Local School Budgets Approved Easily
By Rick Pezzullo— On Tuesday, May 17, voters in local school districts overwhelmingly approved budgets for the 2022-2023 calendar. In Tarrytown, the $86 million spending plan, which carried a 3.18% tax...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Boards Wrestle With Proposed Zoning Changes
By Barrett Seaman– When a Sleepy Hollow resident voiced concern that the village’s plan to “repeal and replace” the zoning scheme for the inner village would be tantamount to “throwing the baby out...
View Article‘Mondaire, We Hardly Knew Ye’
By Barrett Seaman— After two years of political wrangling over the disposition of New York State’s political districts, a court-appointed Special Master, Jonathan Cervas, late last week settled the...
View ArticleAn Exceptional Representative Who Will Be Missed
To the Editor: I was disappointed to learn that Congressman Mondaire Jones will no longer represent Greenburgh in the United States Congress. Thanks to redistricting, the Congressman has decided to...
View ArticleLocal Superintendents Address School Shooting in Texas
By Rick Pezzullo— Two local school superintendents reached out to the community to address Tuesday’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas where 19 students and two teachers were killed by an...
View ArticleIrvington Historical Society Awarded Grant to Upgrade Its Technology
By Barrett Seaman— The Irvington Historical Society (IHS) has been awarded a $5,000 grant by the Museum Association of New York (MANY) in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)...
View ArticleA Vote For Dana Levenberg
Dear Editor, As an activist, my number one issue is environmental justice. That’s why, in the upcoming Assembly race, I am supporting the candidate with the strongest track record of action on this...
View ArticleLevenberg for Assemblywoman
Dear Editor, Though I will be saddened to lose her as my Town Supervisor, I’m excited to vote for Dana Levenberg to be my next Assemblywoman. Let me tell you why. No one works harder than Dana. In any...
View ArticleModern Witches
In celebration of Pride Month, River’s Edge Theatre Company and Tres Brujas are teaming up to produce Modern Witches. The show will take place June 10th and 11th at 8pm, and June 12th at 6:30pm at...
View ArticleBroadway Training Center Back “Together at Last”
After two tough years under the cloud of the pandemic, the Broadway Training Center (BTC) of Westchester re-emerged to put on its 30th anniversary gala last weekend at Hastings’ Harvest on Hudson...
View ArticleTwo New School Administrators Appointed in Irvington, Dobbs Ferry
By Rick Pezzullo– Two new administrators have been appointed in the Irvington and Dobbs Ferry school districts for the 2022-2023 school year. On Friday, after an extensive search, the Irvington Board...
View ArticleFeed the People
By Shana Liebman– One of the year’s most illuminating documentaries opens today: Feed the People profiles superhero-chef José Andrés and his World Central Kitchen, a humanitarian aid organization that...
View ArticleLeague Schedules June 8 92nd Assembly District Primary Debate
The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns announces a virtual Candidates Forum for New York’s 92nd Assembly District Democratic primary election. Incumbent Assemblyman Thomas J. Abinanti is being...
View ArticleMaximum Sentence for Abortion Clinic Invaders
To the Editor: We write to express our opinion that the three defendants who were found guilty of criminal trespass for invading the All Women’s Health & Medical Services on November 27, 2021 must...
View ArticleRotary Club of the Tarrytowns Helps Fund New High School Press Box And...
By Robert Kimmel– Contributions from the Rotary Club of the Tarytowns can come in big packages or small ones. Atop the bleachers of Sleepy Hollow High School’s football stadium sits one of the bigger...
View ArticleMemorial Day in the Rivertowns 2022
By Barrett Seaman– A cloudless sky and temperatures near ninety made it just a touch more difficult to focus on the solemn purpose at hand: to honor the fallen men and women who, as Dobbs Ferry native...
View ArticleMurder Suspect Arrested in Irvington
By Barrett Seaman– At 1:38 in the morning last Saturday, as the Memorial Day weekend was getting underway, Irvington Police pulled over a driver for running a red light on South Broadway. A check on...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor supporting Dana Levenberg for Assembly
Dear Editor, I am writing in support of Dana Levenberg, candidate for NYS 95th Assembly District. Informed last fall that an Afghan refugee was resettling in Ossining, Dana reached out to find a way...
View ArticleLatimer Announces Summer Freebie Bee-Line Bus Service
The County Executive has announced that the County’s free rides program will begin on June 1, 2022 and run through Labor Day. The promotion is valid on all routes in the fixed route bus system,...
View ArticleIrvington Theater Kicks Off Summer with Outdoor Family Concert
by Brad Ogden— The Main Street School Lawn in Irvington will transform into a fun-filled, open air concert venue as Irvington Theater welcomes Ramblin’ Dan’s Freewheelin’ Band for a family-friendly...
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