WDFH - In Focus

Local run/walk races this weekend; Briarcliff schools approve remediation plan for contaminated soil on laying fields; new Veterans' Park in Cortlandt/Verplanck.

Ossining board of trustees settles with Policeman's Benevolent Association on five-year contract, which will include some retroactive coverage. One result is that active employees and future retirees will contribute to health care expenses.

September 8 will mark the tenth anniversary of the 5K run and two-mile walk benefitting Ossining Matters, an organization which helps provide local schools with needed aid. To register, visit ossiningmatters.org.

We update on the case of Maria Villa Loja, charged with the suffocation of a five-month-old infant in her care.

Winner of first Ironman U.S. Championship is former resident of Briarcliff Manor; new trustee for Briarcliff Manor schools; Briarcliff Manor schools approve new playground; Cortlandt announces opening of new Veteran's Park.

We follow up on Croton River problems with safety and overuse, the 9/11 memorial in Cortlandt, and Ossining's highway superintendent position change.

Man drowns in Croton River while rescuing his children. Sandy Galef still pushing for mandatory boating safety courses. Underage drinking parties target of OCTC... "It's 10pm, do you know where your children are?"

Ossining to hold hearing on abolishing elected position of Superintendent of Highways; Croton to hold elections in November for the first time.

Briarcliff approves expansion of Chilmark Shopping Center and new C.V.S. store; Croton enacts temporary water use restrictions; Briarcliff applying for funding to improve Scarborough Park.

Ossining school superintendent Dr. Phyllis Glassman to retire effective January. Briarcliff school board member Rosella Ranno resigns effective immediately. Town of Ossining looking to reassess property taxes.

17th Congressional District contest; Ossining HS graduate drowns in accident off City Island; Briarcliff Manor schools appoint new Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Assessment, and Human Resources; petition for center media barrier on Bear Mountain Parkway.

Former Testwell site in Ossining has new tenant. Highway post in Ossining may become appointive rather than elective. Gary give us a lesson in road-paving techniques. Brief synopsis of Tuesday's Republican primary choices for residents.