Joe Taxiera, Graphic Artist, Fire Dispatcher, Of Ossining, 69

Joseph Taxiera of Ossining, a graphic artist and a dispatcher for the Ossining Fire Department, died Friday, Feb. 10. He was 69. Taxiera graduated from Ossining High School in 1965 and was also a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. From 1966 to 2013, Taxiera was a member of the Ossining Fire Department, Ossining Hose Company No.

Two Ossining Rental Projects Get IDA Support

Westchester's Industrial Development Agency has issued preliminary approved incentives for two rental apartment projects in Ossining with a total private investment of $118.25 million, County Executive Robert P. Astorino recently announced. "The two projects approved today by the IDA will provide nearly 300 units of market rate and senior rental housing and affordable units, and will create hundreds of construction jobs for our economy," said Astorino in a release statement.

Snow Emergency Declared In Ossining

With up to a foot of snow possibly making its way toward Ossining, local officials have declared a snow emergency and announced temporary parking changes in the village. On Wednesday, Village Manager Paul Fraioli announced that beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Ossining would be in a state of snow emergency, establishing emergency parking and traffic regulations.

Here’s why the rebate check is late

... been able to communicate with your office. They can't find out where the check is," Assemblywoman Sandra Galef, D-Ossining, Westchester County, said to tax officials. "They don't know when it's coming. They don't know what it is for." Nonie Manion, ...

Services For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Will Be In White Plains

Memorial services for an Ossining woman who was among two people killed in a wrong-way crash near New Haven, Conn., during the early hours of Monday morning have been announced. First visitation for 27-year-old Erica Farland will be Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at McMahon, Lyon & Hartnett Funeral Home Inc. on 491 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains.

Ossining Celebrates Peace, Unity At Rally

... and Rally on Friday, which featured speakers from clergy and elected officials like Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Ossining) and County Legislator Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining). People representing the Muslim community and the LGBT community also ...

2 Die In Highway Crash

... 2016 Audi southbound in the left of two southbound lanes. She was wearing a shoulder belt. Erica Farland, 37, of Ossining, N.Y., was driving her 2015 Subaru northbound, wearing a shoulder and lap belt. But she was doing so in the southbound left ...

Head-on crash kills two on Route 15

... southbound lane, just beyond the West Rock Tunnel at 1:10 a.m. when the vehicles collided. Erica Farland , 27, of Ossining, N.Y. was driving her 2015 Subaru Legacy northbound in the southbound lane, Trooper Timothy M. Ruppar said, when she struck ...

Ossining Coming Together For Unity Rally

In light of political rhetoric some fear is divisive, more than 150 people will be gathering in the Village of Ossining Friday to show they stand united. A Peace and Unity Vigil and Rally is being held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Market Square in downtown Ossining.

Trump Golf Club Ordered to Pay $5.7 Million to Ex-Members

... of Trump National Golf Clubs in the U.S. as well as his international courses. Trump is currently suing the town of Ossining, N.Y., in an effort to try to lower the taxes on his golf course there. The town said the course is worth $15.1 million. ...

Trump golf club must pay $5.7 million to ex-members

... of Trump National Golf Clubs in the U.S. as well as his international courses. Trump is currently suing the town of Ossining, N.Y., in an effort to try to lower the taxes on his golf course there. The town said the course is worth $15.1 million. In ...

Westchester Communities, Colleges Set ‘Relay For Life’ Events

Hundreds, if not thousands, of folks will be lacing up their running shoes this spring all over Westchester to help fight a deadly disease. The American Cancer Society says that 13 Relay for Life events have been scheduled for May 20 through June 19. The community led events will be held in: Eastchester, Mamaroneck, Chappaqua, Harrison, Katonah-Lewisboro, the Tarrytowns, Yorktown, Yonkers, Somers, Ossining and the Hendrick Hudson School District.

Obituary: Edwin Shapiro, Ossining Town Justice

Edwin S. Shapiro, 86, a longtime Ossining Town Justice, died on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at his Briarcliff Manor home after a long illness. Born in 1931 in Brooklyn, he graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., in 1952 and received his law degree from Harvard in 1955.

Ossining Group Seeks Info About ‘Virtually Unknown’ WWI Memorial

The Ossining Camp Meeting Association has begun the process of restoring an elaborate decades-old World War I memorial originally constructed in Ossining by Swedish Methodists from Brooklyn. In a statement announcing the Camp Meeting Association's initiative, Miguel Hernandez said the group is seeking the public's help in returning the "virtually unknown memorial" to its former glory.

Ossining H.S. Robotics Team Wins Third Place, ‘Motivate’ Award

The Ossining school district continued a successful run in the field of robotics this weekend when students from Ossining High School were recognized at the FIRST Tech Challenge Hudson Valley qualifying tournament. The Ossining High School Robotics Team, which placed third in the Jan. 21 tournament in Yonkers, is now set to move on the regional finals on Feb. 5 at Pace University, according to a statement from the Ossining school district.

Ossining’s Robotics Wizards Move To First Lego League Tourney Semifinals

A group of Ossining middle school students with a collective talent for robotics has advanced to the semifinals of the Hudson Valley FIRST LEGO League qualifying tournament. The team, which goes by the name Robotics Wizards, hails from Anne M. Dorner Middle School, according to a statement from the Ossining school district, which said the team scored well in the three-part competition on Jan. 21 in Chappaqua.

Maryknoll Sister Mary Edna Brophy, 90

Longtime Maryknoller Sister Mary Edna Brophy, a missioner to Hong Kong, died on Friday, Jan. 13, in Ossining. She was 90. A Vespers service will be held for her at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, 10 Pinesbridge Road.

Nor’easter: Wind Advisory, Flood Watch For Ossining

As a strong Nor'easter arrives in the area, the most updated forecast from the National Weather Service calls for a mix of snow and sleet with rain Thursday night in most spots, with the wintry mix likely to continue for a longer period in Putnam and Dutchess. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect in Putnam until 7 a.m. Tuesday and in Dutchess until 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Regeneron Congratulates Ossining Science Talent Search Scholars

A delegation of staff and scientists from Tarrytown-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals recently visited Ossining High School to give their congratulations to the school's three 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars. The Regeneron Science Talent Search is the nation's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition and is a program of the Society for Science & the Public, according to a release from the Ossining Union Free School District.

Search On For Ossining Teen Missing Since Dec. 11

Authorities in Westchester County, New York City and elsewhere are searching for a 15-year-old Ossining girl missing for more than three weeks. Shilah Carter, whose is to celebrate her 16th birthday on Jan. 8, is believed to have run away on Dec. 11, according to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services .

Riverkeeper Applauds Indian Point Closing

On Monday, Entergy, which owns Indian Point, announced it will close the nuclear plant by 2021 as part of an agreement with Riverkeeper, an Ossining-based organization dedicated to defending New York's waterways. As part of the agreement that was brokered with Entergy and New York State, Riverkeeper agreed to drop its lawsuits against the plant.