Help Stop the Pocantico Lake Development
Dear Editor, Mt. Pleasant Planning Board is reviewing development of 37 acres at 715 Sleepy Hollow Rd. for 31-home Cluster Subdivision threatening Westchester’s treasured natural spaces. This...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow’s Wray Bested After 14 Years in Office
By Barrett Seaman— In the midst of Sleepy Hollow’s physical transformation, much of which he oversaw, Mayor Ken Wray lost his bid to serve an eighth term as the village’s mayor, losing to political...
View ArticleDobbs Ferry Voters Reject Cannabis Dispensaries
by Rick Pezzullo— Voters in the Village of Dobbs Ferry overwhelmingly rejected allowing adult-use retail cannabis dispensaries in a special referendum Tuesday. By a convincing margin of 1,453 (67%) to...
View ArticleRepresentative Lawler should Oppose Fossil Fuel Giveaway Bill
Republicans in the US Congress are considering a disastrous bill, HR1 (the Lower Energy Costs Act), that would give polluting corporations approvals on toxic, costly fossil fuel projects. As a resident...
View ArticlePedestrian Bridge to be Built over Thruway in Tarrytown
By Rick Pezzullo— The New York Thruway Authority will be kicking off a $13.9 million project along Route 9 in Tarrytown this week that will include extending the biking/walking path on the Governor...
View ArticleIrvington Native Moves from Med School to Weill Cornell
By Barrett Seaman– For aspiring physicians, mid-March of their last year in medical school is right up there on the anxiety-producing scale with early April for college-bound high school seniors. In...
View ArticleLocal Varsity Softball Teams Ready to Take Field
By Tom Pedulla— The Hudson Independent previews the local varsity softball teams. (The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry will not field a team this spring.) DOBBS FERRY The Eagles feature two outstanding...
View ArticleA New Free App Aims to Curb Energy Use–And Pay Cash to Consumers Who Use It
By Alexander Roberts– In 2020, Sustainable Westchester, the local renewable energy supplier, began offering consumers cash inducements to reduce their electricity usage during peak summer demand...
View ArticleUpdate On My Office’s Advocacy For Our Roads
Dear Editor, I write to update the community on my office’s work to advocate for improvements to our roads. In February, I met with representatives from NYSDOT Region 8 to discuss the state of the...
View ArticleSustainable Westchester’s Energy Rebate Program Not the Only Game in Town
By Alexander Roberts– Last week, Sustainable Westchester, a non-profit energy company, announced its partnership with a for-profit company to provide cash rebates to Con Ed customers for reducing...
View ArticleNew York Must Pass All-Electric Building and NY HEAT Acts
To the editor: The UN’s climate panel, whose alarming report was released this week, found that the planet is likely to pass a dangerous temperature threshold in the next 10 years. Humanity has a small...
View ArticleAs Phelps Marks the Third Anniversary of COVID, Survivors Recall the Worst...
By Barrett Seaman— Dr. Barry Geller remembers all too well the first patient, a woman, who came into the Emergency Department with what turned out to be COVID-19. It was almost exactly three years ago....
View ArticleTHANK YOU!
A year has passed since The Hudson Independent began operation as a not-for-profit enterprise published by The Hudson Valley News Foundation. As a result, the “Indy” relies on contributions from you,...
View ArticleThink About OT
Dear Editor: April is Occupational Therapy Month and there are so many highly rated occupational therapy services in the greater Westchester area… so let’s talk about what OT is (and isn’t). Almost 20...
View ArticleRutyna Sworn In As New Sleepy Hollow Mayor
By Barrett Seaman– With Washington Irving’s portrait on the wall behind him, Martin Rutyna took the oath of office as the new mayor of Sleepy Hollow on April 3rd, which as he noted, happened to be the...
View ArticleLocal High School Baseball Squads Enter Season Swinging
By Tom Pedulla— The Hudson Independent previews the local varsity high school baseball teams for the 2023 season. DOBBS FERRY Everything depends on how well the Eagles can compensate for heavy...
View ArticleWho Should Pay for Con Ed’s Proposed Rate Hike?
Con Ed is seeking permission from the NYS Public Service Commission to raise electric rates over a three year period by an average of 20% for electric rates and 31% for gas rates. They are seeking to...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Students Get a Taste of a Career in the Trades
By Jeff Wilson– Perched in the driver’s seat of a cement truck operating the controls, Tyler was having the time of his life. The junior from Sleepy Hollow High School beamed as he pulled a lever and...
View ArticleDischarge of Radioactive Wastewater from Indian Point Under Scrutiny
By Rick Pezzullo— Elected officials, municipal leaders and environmental groups are collectively criticizing a plan to dump one million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River as part...
View ArticleIs ChatGPT Soulful Enough to be a Real Writer?
Not yet! My experiments with the platform are unremarkable and nonthreatening By Krista Madsen – News of late is how thousands of experts, including none other than OpenAI co-founder Elon Musk,...
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