Democratic Congressional Candidates Make Cases in LOWV Forum
By Rick Pezzullo— The four 16th Congressional District candidates jockeying for the Democratic line in an August 23 primary hoped to win over some voters during a virtual forum hosted by the League of...
View ArticleFrances Scaperrotta
“MOM” “Grama Fran” “Aunt Francie” Born August 11, 1928 to Laura Orlando and Joseph DiChiara, Frances was the youngest of five. Raised in Irvington, NY above the Family restaurant “JOE’S” with siblings...
View ArticleLeague Debates Tease Out Differences in CD-17 Candidates
By Barrett Seaman— Both the political and the physical landscape have changed in New York’s 17th Congressional District (CD-17) over the past two years. In 2020, there were eight candidates (winnowed...
View ArticleSummer TIPS for Reducing Waste
By Annie Kravet– Food Storage on the go: Stop packing school/camp/picnic lunches in plastic baggies and switch to reusable options! Reuse glass jars with lids to store snacks, or use Tupperware, etc....
View ArticleIts Dam Condemned, Woodlands Lake Will Soon Disappear
By Barrett Seaman— There was a time, during the warmer seasons, when one could sit out on the veranda of La Cantina Restaurant, just off the Saw Mill River Parkway, sipping a margarita and gazing out...
View ArticleCourt Rescinds Open Voting Option for August 23rd Primary
HOT OFF THE PRESSES! NEW Change of Party Enrollment Info for August Primary Primary Election: August 23 Early Voting: August 13-21 On August 3, 2022, the State Board of Elections filed a motion to the...
View ArticleEmmett Wolfe
Emmett Wolfe, a long-time resident of Sleepy Hollow, NY died on August 4, 2022 at age 85 of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Brooklyn on May, 12, 1937 to Ann (Thompson) and Charles Wolfe. With his...
View ArticleFrancesca Giuliano
Francesca Giuliano of Dobbs Ferry, NY, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. She was 88. Francesca was born in the village of Camposano, within the City of Naples, Italy, on January 22, 1934. One...
View ArticleBiaggi Deserves Democratic Party Nod
To the editor: If, like me, you’re concerned about the direction in which our democracy is going, I invite you to take a moment to learn about (and urge you to cast your vote in the August 23 primary...
View ArticlePUTTING VOLUNTEERS AND NONPROFITS TOGETHER TO IGNITE CHANGE
The numbers don’t lie: Over the last year alone, Volunteer New York!, has inspired 35,000 volunteers and mobilized just shy of 400,000 hours of volunteer service throughout the Hudson Valley,...
View ArticleState, County Take Steps to Relieve Housing Burden
By Barrett Seaman— Rising home prices and landlords’ maintenance costs that have put the squeeze on both sides of the housing market since the beginning of the pandemic have prompted both state and...
View ArticleTarrytown Teen Stirred Into Activism By Supreme Court Decision
By Lily McInerney– As soon as news of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade loomed on the television screen at Colleen Coffey’s Tarrytown house, she knew she had to do something. “Rights...
View ArticleMaloney’s Dangerous Strategy
To The Editor, Like many others in Rockland and Westchester Counties, I was devastated when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. As a lifelong Democrat I trusted my Party would do everything it...
View ArticlePhelps Executive Plays Darts—Big Time
By W.B. King– One night after working at New York Hospital’s Department of Psychology in White Plains, Tracy Feiertag, new to the position, decided to go for a drink with a colleague. The new friends...
View ArticleDonna M. Cornell
Donna M. Cornell of Sleepy Hollow died August 9, 2022 after a long illness. Donna was born April 26, 1953 in Tarrytown and was the daughter of Harold and Mary Tornello Cornell. Donna graduated from...
View ArticleDiana S. (Scogna) Bucci
Diana Bucci entered Heaven on August 10th, 2022. She was born on April 26th, 1936 in Tarrytown, New York, the daughter of Amerigo “Sock” and Felicia “Fanny” Scogna. She was predeceased by her...
View ArticleAnthony Francis Napoli
Anthony (Tony) Francis Napoli sadly passed away on August 4, 2022. Tony was born on September 30, 1950 and is predeceased by his parents Anthony F. Napoli (December 1989) and Laura Patricia (Fortunato)...
View ArticleGloria Jean Leggiero Conn
Gloria Jean Leggiero Conn, 81, a lifelong resident of Dobbs Ferry, died peacefully on August 7, 2022. Gloria was born on December 12, 1940 to Antonio Leggiero and Elvira Pomponio Leggiero Eriksen....
View ArticleWilliam O’Grady
William O’Grady, of Yonkers, NY, passed away on August 5th, 2022. At St John’s Riverside Hospital. William, known to his friends and loved ones as Billy was born on December 14, 1948. to Flora and John...
View ArticleThe Blaze Is Back!
It’s a spectacle that brings thousands of visitors to the rivertowns each year: The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze–Van Cortlandt Manor encircled by 7,000 hand-carved pumpkins. Lights depicting the Statue...
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