250 to 1,000 gallons of oil leaked into Granite Springs stream, DEC investigates

Somers Volunteer Fire Department responded to an oil leak on Granite Springs Road Monday night. The spill is estimated to be 250 to 1000 gallons.

Halloween Kicks Off At Lasdon Park Train Show

Halloween season will officially kick off on Saturday, Sept. 30 when the annual train show comes to Westchester.Lasdon Park on Route 35 in Somers is once …

‘Holidays on the Hill’ train show pulls into Lasdon Park and Arboretum: photos, video

The train show runs Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 30.

Somers ‘dumped mail’ arrest latest sign of Hudson Valley postal service dysfunction

Somers ‘dumped mail’ arrest is just the latest sign that the postal system in the Hudson Valley is broken.

Open Mic Night at Mohansic Grill in Yorktown Welcomes Local Musicians

YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Because of Robert Hill, any artist who wants to perform weekly can take the stage and find support among friends.

2018 SVFD Candy Cane Run

Santa will be making his yearly trip around Somers giving out candy canes on SVFD fire trucks. The event will follow three routes throughout Somers. Reminder …

Oil spill threatens Somers reservoir

An oil spill could threaten a local reservoir in the Granite Springs section of Somers. Fire, hazmat and environmental crews are keeping a close eye on an oil …

Fight intensifies over toxics clean-up by Amawalk luxury-home site

Lead contamination at shooting range near the Amawalk Reservoir in Somers derailed developer John Harkins’ plans to build luxury homes.

Two Vie for Fire District Commissioner Spot

Residents have a choice between two former fire chiefs in the upcoming election for Fire District commissioner.

Trout program teacher hooks recognition award

While the snowstorms in March and April kept students and teachers out of school for more than a week, the school of fish in Brian Hugick’s classroom thrived …

How to Spend a Perfect Saturday in Katonah

Simultaneously artsy, chic, and pastoral (you won’t find traffic lights anywhere in town), Katonah blends historic charm and stylish stores with major cultural …

Dentist Charges Yorktown Hurting Residents with No Fluoride in Water

Yorktown and Somers residents were notified earlier this month that the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works (NWJWW) will no longer add fluoride to its …

Granite Point Lawsuit Dismissed

SOMERS, N.Y. – A State Supreme Court justice has dismissed a last-ditch effort to block construction of 23 luxury homes only steps from the Amawalk Reservoir …

Joseph L. DaRonco Sr. Dies At 77

YORKTOWN, NY — Joseph L. DaRonco Sr. died on Friday, June 23, three weeks shy of his 78th birthday. Joe was born in 1939 in Mt. Vernon to Lee and …

8-Bedroom Stunning Manor On 35 Westchester Acres

KATONAH, NY — Picture coming home driving down a long driveway to your stunning eight-bedroom manor set on 35 landscaped acres. Besides a home …

Water fluoridation in Somers, part of Yorktown to end temporarily

Starting Friday, water supplied to residents of Somers and part of Yorktown will no longer have fluoride added to it, the Northern Westchester Joint Waterworks …

Trout Season Casts Off in Westchester County

North Salem, N.Y. – Ten minutes into staking a spot on the banks of the Titicus River in North Salem, Jack Newman felt a tug on his line.

Somers: Do You Know?

SOMERS, N.Y. – The sleepy little up-county town known as Somers has some interesting history you may not be aware of: The second banking institution to …

WOW House: Mobys Pound Ridge Home Selling For $1.3 Million

POUND RIDGE, NY — Ever wanted to live like a celebrity? Well now you can. The musician Moby is selling his classic mid-century modern home in Pound …

Making their way

Martha Gudelsky Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hospitality Management. With almost a dozen campus leadership roles and academic honors, from …

Katonah: Tanker carrying 5000 gallons of sewage crash

Somers Awarded $847K to Improve Lake Shenorock

Additionally, he said, Lake Shenorock spills into the Amawalk Reservoir, which provides drinking water to New York City and to Shenorock. 

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/somers/articles/somers-awarded-847k-to-improve-lake-shenorock-1

Yorktown: Divers recover body of Darrin Dyckoff from Sparkle Lake

The discovery of lead contamination at an abandoned shooting range along the Amawalk Reservoir in Somers derailed developer John Harkins’ plans in the early 2000s to begin building 23 luxury homes by the source of drinking water for thousands of residents.

More than a decade later, Harkins remains committed to the Granite Pointe project that his company, Suelain Realty, Inc., proposed in 1993.

As Harkins pushes to win approval from the Somers Planning Board, a new offensive by citizen activists has Harkins’ company in hot water with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which has threatened to terminate the company’s pact with the state under its Brownfield Cleanup Program.

Harkins is counting on the state’s generous brownfield tax-credit program to help finance the long-delayed cleanup on three Granite Pointe building lots.

The citizens have also questioned the role played by town attorney Roland Baroni, whose firm, Stephens, Baroni, Reilly & Lewis LLP, provides legal advice to the planning board, and, until contacted by Tax Watch Wednesday, touted Toll Brothers, a residential builder, as one of its clients on the firm’s website.

Harkins told Tax Watch that Toll Brothers was among the companies considering purchasing building lots, once he has his approvals in hand. He estimated the lots will fetch as much as $300,000 each…..

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/2015/07/16/fight-intensifies-over-toxics-clean-up-amawalk-luxury-home-site/30139339/

NEW YORK – An Amawalk man is being held by Yonkers City Police on a charge of attempted murder.

Pashko Gelaj, 45, was arrested by State Police and the US Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Gelaj is accused of shooting a relative with a shotgun. He had been wanted by Yonkers Police following the incident.

http://midhudsonnews.com/News/2016/April/04/Gelaj_arr-04Apr16.html

Anthony Squitieri, age 24, from Carriage Court in Amawalk, NY, arrested on December 4, 2015 by Patrolman Thomas Foster on a Contempt of Court warrant issued by the Alpine Municipal Court. He was released after posting $100.00 bail.

https://www.redbankgreen.com/2015/12/middletown-police-blotter-32/

A pair of accidents on Route 6 and Route 35/202 have resulted in injuries Wednesday afternoon.

The multi-vehicle accident on Route 6 at Old Route 6 in Carmel was reported at 5 p.m.

The Route 35/202 accident, a two-car collision, occurred in Yorktown Heights at Willoway Street, just west of the Amawalk Fire House.

A late-afternoon accident on I-84 is also causing delays. It occurred on the east-bound side between I-684 (Exit 20) and Saw Mill Road (Exit 1).

MORE INFORMATION:

http://somerschamber.com/

Middletown Arrests: April 20 to May 2

Justin Figari, Jason Garcia