Yorktown Heights News

Home care workers provide a crucial bulwark between older adults and assisted living or nursing homes.

There is always a wide variety of jobs to be had in Northern Westchester, here are some of the new listings this week.

A The following was provided by the New York State police. It does not indicate a conviction.

News from Skidmore College: The following local students earned term honors for the fall semester at Skidmore College: Anna Farrell , a member of the class of 2013.

The Great Westchester Toy and Train Show When/Where: A Sunday, Jan. 29 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at theA Westchester County Center A in White Plains.

Borok isA a freshman majoring in engineering studies.A Presidential Scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours.

Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty announced today that Maria Szilagyi has joined the firm's Yorktown office as Licensed Real Estate Salesperson.

George in Mohegan Lake. The event has been sold out, but doors open at 6:30 p.m. for advanced reservations and ticket holders.

A When local author and activist Ali Berman, who graduated from Sarah Lawrence and lives up in Yorktown Heights, decided to challenge "Skinny Bashing" in an essay on the women-oriented green living website Girlie Girl Army , she could hardly imagine the viral response it would stir.A As of today, it's generated 150 responses from women worldwide, ... (more)

Hudson Valley Hospital Center Pastoral Care Office installed seven new volunteers as lay chaplains Thursday morning during a ceremony in the hospital's Wagner Conference Room.

Police have accused a 20-year-old woman of abandoning her 1-year-old daughter on her ex-boyfriend's... If you can't be in San Francisco on Sunday when the Giants take on the 49ers in the NFC... There's no need to get on a plane headed for Park City to see submissions worthy of the Sundance... YORKTOWN - Hundreds of people gathered Thursday to mourn ... (more)

The following is from SUNY New Paltz: The State University of New York at New Paltz recently conferred over 500 undergraduate degrees.A Sara Vecchiolla , a resident of Yorktown Heights, was among the university's graduates.