APPLY FOR A CHILD CARE WORKFORCE RETENTION GRANT!
The NYS Office of Children & Family Services is offering $500 million in grants to support the childcare workforce. Programs will be able to apply for recruitment funds & staff bonuses. Bonuses...
View ArticleResidents Voice Opinions on Future of Kingsland Point Park
By Rick Pezzullo—- Approximately 100 local residents attended an outdoor public hearing July 22 on the future of Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow. Kingsland Point Park is an 18-acre park located...
View ArticleTarrytown’s Historic Spa At The Castle Reopens This Summer
By Shana Liebman– Tarrytown’s majestic castle, now called Spa at the Castle, which closed during the pandemic, has just reopened and is off to a promising start. In May 2023, the Castle was acquired by...
View ArticlePatriots FC Girls Soccer Team Wins National Championship
By Tom Pedulla- Unbelievable. How else to describe the magical ride enjoyed by Irvington’s Amanda Berry, Claire Friedlander, Kaitlyn Krieger and Keira Nyarady? They were part of the Bulldogs’ first...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Trustee Spiro Vacates Longtime Seat
By Rick Pezzullo— The Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees is down to six members after Sandra Spiro served her last meeting last week. Spiro, who has been a trustee since 2016, resigned from the board with...
View ArticleBarbie Rorschach
BARBIE RORSCHACH: The plastic doll means whatever you want it to By Krista Madsen– Arguably there’s nothing that hasn’t already been said about Barbie the movie, as every publication is churning out...
View ArticleTime to Curb the Car Noise
To the Editor: Many elected officials, myself included, receive constant complaints from residents about excessive noise. Cars, some with illegal mufflers and motorcycles race up and down streets...
View ArticleITAV10591 August Events
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View ArticleDobbs Ferry Library 2023 August Programs (Teens/Tweens)
Teen/Tween Programs August 2023 Summer Reading is June 26 through August 18! This year’s theme is All Together Now, and we will be exploring activism and making the world a better place. Teens: Track...
View ArticleIssues Surface Over Apartment Plan Near Tarrytown Train Station
By Rick Pezzullo— A multi-family rental project proposed at 29 South Depot Plaza in Tarrytown has some obstacles to overcome. Hudson Harbor Station LLC (aka National Resources) is looking to construct...
View ArticleArcadia: What Is It? How Does It Work?
By Dean Gallea, TEAC Energy Committee– You might receive an email from Con Ed with a solicitation from a “partner” company called Arcadia Power. This might look like an attempt from an ESCO to get you...
View ArticleState Grant Allows Historic African-American Church to Further Its Mission
By Jude Firpo-Cappiello– The Shiloh Baptist Church, located on North Washington Street in Tarrytown, recently received a $12,000 grant through the Sacred Sites Program of the New York Landmarks...
View ArticleFibonacci Φ
FIBONACCI Φ: A Starry, Scarry Midlife Crisis Story By Krista Madsen– THE MATH When I decided two years ago at the age of 48 that what I desperately needed was a giant chest tattoo (a tattoo that was...
View ArticleBridging the US/Ukraine Gap, One Shoebox at a Time
By Aurora Rose Horn– Meet Shaye Kirman, a 17-year-old rising high school senior from New York City who has found a creative way to educate people on Ukraine. Both of Kirman’s parents are...
View ArticleThis Weekend • Fri & Sat: Rodney Jones Quartet | Sun: Greg Abate Quartet
Westchester’s Premier Jazz Club • • • • • 1 Dixon Lane Tarrytown, NY • (914) 631-1000 View this email in your browser Tickets | Menu | Summer Concerts | Art Gallery | Education | Donate THIS WEEKEND...
View ArticleState-sponsored Bike Tour Makes Dobbs Ferry One of its Stops
Throughout Friday, they came from out of the north, in packs of 20 or more, in smaller clutches and alone. Altogether, 300 cyclists descended upon the rivertowns, streaming off the North-South Trail...
View ArticleWinning $400K Lottery Ticket Sold in Tarrytown
By Rick Pezzullo— It wasn’t the $1.5 billion jackpot, but one lucky winner in the area is taking home a good chunk of change from the New York Lottery. On August 9, a second-prize ticket from the...
View ArticleWanted–Dead: The Dreaded Spotted Lanternfly
By Jeff Wilson– CJ Reilly and a cadre of “arborists in training” were on a mission. Reilly, Director of Education and Head of Grounds and Operations of the Irvington Woods Park and O’Hara Nature...
View ArticleThe Greening
THE GREENING: The second installment of a color trilogy By Krista Madsen– I played with shades of blue in my water trilogy, now I’d like to launch a trilogy about color itself. Part 2: Green. Green is...
View ArticleCommunity Mourns Loss of Beloved Photographer Golden
By Rick Pezzullo – The Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow communities are mourning the sudden loss of Joseph Golden. Golden, a longtime resident of Tarrytown who died August 6 following a brief illness at the...
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