State to Hold Symposium on “Long COVID” Thursday, February 3
Educational Symposium Brings Together Public Health Experts and Patient Advocates to Inform the State’s Response to Identifying and Treating Long COVID The Virtual Event Will be Open to the Public and...
View ArticleDespite Pandemic, Rivertown Runners Raise $60,000 for Sleepy Hollow...
By Barrett Seaman— It’s become something of an annual ritual in which representatives of the Rivertown Runners show up at Sleepy Hollow Village Hall and present the mayor with an over-sized check...
View ArticleMy Family’s Experience of Being Game Show Contestants (Tune In This Thursday)
By Rick Pezzullo– Among the big TV game shows (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right) that have entertained viewers since the 1950s is Family Feud, which has been on the air since 1976. The...
View ArticleAnthony Battista
Anthony J. Battista a lifelong resident of the Tarrytowns died January 28, 2022, at the age of 88. Born in North Tarrytown on November 17, 1933, he was the son of Anthony and Mary DiVico Battista....
View ArticleDobbs Ferry’s LOOK Dine-In Cinema To Celebrate Ribbon-Cutting Opening...
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas has announced that its new Dobbs Ferry location will officially open with a ribbon-cutting event on Thursday, February 10. Doors will open to the public at 7 p.m. The...
View ArticleIce Storm Tips
Ice storm tonight, Friday, February 4, 2022 Tonight and Saturday morning please be careful traveling and performing errands, and be sure to salt any icy patches along sidewalks and driveways on your...
View ArticleNew York’s Redistricting Maps Are Drawn, But The Fight Isn’t Over
By Barrett Seaman– As it turns out, the lofty goal of a smooth bipartisan agreement on where New York’s lines are drawn for congressional and state voting districts is not so easy to attain. On...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow’s Rockin’ Village Administrator
By Barrett Seaman— By day, he’s in his office on the second floor of Sleepy Hollow’s Village Hall, where, according to his official job description, he is “planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating,...
View ArticleJoan F. Rizzi
Joan Frances Payne Rizzi passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. She was at her home surrounded by her loving family and three dogs (Bentley, Peanut, and Cosmo.) Born in Dobbs Ferry,...
View ArticleAngela M. DiRodio
Angela M. DiRodio, age 63, was called to her Eternal Home by her Heavenly Father on Wednesday morning, February 2nd, 2022. She passed peacefully from this life, surrounded by her loving family. Angela...
View ArticleDeirdre A. Billharz
Deirdre A. Billharz, of Sleepy Hollow, died February 1, 2022, after a long illness. She was 61. Born in Sleepy Hollow on September 23, 1960, she was the daughter of Anthony and Kathryn Dougherty...
View ArticleGuillermo Valdes
Guillermo J. Valdes, a longtime resident of Tarrytown d1ed February 3, 2022, 2 days before his 80th birthday. Born in Cuba on February 5, 1942, he was the son of Guillermo and Maria Lopez Valdes....
View ArticleHOW IS YOUR CREDIT?
By Chip Wagner– Last of a three-part series on financial literacy. My first credit experience was a disappointment. I was applying for a loan to buy my first car. Though I had a job and money in the...
View ArticleSeniors Need More of a Tax Break Than They’re Getting
To the editor: I have written to the Governor and members of the NY State Legislature asking them to increase the maximum income amount that would make senior citizens eligible for partial senior tax...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow High Senior Chosen for Stewart-Cousins’ Youth Advisory Council
By Rick Pezzullo– Sleepy Hollow High School Senior Jickinson Louis has been selected to be part of State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ Youth Advisory Council. Students were selected...
View ArticleFamily YMCA of Tarrytown to Relocate Daycare Program
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Planning Board recently unanimously approved a plan for the Family YMCA of Tarrytown to relocate its daycare program. The YMCA Early Learning Center, which serves about...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Firefighters Push Back on Flag Display Ban
By Barrett Seaman— The culture wars came to Sleepy Hollow’s Village Hall on Tuesday night, February 8. Some 50 members of the village’s volunteer fire department and their supporters lined the back of...
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I am writing to voice my concern about a few statements made at a recent trustees meeting in Sleepy Hollow where one speaker implicitly characterized local high school students as essentially being...
View ArticleRibbon Cutting Held for New Movie Theater in Dobbs Ferry
By Rick Pezzullo— A ribbon cutting ceremony was held February 10 to mark the official public opening of LOOK Dine-In Cinemas in the Rivertowns Square shopping center in Dobbs Ferry. Joining in the...
View ArticleThoughts on Improving the Broadway Corridor
To the Editor: The plans to redesign Broadway raises several suggestions to offer. Please pardon this writer if these ideas are already in effect or planned. As everyone knows, Broadway is over...
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