Fear of Fear
FEAR OF FEAR: Trigger alert! By Krista Madsen I’m afraid of everything. Why be selective when you can just have a generalized low-level anxiety on autoplay all day no matter the lack of apex predators...
View ArticleAnnual Support-A-Walk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Sunday
By Rick Pezzullo— It’s been 31 years since Support-A-Walk was first held to provide support to individuals and family members coping with breast and ovarian cancer throughout the region. The non-profit...
View ArticleThe Choice Is Clear
Letter to the Editor One of the parties in the Sleepy Hollow village election calls itself “Unite” and says they are “non-partisan.” This is a strange claim from a group composed entirely of registered...
View ArticleMercy University Recognized for Social Mobility
By Rick Pezzullo— Mercy University has been named by U.S. News & World Report as a top performer on Social Mobility in the publication’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings. It’s the fifth consecutive year...
View ArticleHoltec Has No Imminent Plans to Restart Indian Point
By Rick Pezzullo— The company decommissioning the nuclear power plants at Indian Point is not planning to restart the facility any time soon. During a meeting last week of the New York State Indian...
View ArticleHalloween Happenings: The Full 2025 Rivertowns Schedule
In the month leading up to Halloween, there are dozens of events, activities, entertainment and downright scary stuff going on. To help readers decide where to go, The Hudson Independent offers a...
View ArticleLawler’s Aid Policy Is Indifference—And Indifference Leads To Death
Congressman Mike Lawler’s record of supporting devastating foreign aid cuts is not only dangerous and shortsighted—it’s deeply unjust. Since January, the Trump Administration has overseen the most...
View ArticleGoing Toe-To-Toe With The Boys
By Tom Pedulla– Several teammates on the Dobbs Ferry football team for seventh and eighth graders tested Quinn Cronin by racing her before a recent practice at Gould Park. None came close to beating...
View ArticleBrains!
BRAINS! Going Presi-mental in a two-part series By Krista Madsen OUT, DAMNED SPOT! This is going to be gross. When you’re burning through the final embers of your First Amendment rights, and it’s...
View ArticleA Desire To Excel Pays Off
By Tom Pedulla– The hard work of Dobbs Ferry senior Anthony Ficarrotta paid off when he committed to play basketball at Division 2 St. Thomas Aquinas College in Orangeburg, N.Y. The 6-3, 184-pound...
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