Masters Junior Combats Food Insecurity
By Aurora Horn– These days especially, it seems, there are more and more people who don’t know where their next meal will come from. Some react to this news by shaking their heads and frowning, before...
View ArticleJoin a Black History Month Tour of Westchester County
Throughout Black History Month on Facebook, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and State Senator Shelley Mayer are exploring nine historic sites in their Senate districts that are part...
View ArticleTarrytown/Irvington Police Alert
February 16, 2022The Village of Tarrytown Police Department is actively investigating anincident, which occurred in the Pennybridge (south end of Tarrytown) section of the Village. It was reported that...
View ArticleGreenburgh Town Board Confronts Antisemitism
By Robert Kimmel – In response to rising acts of antisemitism, the Greenburgh Town Board has moved to take actions against such incidents. As part of a Board resolution passed unanimously Tuesday,...
View ArticleThree Tarrytown Police Officers Promoted to Sergeant
By Rick Pezzullo— Three members of the Tarrytown Police Department were recently promoted to the position of sergeant. The village Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointments of Matthew...
View ArticleCon Ed’s Obscene Bills–and Obscene Profits
Why should Con Ed be allowed to raise our rates while reporting obscene profits that exceeded $1.5 billion dollars in 2021? The company has $63 million in assets. In recent days I have received...
View ArticleA Sharp Decline in the COVID Fear Index
By Barrett Seaman— A little over a month ago in this space, we reported what appeared then to be a significant turning point in Westchester’s battle against COVID-19. The infection rate that had nearly...
View ArticleWillie “Wade” Solomon
Willie “Wade” Solomon was born June 25, 1937, in Henderson NC, he was the oldest of 6 children. He was born to Wade Solomon and Willie Mae Harris. He attended the Vance County Schools. Wade came to New...
View ArticleLaszlo Gavaller
Laszlo Gavaller of Sleepy Hollow, NY, formerly of New York, NY, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2022, at the age of 81. Born in Debrecen, Hungary on October 26, 1940, Laszlo arrived in New York...
View ArticleHelen A. Lennon
Helen A. Lennon, of Tarrytown died peacefully on February 11, 2022, at the age of 88. The daughter of Thomas and Delia Curley O’Grady, she was born in Yonkers on June 30, 1933. Helen had lived in Dobbs...
View ArticleDavid Decker
David M. Decker of Bedford Hills and formerly of Pleasantville and Tarrytown died February 19, 2022, at the age of 75. David was born in Mount Kisco on June 24, 1946, and was the son of Robert and Eva...
View ArticleTarrytown Set to Take Action to Enhance Outdoor Dining
By Rick Pezzullo— Some positive changes for business owners and residents in the Village of Tarrytown are planned as a result of successful trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Feb. 22, the Board of...
View ArticleCuomo Bridge to Display the Colors of Ukraine
New York Governor Cathy Hochul on Friday ordered that a dozen landmarks around the state be lit in the blue and yellow colors of the flag of Ukraine. Among them will be the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. “We...
View ArticleIrvington Girls Open Playoffs with Win over Briarcliff
By Tom Pedulla– The opportunity to play girls’ basketball under legendary coach Gina Maher at Irvington can be both a burden and a blessing. Expectations are always high and the pressure to meet them...
View ArticleThe Bard is Back in the Rivertowns with ISC’s “Acting Shakespeare”
By Sue Treiman— If all the world’s a stage, why not have the players perform in Irvington? That question last year inspired Irvington native Kamran Saliani, 27, to launch the Rivertowns’ first and only...
View ArticleAmb. Harold Doley Honored at New York Stock Exchange
Fittingly in the midst of Black History Month, Harold Doley, former owner of Irvington’s Villa Lewaro and U.S. representative to the African Development Bank, headquartered in Abijan, Ivory Coast, was...
View ArticleWith Mask Mandate Lifted, Schools Seek to Balance Free Choice with Lingering...
By Barrett Seaman— Governor Kathy Hochul’s weekend announcement that she was ending the statewide requirement to mask up in public spaces, including classrooms, has prompted school administrators to...
View ArticleWith Mask Mandate Lifted, Schools Seek to Balance Free Choice with Lingering...
By Barrett Seaman— Governor Kathy Hochul’s weekend announcement that she was ending the statewide requirement to mask up in public spaces, including classrooms, has prompted school administrators to...
View ArticleIrvington Dems Nominate Two for Board of Trustees
By Barrett Seaman— Two Larrys will be on the Democratic line of the November 8th ballot in Irvington—one a veteran, one a newcomer. Three-term incumbent Larry Lonka will run to retain his seat. A...
View ArticleAn Ash Wednesday Interfaith Vigil for Ukraine
By Barrett Seaman— The brutal war in Ukraine crossed moral paths with the Christian ritual of Ash Wednesday this week, leading local houses of worship to combine the rite of anointing the faithful with...
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