Knicks Help Refurbish Basketball Court at Children’s Village
By Rick Pezzullo—- The New York Knicks, the Garden of Dreams Foundation and the NBA teamed up to refurbish an outdoor basketball court at Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry. A ribbon cutting ceremony...
View ArticleSouthbound Traffic on the Cuomo Bridge Shuts Down Friday Night
By Barrett Seaman— Driving From Rockland To Westchester this weekend? Can’t Get There From Here. The southbound lanes of the New York State Thruway will be closed, starting Friday night, from Exit 12...
View ArticleEndurance Swimmer’s Journey Down the Hudson Nears New York Harbor Finish Line
By Barrett Seaman– British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh was on the final stretch of his 315-mile aquatic journey down the Hudson River when he stopped by the marina at the Half Moon Bay in...
View ArticleSouthbound Bridge Is Open Again
TRAVEL ADVISORY: SOUTHBOUND THRUWAY (I-87/I-287) IN ROCKLAND COUNTY HAS REOPENED FOLLOWING EMERGENCY BRIDGE REPAIRS All Southbound Lanes South of Exit 12 Are Fully Open, Including the Governor Mario M....
View ArticleSolemn 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Held at Patriots Park
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow fire departments held a solemn memorial ceremony at Patriots Park Sunday morning to mark the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks at the World...
View ArticleDon’t Parole Cop Killer!
I will never forget the day that Paul Ruotolo (who later became an employee of the Greenburgh sanitation department) called me -telling me that his brother, a police officer, was murdered by a cop...
View ArticleLighthouse Swimmers Raise the Stakes in Charity Event
By Barrett Seaman– A parade of thunderstorms over the previous two days had organizers of the second annual Lighthouse Swim Across the Hudson warning the 88 registered participants on Saturday night...
View ArticlePresence vs. Pumpkin Spice
PRESENCE VS. PUMPKIN SPICE: How do we stay in the moment if we can’t even stick to a season? By Krista Madsen– Talking about the weather in an elevator with a stranger is my version of one ring of...
View ArticleThe Terrible Ties Between Guns and Suicide
By Barrett Seaman– Adriana Pentz thinks about and talks about her brother Luc a lot—not just because Luc passed away, far too early at age 30, not just because he committed suicide, but also because he...
View ArticleMasters Senior Chosen for National Debate Team
By Aurora Horn– Talk about multitalented! Alexa Murphy, Sleepy Hollow resident and current senior at The Masters School, in addition to being Youth Poet Laureate of Westchester County, has also been...
View ArticleApplications for Affordable Apartments in Tarrytown Being Accepted
By Rick Pezzullo— Applications are currently being accepted for 100 affordable rental apartments on the former property of the Family YMCA of Tarrytown at 62 Main St. Wilder Balter Partners, Inc. has...
View ArticleWarning To Voters: Real Election Workers Don’t Make House Calls
By Barrett Seaman– They show up on your doorstep, asking about your voter registration status. If you have recently moved (which, chances are, they already know), they will ask if you are still...
View ArticleBee’s Knees
BEE’S KNEES: At the joint between etymology and entomology By Krista Madsen– In the interest of being open to what the universe offers, credits go to my daughter who gave me this week’s topic: write...
View ArticleTolls to Increase on Cuomo Bridge in 2024
By Rick Pezzullo— Motorists traveling over the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge will have to pay more next year. On Sept. 18, the New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors approved a toll...
View ArticleLatest COVID Vaccine Now Arriving at Area Pharmacies
By Barrett Seaman– The long-awaited—updated–COVID-19 vaccine that targets the variant currently in circulation is making its way into pharmacies across the region this week. Approved by the FDA this...
View ArticleNew Phelps Facility Takes Care of the Caregivers
By Jeff Wilson– Phelps Memorial Hospital’s Riverview Cafe was all abuzz September 18 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the new Thomas E. and Alice Marie Hales Caregivers Center, a dedicated space...
View ArticleThe TaSH Receives National, Regional and State Recognition
The TaSH, otherwise known as The Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market, was named the Number Two farmers market in New York State this week, coming in behind only the North Tonawanda City Market...
View ArticleIrvington EV Owners Look to Grow Their Numbers–And Cut Their Carbon Output
By Barrett Seaman– Gathered around a table at Irvington’s Chutney Massala restaurant Wednesday evening were two Tesla Model Xes, an all-electric Nissan Leaf, a hybrid Leaf and a Volvo plug-in hybrid....
View ArticleTell Aetna to Tell Sonya, “Sorry, Our Fault. Never Again.”
In 1950, when she was a toddler, Sonya Abelaf Munroe’s immigrant parents moved to Sleepy Hollow. She and her husband raised their three children here, across the street from their extended family —...
View ArticleFossil Fuels ‘Gotta Go’
To the editor:Last weekend’s March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City was a resounding demonstration of the public’s demand that our leaders commit to preserving an inhabitable planet by phasing out...
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