Covid Again Triggers Cancellations, Including Tarrytown Halloween Parade
By Robert Kimmel — For the second consecutive year, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on local Halloween activities. One of Tarrytown’s most anticipated events, its Halloween Parade has been...
View ArticleClover Heating & Cooling Celebrates 35th Anniversary by Giving Back
By Rick Pezzullo— Clover Heating & Cooling celebrates its 35th anniversary this October and will dedicate the next year to giving back to the Westchester community in several ways. The Sleepy...
View ArticleIf You See This Invasive Pest, “PLEASE, PLEASE, DESTROY IT”
And when you do, notify your local Recreation and Parks Department as well as the New York State Department of Environment; Conservation (NYS DEC). Spotted Lantern Flies (SFL) have devastated areas of...
View ArticleRecord Number of Dates Planned for The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
By Rick Pezzullo — The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze kicks off the first of a record 59 nights today at historic Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson. Back for a 17th year, the Blaze runs until...
View ArticleSixteen Local Students Named 2022 National Merit Semifinalists
By Brianna Staudt — Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow combined to double their number of National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists this year. The villages claim 16 of the...
View ArticleThe Indy Welcomes Brianna Staudt As Its New Editor
By Barrett Seaman– The Hudson Independent is pleased to welcome Tarrytown resident Brianna Staudt as its new managing editor. She assumes her duties this month, succeeding Rick Pezzullo, who will...
View ArticleInside Last Week’s Rivertowns Power Outage
By Brianna Staudt — The phone rang at 6:40 a.m. on Monday morning. Retiring Public Schools of the Tarrytowns Transportation Director Cy Hughes reported he was in the district transportation building,...
View ArticleBoat Club Competes to Keep its Tarrytown Waterfront Home
By Barrett Seaman— For 65 years, the Washington Irving Boat Club (WIBC) has provided dockage for Tarrytown boaters, as well as food, drink and entertainment at a popular riverside restaurant/bar on its...
View ArticleRoberto Gabarro, 84
Roberto Gabarro, a longtime Sleepy Hollow resident, died Sept. 18, 2021, at the age of 84. Roberto was born in Cuba on Feb. 14, 1937, and he was the son of Robustiano and Maria Torres Gabarro. Roberto...
View ArticleDeveloper Chosen to Modernize Franklin Towers and Courts in Tarrytown
By Rick Pezzullo — The developer of an affordable housing project on the grounds of the YMCA on Main Street in Tarrytown will be getting his hands dirty again at a nearby rental housing complex in the...
View ArticleJoseph Edward Lloyd Rogers, 76
Joseph “Jo” Rogers (76) passed away Sept. 12 at his home in Greenwich, Conn., surrounded by family. In his last year he battled with Acute Myeloid Leukemia while continuing to live an active life. A...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Tarrytown Chamber Endorses Latimer for Re-Election
By Brianna Staudt — In a first, the Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown Chamber of Commerce endorsed Westchester County Executive George Latimer for re-election this afternoon. The chamber has never before...
View ArticleResidents of Greenburgh Ask the Town Board for Help Lifting up their Homes so...
On Thursday, Sept. 23, I met with residents of Florence/Warren in the Fairview section of town. They also asked for help lifting up their homes. Some residents who live on Clarendon Place in Edgemont...
View ArticleUltimate Guide to Halloween 2021 in Sleepy Hollow and the Rivertowns
By Brianna Staudt — Whether you’re a local anticipating a favorite Halloween tradition or a visitor looking to experience Halloween in Sleepy Hollow Country for the first time, The Hudson Independent...
View ArticleFEMA Will Be At Greenburgh Library Saturday
Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced on Friday that representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Administration—FEMA—will be at the Greenburgh Library this Saturday, September...
View ArticleHackley Football Team Aiming to Harness Talent
By Tom Pedulla — Vic Quirolo, Hackley’s new football coach, calls it a “crazy scenario” that he inherited. And it is all of that. Although Quirolo comes with excellent credentials as the former head...
View ArticleBUMMER!
By Barrett Seaman- Homecoming weekend is a big deal, and Irvington High School students were geared up for a big one, with a Homecoming Parade to be followed by a Saturday night under the lights...
View ArticleThe Indy Welcomes Brianna Staudt As Its New Editor
By Barrett Seaman– The Hudson Independent is pleased to welcome Tarrytown resident Brianna Staudt as its new managing editor. She assumes her duties this month, succeeding Rick Pezzullo, who will...
View ArticleTarrytown Mayoral Candidates Share Positions on Key Issues
The Hudson Independent asked the three candidates for mayor of Tarrytown — Karen Brown, Paul Janos and Doug Zollo — the same five questions about key local issues. Read below for their responses,...
View ArticleCroquetería: Cuban Finger Food in Sleepy Hollow
By Shana Liebman — Sleepy Hollow is home to great traditional Spanish and Latin restaurants — which is why Croquetería may have slipped under your radar. Another reason why locals might not know about...
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