to have discovered the grave of a military pioneer but confused as to why there was no headstone to commemorate his life, only a basic plaque.

Brown, a senior at Yorktown High School, completed his Eagle ...