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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Police: Verplanck Pair Stayed Overnight In Watergate Motel Without Paying

A pair of Verplanck women who snuck into the Watergate Motel in Croton-on-Hudson and spent the night a couple of times in December, were caught on Monday after the motel called the New York State Police to complain. Sarah Pisanelli, 19, and Carrie F. Roberts, 23, were charged with two counts of criminal trespass after an investigation by troopers revealed the duo had stayed overnight at the motel in Croton-on-Hudson, without permission or paying on two occasions, said state police.
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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Students Put Holiday Stamp On Buchanan Post Office

A colorful winter wonderland mural was painted on the post office front windows by Kathy Irwin's fourth and fifth grade art students from Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School. "I'm sure the entire town is going to enjoy the students' artwork when they drop by our office during the holiday season," said Jackson.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Woman Faces DWI Charge After Hit-Run Crash On Sprain Brook Parkway

... according to police. She is due to appear in the Town of Mount Pleasant Court on Dec. 15. Diana G. Villa of Verplanck, 24, charged with DWI, a misdemeanor by state police in Cortlandt after troopers were dispatched to a two-car auto collision that ...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Cortlandt Gets $50,000 Grant For Hudson River Educational Center

Cortlandt has received a hefty grant that will help it protect one of its greatest natural assets - the Hudson River. According to Supervisor Linda Puglisi, the town will get $50,000 in state money to fund a feasibility study, conceptual design and facility planning for the proposed Hudson River Environmental Educational Center in the hamlet of Verplanck.
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Friday, October 28, 2016

Lots Of Spooky Stuff To Do In Cortlandt This Halloween Weekend

The Great Pumpkin is about to rise from the pumpkin patch, and there's tons of stuff to do in Cortlandt this Halloween weekend. The town's annual 5K road race starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Cortlandt Waterfront Park, which is at Riverview Avenue and Broadway in Verplanck.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Pipeline protesters face trespassing charges

Four demonstrators who got inside part of pipe while protesting the controversial Algonquin Natural Gas Pipeline in Verplanck are facing trespassing charges this morning. The protesters reached a deal with a state police tactical team on Monday evening before crawling out of the pipe around 11:30 p.m. Spectra Energy is building the controversial project that expands the natural gas pipeline underground.
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Group Climbs Into Pipe To Protest Natural Gas Pipeline In Westchester

... a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. Got a nose for [] VERPLANCK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - A group climbed into pipe for a natural gas pipeline in northern Westchester County Monday morning, and the ...
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Monday, October 10, 2016

Demonstrators who crawled into pipe reach deal with police

Four demonstrators who crawled into a pipe to stop construction at the Algonquin pipeline project in Verplanck reached a deal with a state police tactical team on Monday evening. The protesters negotiated a deal with police that they will only face reduced charges of criminal trespass if they come out on their own by 12 p.m. Tuesday.
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Four Protesters Still Inside Pipes In Verplanck Protest

Four protesters who crawled inside lengths of pipeline along the Hudson River to stop Spectra Energy from dragging its 42-inch diameter, high-pressure, methane gas pipeline under the Hudson River, remain inside the pipe late Monday. The protesters have been inside the pipe for more than seven hours after sneaking into the work area earlier Monday, said Nancy Vann of Resist Spectra.
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Saturday, August 27, 2016

Time Is 'Running Out,' Say Pipeline Foes; 3 Arrested In Verplanck Protest

Foes of a controversial gas pipeline project sang as they marched to the spot where Spectra Energy crews were drilling Friday in Verplanck, according to a spokeswoman for one of the activist groups. Once there, a few of the 30 or so protesters attempted to block construction vehicles and were arrested, said Nancy Vann of ResistAIM.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Verplanck teens charged with burglary

State police say Miguel Reyes and Benjamin Knowles, both 18, were captured on surveillance video breaking into the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society on Highland Avenue in July. Reyes was sent to the Westchester County Jail in lieu on $1,500 bail, while Knowles was released on his own recognizance.
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Two Teens Charged In Northern Westchester Italian-American Club Burglary

Miguel Reyes and Benjaman Knowles, both 18-year-olds from Verplanck, were charged with burglary in the third degree, . Reyes was arrested on July 18 while Knowles was arrested on August 6. Knowles was also charged with unlawful possession of alcohol by a person under 21. The men forcibly entered the area, which is an nonprofit Italian-American Club at 155 Highland Ave. in Verplanck, police said.
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Monday, August 8, 2016

Astorino, Murphy Urge Public To Protest Hudson River Anchorages

... industrial barges to drop anchor. Among the 10 spots are locations in Westchester including Yonkers, Montrose and Verplanck. "Once again, it appears that the federal government wants to do what it wants, where it wants, when it wants and that's just ...
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Monday, August 1, 2016

Cortlandt Asks Public's Help In Battling Barge Anchor Proposals

... site built off Montrose. It would accommodate up to three vessels. There also would be an 98-acre site between Verplanck and Tompkins Cove for another three vessels. Puglisi said the town is opposed to the plans for several reasons, the main one ...
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Monday, July 25, 2016

Croton Firefighters Put Out 2 Brush Fires, Help Rescue 11 Stranded Boaters

... Police Department and Rockland County Sheriff's Marine Units. Utility 14, Marine 12 and Marine 32, along with the Verplanck Fire Department's Marine 1, Croton-on-Hudson Emergency Medical Services, Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Westchester ...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Police Seek Suspects In Northern Westchester Italian-American Club Burglary

State police are attempting to identify two male suspects pictured above who are wanted for questioning in the burglary of a non-profit organization in Verplanck. The men allegedly forcibly entered Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society, which is located at 155 Highland Ave. in Verplanck, at 5 a.m. Saturday, police said.
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Monday, July 18, 2016

Faye L McKeon

... McKeon. Faye is survived by her sons Timothy (Kathy) McKeon of Eugene, OR and Terrance (Eileen) McKeon of Verplanck, NY and her daughter Cindy (Dick) Maltby of Cape Coral, FL. Faye is also survived by ther daughters Brigid McKeon, Sarah Brown, Terah ...
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Friday, July 15, 2016

Why the American Revolution Matters Now More Than Ever: The Midnight Raid at Stony Point

... the site had excellent natural defenses. On May 30, 1779, the British had seized control of both Stony Point and Verplanck's Point, another fort on the opposite side of the river, directly across from Stony Point. The two forts cemented British ...
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Friday, July 8, 2016

Cortlandt Stops The 'Buzz,' Buys $2.75 Million Site For Recreation Use

In what Supervisor Linda Puglisi has called "a home run for everybody," Cortlandt is now the owner of a 100-acre parcel in Verplanck. The Town Board voted in 2014 to purchase the land from Con Edison for $2.74 million in a bid to thwart a proposed electric converter station.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Party Band FDR Drive Plays In Cortlandt

Popular New York party band FDR Drive will perform a free concert on Thursday at Cortlandt Waterfront Park in Verplanck on Riverview Avenue. FDR Drive offers a mix of current dance hits, Motown, R&B, '70s, '80s, '90s, rock, pop hits, swing, novelty songs and standards.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Croton Firefighters Respond To 9 Calls During Holiday Weekend

... the call about 6:20 a.m. Friday. Then, the department's fireboat, Marine 12, was dispatched to a boat fire in Verplanck about 8:43 a.m. Marine 12 was unable to respond, however, due to a mechanical issue. On Saturday, Croton Fire and ...
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Monday, June 6, 2016

Verplanck residents being forced from mobile home park

Residents of a trailer park in Verplanck are being forced out after the town of Cortlandt revealed it wants to transform the park into a recreation area. The Riveredge Mobile Home Park is located along Riverview Avenue.
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Friday, June 3, 2016

Margaretann Cuevas, 67, Verplanck Resident

Cuevas was employed by the Hendrick Hudson School District for many years and locally was a member of the Verplanck Ladies Auxiliary for almost 50 years, as well as a member of the Hudson Valley Ladies Auxiliary Fire Department. Cuevas is survived by her husband of 48 years, Cleofe Cuevas; daughter, Judy Gaudinier; son, Cleofe Cuevas Jr. and his wife Janet; daughter, Heather Schlurensauer and her husband Scott; siblings, Marion Perez, Dorothy Sebock, Patsy Mascalino and Beverly McCloskey; and grandchildren, Stephanie, Amanda, Justin, Miguel, Nicholas, Owen, April and Caylee.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Dog Daycare In Yorktown Holds Grand Opening

... Cortlandt Manor. Light refreshments will be served at the event. Similar to its other locations in Mount Kisco and Verplanck, Canine Kindergarten Yorktown will offer dog daycare, cage-free boarding, grooming and training. The facility features over ...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Dinkum Hair Offers $10 Cuts During Grand Opening

To celebrate the opening of Dinkum Hair, Westchester's newest hair salon and barbershop, all haircuts for men, women and kids are just $10. Located in the Buchanan Circle, it is convenient for residents not only of Buchanan, but also Montrose, Crugers, Peekskill, Cortlandt, Verplanck, and Croton-on-Hudson, said owner Mark Young.
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Monday, March 21, 2016

Dinkum Hair Opens for residents of Buchanan, Montrose, Crugers, Cortlandt, Verplanck, Croton

March 19, 2016 - PRLog -- Westchester's newest hair salon and barber shop offers haircuts and barber services for men, women and kids haircuts for only $10. To celebrate the opening of Dinkum Hair, Westchester's newest hair salon and barbershop, in the Buchanan Circle, all haircuts for men, women and kids are just $10.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Exploration, Innovation at Buchanan-Verplanck's Science Expo

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Do breath mints really cool your mouth? And how does one create a "ghost" in a test tube? The answers to these questions and many more could be found at the Buchanan-Verplanck Science Expo, which took place on March 10th in the school gym. From potato and lemon batteries to bending bones and self-inflating balloons, the range of projects was impressive, with students from every grade level eager to share their hard work and the many fascinating science facts they had learned.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Arrests: Pipeline Foes Block Worksites in Cortlandt

... Police advised the people who were blocking one pipeline entrance on Broadway and another on 9th Street in Verplanck that if they failed to leave and allow workers to enter the site, they would be arrested. As a result, 11 protesters were charged ...
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Monday, February 8, 2016

Chato's Kitchen Gets Cooking At Hendrick Hudson High School

... , thanks to a dedicated group of high school puppet volunteers. A second date of Feb. 11 at 9:45 a.m. for Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School first and second graders will also be open to the public.
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