Joan Osborne Returns to ‘Favorite Venue’ – The Tarrytown Music Hall
By W.B. King— Looking up from a pew in the church her family attended in Anchorage, Kentucky, a young Joan Osborne was struck by one singer’s melody arising from the chorus of congregants. “I remember...
View ArticleBan Flavored Tobacco Products
Dear Editor, As a Westchester resident I am concerned about the health of our community and strongly support eliminating the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. The...
View ArticleMarie Carol Cecere
Marie Carol Cecere, a lifelong resident of Irvington, NY, passed peacefully on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at the age of 86. Marie Carol was born on July 12, 1936 in Dobbs Ferry, NY to the late George...
View ArticleTarrytown Trustees on Ballot Running Uncontested on Election Day
By Rick Pezzullo— A trio of trustees in Tarrytown are running unopposed for new two-year terms on Nov. 8. Robert Hoyt, Thomas Mitchell and Paul Rinaldi will all be on the ballot on Election Day. Hoyt,...
View ArticleA Tribute to the Ossining First Responders
To the Editor, It’s unusual for an elected official to sing the praises of a non profit organization that is made up of volunteers who don’t live in their town. But -sometimes a group of volunteers...
View ArticlePhelps’ State of the Art Stroke Center Saves Time–and Thus Lives
By Barrett Seaman– Michael Stillman, 79, a retired dermatologist in Waccabuc, NY woke up early on a Wednesday morning last spring with a feeling of great discomfort yet he was unable to identify its...
View ArticleIrvington Historical Society Celebrates Another Round of “Legacies”
By Barrett Seaman— For the fourth year running, the Irvington Historical Society honored a select group of the village’s older citizens, offering them an opportunity to recall for posterity their...
View ArticleBowman Wins Second Term Representing 16th Congressional District
Rep. Jamaal Bowman declared victory Tuesday night over Republican challenger Dr. Miriam Levitt Flisser after building up an insurmountable lead with 67% of the votes cast. Bowman, a former educator,...
View ArticleLawler Poised to Declare Victory in District 17
By Barrett Seaman– In one of the most expensive and contentious House races in the country, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Sean Patrick Maloney has apparently lost his bid for...
View ArticleLawler the Feisty Candidate Becomes Lawler the Congressman
By Barrett Seaman– Decidedly mellower and less combative than he often appeared to be as a candidate, Republican Congressman-elect Mike Lawler stood in front of the Rockland County Courthouse before a...
View ArticleSoon-To-Be Eagle Scout Honors “The Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
By Barrett Seaman— It would be more than fair to say that Dylan Michael Smith, 13, revered the late Armando “Chick” Galella, the lifelong Sleepy Hollow resident, Army veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor and...
View ArticleWhatever Happened to Police Reform in Tarrytown?
To the Editor: Now that it has been more than 18 months since the village of Tarrytown submitted its police reform plans to the State of New York, as required by state law pursuant to the death of...
View ArticleBlock the Flavored Tobacco Ban
The Westchester County Legislature is currently considering a proposal that would prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, cherry pipe tobacco, vanilla cigars, and...
View ArticleThanks You!
To the Editor: Thank you to all of the voters and volunteers who contributed to my successful campaign for the New York State Assembly. It has been a long year, but our message – following the science...
View ArticleDobbs Ferry Thumped in Class C Football Title Game
By Tom Pedulla— Hopes were high that Dobbs Ferry would successfully defend its Section 1 Class C football championship. And with good reason. The Eagles had already defeated Westlake, 15-13, at home on...
View ArticleStudents Load Up a Ton of Turkeys for Needy Families
By Barrett Seaman— On one side were about 40 middle school students—half from Tarrytown’s Transfiguration Catholic School, half from The Leffell School, a Jewish day school in White Plains. On the...
View ArticleIrvington’s David Imamura to Run for Shimsky’s Seat on County Legislature
By Barrett Seaman– On the wall of his office in White Plains, David Imamura has a framed pen used by County Executive George Latimer in 2018 to sign into law the county’s Immigrant Protection Act,...
View ArticleCounty Bill Ending the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Is Vital for Public Health
To the Editor: It’s estimated that without action to reduce smoking, over 280,000 kids under 18 in New York will die prematurely from tobacco use. While much focus has been on COVID and issues of child...
View ArticlePhelps Opens New Visitor Lounge in Honor of David Swope
On November 9th, Phelps Hospital cut a ceremonial ribbon opening the David Swope Reception Lobby & Visitor Lounge adjacent to the new private patient wing at Phelps Hospital. The new facilities...
View ArticleIrvington Girls Take State Class B Soccer Title
By Tom Pedulla— Since the fourth game of what turned into a magical season, Irvington girls’ soccer coach Patrick DiBenedetto created a “spirit ball.” He wrote motivational sayings on the ball, which...
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