Jazz Forum Among 66 WCF Grant Recipients
By Barrett Seaman— The Westchester Community Foundation, which aggregates charitable donations and distributes them among non-profits throughout the county, has just announced awards to 66...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow’s Kenny Herzog honored by Greenburgh Town Board
Kenny Herzog of Sleepy Hollow has done an amazing job heading up VaxupWestchester (checkvaxupwestchester.org). VaxupWestchester is phase two of the Covid Angels initiative. The Covid Angels helped...
View ArticleBuy Local
Dear Letters Editor: Why not celebrate this years holiday season by shopping locally every day of the year. Small independent businesses are at the mercy of suppliers, who control the price they have...
View ArticleState Clarifies New Mask Requirement. Not Everybody Is Happy.
By Barrett Seaman— As of Monday morning, December 13, masks are required in all public places in New York State—except in businesses and organizations that have already instituted a full vaccine...
View ArticleGreenburgh Board Votes to Allow Cannabis Dispensaries
By Rick Pezzullo— The majority of the Greenburgh Town Board voted Monday to allow cannabis dispensaries to set up shop in designated areas in town, but gave the thumbs down to lounges. Greenburgh...
View ArticleScams Abound, Exploiting Holiday Buying Concerns
By Dean Gallea– A rash of phone-based scams is hitting mobile and landline phones around the area. Scores of local residents on neighborhood sharing sites like Nextdoor have reported getting the...
View ArticleSample Some Special Holiday Menus at Rivertowns Eateries
By Shana Liebman– It’s that time of year again—time to indulge. Whether you’re hosting friends and family or taking your loved ones out to celebrate, these holiday meals from local restaurants can make...
View ArticleWe Need Free Masks And COVID Tests
I will be reaching out to our Congressional and state legislative delegation, urging them to make available COVID tests and KN95 masks for free. It’s being done in NYC but not in the suburbs. And,...
View ArticleNew Tarrytown Trustee Honored to Be Chosen by Mayor
By Rick Pezzullo— When Karen Brown was elected mayor in the Village of Tarrytown in November, it created a vacancy on the Board of Trustees that she had the sole responsibility to fill. Brown said she...
View ArticleAs Fears Of Omicron Grow, Westchester Seeks More Tests And Masks
By Barrett Seaman– It says a lot about the times and the place that County Executive George Latimer and his Deputy Ken Jenkins delivered their weekly COVID press briefing Monday from their respective...
View ArticleLibrary Programming Returns to Virtual Platforms Due to Rise in Covid-19...
Due to the rapidly rising numbers of Covid-19 infections in Westchester County, the Dobbs Ferry Public Library is moving our programs to virtual platforms (Zoom and Facebook Live) for the time being,...
View ArticleRegeneron in the Age of Omicron
By Barrett Seaman– When The Hudson Independent interviewed Regeneron’s President and Chief Scientific Officer George Yancopoulos last August, he predicted that the country’s inability to attain “herd...
View ArticleTarrytown’s Swagat to Permanently Shutter by Year’s End
By W.B. King This New Year’s Eve will be bittersweet for Swagat Halal Indian Cuisine’s owners, employees and patrons. The beloved Tarrytown eatery will begrudgingly serve its last meals after nearly 11...
View ArticleTrue Toy Story
For the 15th year in a row, the Tarrytown Police Department conducted its annual toy drive, distributing 860 gifts to area families for whom buying Christmas presents is a financial challenge. The...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Football Banquet Focus Transcends Sports
By Kevin Brown— Just before the summer of 2021, Jerry Flora was hired to take over as head coach of the Sleepy Hollow Varsity football team. His vision was all encompassing. His goal was to not only...
View ArticleA White Christmas (Eve Anyway)
Yes, that’s snow you see on the lawns and rooftops in Tarrytown. A quick-moving weather system left a sprinkling overnight, and more precipitation is expected Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day....
View ArticleTest Kits From County Scarfed UP Within Hours
By Barrett Seaman– The announcement on Thursday that the county was distributing half a million home test kits for COVID to Westchester municipalities was welcome news to residents frustrated by their...
View ArticleAmidst Holiday Merriment, Omicron Surges
By Barrett Seaman– The post-Christmas COVID news is, alas, predictably bad. As of Sunday, December 26, there were 16,819 active cases of the virus in Westchester County—an eightfold increase over the...
View ArticleCaring for the Caregivers
By Barrett Seaman— Often overlooked in considering where the most needs are during the holiday season are the caregivers of children who would otherwise be in foster care. And often, these caregivers...
View ArticleAssemblyman Abinanti Touts Record as Shimsky Announces Plans to Seek Dem Backing
By Rick Pezzullo— State Assemblyman Tom Abinanti maintained it takes a certain “expertise” to accomplish what he has during his 11 years in Albany and previous 20 years on the Westchester County Board...
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