Shimsky will be an excellent Assemblyperson
Dear Editor: Rivertown voters in the 92nd Assembly District are fortunate to be able to vote for MaryJane Shimsky in the upcoming election. MaryJane has been a responsive and hardworking County...
View ArticleFederal, State and Local Aid to Buy a Mile of Sidewalk on Dobbs Ferry Road
By Barrett Seaman– Local Democratic leaders gathered in the driveway of the Metropolis Country Club on Dobbs Ferry Road to announce the commitment of $6.25 million to build more than a mile of sidewalk...
View ArticleDann, Holman Delivering a One-Two Punch for Dobbs Ferry
By Tom Pedulla— Brian Dann brings the thunder for Dobbs Ferry as he repeatedly attacks the interior of defensive lines with punishing runs. Lightning crackles whenever breakaway threat Brandon Holman...
View ArticleBowman, Flisser Take Part in 16th Congressional District Forum
By Rick Pezzullo— Rep. Jamaal Bowman and GOP Challenger Dr. Miriam Levitt Flisser squared off recently in a League of Women Voters Zoom forum with Election Day only a few weeks away. Bowman, a former...
View ArticleTarrytown’s Halloween Parade Returns
By Robert Kimmel— The annual Tarrytown Halloween Parade, scheduled for Saturday, October 29, is being described as being “bigger and better,” by its organizers. Hundreds of costumed individuals,...
View ArticleMain Street School Students Mark Unity Day
By Rick Pezzullo— Fourth and fifth grade students from Main Street School in Irvington marked Unity Day on Oct. 19 with several activities as part of National Bullying Prevention Month. “We celebrated...
View ArticleFrom Housecalls to Hospitals: The Historical Society’s New Exhibit on...
By Barrett Seaman— The history of healthcare in the Tarrytowns is long on caring by beloved individual physicians but until relatively recently, short on actual brick-and mortar medical facilities....
View ArticleThe Revolution Comes To Tarrytown
By Barrett Seaman— Those who stepped into Tarrytown’s Pierson Park on Saturday, October 22, stepped back in time. The riverside park was overrun by Continental Army troops, their encampments, horses...
View ArticleCorporations Doing Good
By Barrett Seaman– On a bright October morning, the first wave of what by day’s end will be 200 school children from Sleepy Hollow Middle School pours through the door of Regeneron Pharmaceutical...
View ArticleIrvington Affordable Housing Project Dead
By Barrett Seaman— Wilder Balter Properties, the Chappaqua-based developer with a long and successful record of building and managing affordable housing projects in Westchester, is withdrawing its bid...
View ArticleLooking for Ways to Say ‘Yes”
To the Editor: Not all residents along Strawberry Lane oppose affordable housing development proposals neighboring our properties. Affordable housing is a critical issue in our community and...
View ArticleIrvington High School History Teacher’s Essay Published in Scholarly Collection
Dr. Erik Weiselberg, Village of Irvington historian, principal historian of Revolutionary Westchester 250 and a social studies teacher at Irvington High School, has had his essay, “The Revolution Lives...
View ArticleArline Mace
Arline R. Mace a resident of Hastings-on-Hudson until the early 1990’s when she moved to Tarrytown died October 22, 2022 at the age of 83. Arline was born in Yonkers on November 2, 1938 and was the...
View ArticleMasaru Niimura
Masaru Niimura of Ardsley, NY, passed away at age 59, in his home filled with family and friends at the conclusion of his battle with pancreatic cancer. Masaru was born in Tokyo and graduated from...
View ArticleAndres Rodriguez
A true family man, our beloved Andres “Negro” Rodriguez went to be with our Lord on Sunday October 9th, 2022. A shining light in a dark world. Andres was a dedicated son, brother, husband, father,...
View ArticleMulti-Agency Task Force Brings Down Burglary Ring Targeting Asian-Americans
By Jeff Wilson– It took more than one police department to catch these crooks – a lot more. Teamwork is a good thing, though, especially when it comes to crimefighting. The value of collaboration was...
View ArticleRiverfront Promenade at Edge-on-Hudson Now Open to the Public
By Barrett Seaman— A significant piece of the 100-acre Edge-on-Hudson mosaic fell into place on Halloween day, as officials led by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Sleepy Hollow Mayor...
View ArticleIt’s Baaack!! Tarrytown’s Halloween Parade Reaches New Heights
By Barrett Seaman– After two barren, pandemic-shrouded years, Tarrytown’s annual Halloween Parade returned in fantastic, if frightening form. There were 45 separate participating groups from around the...
View ArticleDebate Continues Over Irvington Football Team 9/11 Flag Tribute
By Rick Pezzullo— It’s been more than seven weeks since the Irvington High School varsity football team ran onto the field waving the American flag and another flag known for promoting the “Blue Lives...
View ArticleTaste Local: A Rivertown Restaurant Crawl
By Shana Liebman– The first Rivertown restaurant “crawl” is happening this weekend. Taste Local, on Saturday, November 5, is a three-hour (12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.) opportunity to stroll through...
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