Byrd’s Legend Roger McGuinn Lands at Music Hall on May 9
By W.B. King– Long before he was flying “Eight Miles High” as the frontman for The Byrds, Roger McGuinn called Tarrytown home. “My folks had a rented house there. I went to second and third grade in...
View ArticleSLEEPY HOLLOW RESIDENT WORKS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL HEALTH INEQUITY
By Maria Ann Roglieri– At a time when the U.S. government is turning inward and pulling funding for critical health care projects around the world, it is encouraging to learn that there are remarkable...
View ArticleJenkins Declares State of the County is ‘Anchored in Who We Are’
By Rick Pezzullo— Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins delivered his first State of the County address Wednesday night, declaring “We’re not repeating history, we’re making it.” Standing in the...
View ArticleIrvington Celebrates Its Long-Lived Local Newspaper, The Gazette
By Barrett Seaman– Once upon a time, villages in the rivertowns had their own newspapers. Shortly after the turn of the century (the 1899-to-1900 one), several sprang up: the Dobbs Ferry Register, the...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Man Sentenced to Prison for Attack on Ex-Girlfriend
By Rick Pezzullo— A 40-year-old Sleepy Hollow man was sentenced Friday to 20 years to life in state prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend in her village residence in the presence of her young children...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room
SCAPEGOAT 2: The elephant in the room By Krista Madsen Since I outed the scapegoats (the animals and others blamed for our human foibles), it would be wrong not to mention the unwieldy unmentionable,...
View ArticleDows Lane School Students Shine in Math Competition
Dows Lane Elementary School third graders recently demonstrated their math skills during the First in Math Virtual Regional Tournament. Competing against students from across the region, they tackled...
View ArticleHundreds Enjoy Annual Duck Derby at Patriots Park
Hundreds of children and adults turned out at Patriots Park in Tarrytown Sunday for the 18th annual Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns’ Duck Derby and the Family YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day. The...
View ArticleIn His First In-Person Town Hall, Impatient And Unruly Voters Confront...
By Barrett Seaman– It was clear from the staging of Sunday night’s first open “Town Hall” appearance before voters that 17th District Congressman Mike Lawler and his staff were concerned about the...
View ArticleDobbs Ferry Enters Partnership to Create Affordable Housing
By Rick Pezzullo— The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees took a major step last week to try to turn three village-owned lots into affordable housing. At its April 22 meeting, trustees voted to enter into...
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