Dobbs Ferry Puts On Marathon Sesquicentennial Over the Elongated Fourth
By Mason Smerling– It was an eventful weekend in Dobbs Ferry as the rivertown celebrated its 150th birthday with a weekend full of festivities. The festivities started on Friday afternoon with a trivia...
View ArticleHAPPY 59TH BIRTHDAY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Dear Letters Editor: July, 2023 marks the 59th Anniversary of federal government support for public transportation. The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late...
View ArticleBeFreegle: Adopt a Beagle
By Barrett Seaman— Research scientists across the globe have a thing for Beagles. Because they are docile by nature and have physical characteristics (like their cardiovascular systems) that are...
View ArticleIrvington Lands a $1.4 million Grant to Fix Barney Creek Flooding
By Mason Smerling– Residents in the area around Route 9/Broadway and Harriman Road in Irvington know all too well that when it rains hard (as it seems to more and more often), the culvert that carries...
View ArticleMondaire’s Back, Gunning For His Old Seat
By Barrett Seaman— Undaunted by the stifling humidity in the gymnasium of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, Rockland County, hundreds of supporters of Mondaire Jones cheered and waved campaign...
View ArticleLet’s Tessellate
LET’S TESSELLATE: Your writing (or your life) is just a lump of clay, so shape it By Krista Madsen– For a person who has the tendency to skew living 75% in my brain and 25% in my body, I’m surprisingly...
View ArticleWestchester Health Dept. Issues Advisory for Hudson Recreation
The Westchester County Department of Health has been notified by the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) regarding an ongoing force main break repair at the Tarrytown Sewer...
View ArticleITAV10591 July Calendar
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View ArticleHow Much Is That Monarch In The Window?
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the population of Monarch butterflies, described as “ambassadors of nature,” have declined 85% in just two decades. Thus it was a rare treat for Tessa...
View ArticleLegislature Approves Bill to Stop Radioactive Wastewater Dumping
By Rick Pezzullo— A bill prohibiting the dumping of radioactive waste from decommissioning nuclear power plants into the Hudson River passed in the State Legislature late last month. The legislation,...
View ArticleDobbs Ferry Appoints New Principal at Springhurst Elementary
By Rick Pezzullo— The Dobbs Ferry Board of Education this week appointed Dr. Tashia Brown as the new principal at Springhurst Elementary School. Brown, who most recently served as an elementary school...
View ArticleTarrytown’s Historic Castle Hotel & Spa Reopens This Summer
By Shana Liebman– Tarrytown’s majestic Castle Hotel and Spa, which closed during the pandemic, has just reopened and is off to a promising start. In May 2023, the Castle was acquired by management...
View ArticleHealth Department Lifts Water Safety Advisory for Swimming at Philips Manor...
The Westchester County Health Department has lifted its advisory on the Hudson River, so that swimming can safely resume at Croton Point Beach and Phillipse Manor Beach over the weekend. The advisory...
View ArticlePatriots FC in Orlando For National Under-18 Championships
By Tom Pedulla— Patriots FC, an under-18 girls team featuring local rivertown talent, ventured to Orlando last summer with high hopes of returning with the U.S. Youth Soccer National championship. They...
View ArticleIrvington Board Approves Special Permit For Villa Lewaro Programming
By Barrett Seaman— At its July 17 meeting, the Irvington Board of Trustees voted unanimously to grant a Special Permit to the owners of Villa Lewaro to use the 34-room, 20,000 sq. ft. mansion as “a...
View ArticleUptick in Home Burglaries Prompts Warning From Irvington Police
By Barrett Seaman— Home burglaries have been relatively rare in the rivertowns in recent years. Until late last year, Irvington had none in 2022, following only one the year before. Since then,...
View ArticlePhelps Staffers Pool Resources to Send a Dying Man Home to His Family in...
By Jeff Wilson– It was a poignant scene at Phelps Memorial Hospital on Thursday, July 20 as staff members from multiple departments gathered for a farewell luncheon to send a dying patient they’d...
View ArticleHudson Valley Shakespeare’s New Home: A Promising Work in Progress
By Barrett Seaman— It’s a trek from the rivertowns—45 minutes by car, but if you like your Shakespeare contemporized and al fresco, served up with hilltop picnics looking out over the Hudson Highlands,...
View ArticleScorched Earth, Wet Bulb
SCORCHED EARTH, WET BULB: When the whole hot world becomes a new kind of Death Valley By Krista Madsen– Death Valley hit 125 degrees this week. As its name conjures, Death Valley, CA—hottest and driest...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Police Chief Advises Residents About Car Break-Ins
By Rick Pezzullo— Sleepy Hollow residents are being advised to protect their vehicles from criminals following recent incidents of thefts. Police Chief Anthony Bueti said more than 10 complaints from...
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