Dems Prevail in County Races
By Barrett Seaman— The strength of Democrats on Election Day stretched well beyond the rivertowns, as their candidates for the County Board of Legislators and Greenburgh Town offices prevailed as well....
View ArticleIrvington Girl Scouts Head Out To Save The Forest
By Barrett Seaman– On a brisk early November afternoon, thirty-some Irvington Girl Scouts ranging from 4th to 8th grade tromped from the O’Hara Nature Center into the Irvington Woods, armed with...
View ArticleBridging The Gap Between Health And Fitness
By Barrett Seaman— Tucked around the corner on North Washington on the backside of 54 Mail Street in Tarrytown is KANA Therapy & Wellness. While its rooms are equipped with the weights, massage...
View ArticleGetting Comfortable In Your Own Skin
By Barrett Seaman— Newly-renovated space on North Astor Street offered Katherine Medina a chance to move her salon, Aesthetics by KM, from Dobbs Ferry to Irvington’s station area and grow her...
View ArticleVillages, School District Awarded Grant for Safer Streets
By Rick Pezzullo— The trio collaboration of the villages of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown and the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns has been awarded a $340,000 grant from the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleFree Thanksgiving Meals Available
To the Editor: Please invite neighbors, friends, relatives (or yourself) who are on fixed incomes to participate in a free Thanksgiving meal at the Greenburgh Neighborhood Health Center (now called...
View ArticleYour Vital Support
Our Year-End “Ask”: Your Vital Support Donations from you – our readers – are absolutely essential to the life of The Hudson Independent. Your contributions preserve our commitment to high-quality,...
View ArticleBethany Arts Community’s ‘Magical’ Fundraiser Frees the Creative Spirit
By W.B. King– Now in its eighth year of operation, the progressive and inclusive Bethany Arts Community (BAC) looks to further enrich its creative programming efforts by hosting its fifth annual...
View ArticleIs this good leadership?
By Marty Dolan— The “Independent” Redistricting Commission (IRC) has requested comments on its plan for Congressional Redistricting by November 15th. Well – the IRC’s old-school gerrymandering and...
View ArticleKeep Neonics From Killing Our Birds
To the editor: One of the most exceptional aspects of living in the Rivertowns is the abundance of bird species that live in or migrate through the area – from red tailed hawk to heron to a multitude...
View ArticleWarner Library Closed Nov 23
the Library will be closed Thursday, November 23 for Thanksgiving Visit us @ Warner Library! We are open 10-6 Monday-Wednesday 1-9 – Thursday 10-5 – Friday and Saturday, 1-5 Sunday The post Warner...
View ArticleDobbs Ferry Library 2023 November Mid-Month Programs Update
November 2023 Mid-Month Programs Update LIBRARY CLOSINGS THIS MONTH: The Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday November 22nd and will be closed all day on Thursday November 23rd for Thanksgiving!...
View ArticleMedicare Program @ Warner Library this Saturday
Demystifying Medicare Saturday, November 18, 10:30am-1:30pm Pre-registration requested at (914) 231-3236. Demystifying Medicare is perfect for anyone trying to navigate our complicated healthcare...
View ArticleA New Place In Dobbs To Work—Or Just Hang Out
By Jeff Wilson– Parents joined their children on November 14 outside 123 Main Street in Dobbs Ferry for a ribbon-cutting to launch treehaus, a dedicated space for adults to drop in for co-work, taking...
View ArticleBarge Ban in Hudson Hailed by Community Leaders
By Rick Pezzullo— The U.S. Coast Guard’s decision this week not to allow barges to anchor anywhere north of the Governor M. Cuomo Bridge is being widely applauded by elected and environmental leaders....
View ArticleMt. Pleasant Grapples With Sleepy Hollow Voting Rights Charge
By Barrett Seaman– The public seating area at a hearing held on Thursday, November 16 before the Mt. Pleasant Town Board was nearly full, which at local government meetings is generally a sign that...
View ArticleRacing Day In The Rivertowns
By Barrett Seaman— Blessed with a crisp, clear Autumn day, the annual pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Trot races in Tarrytown and Irvington drew large fields, with runners ranging in age from the sixes to the...
View ArticleGhosted
GHOSTED: Ghosting means you are a piece of sheet By Krista Madsen– NOT A HAUNTING BUT A HOLLOWING There’s the movie from early 2023 no one probably saw with Ana de Armas having a fling with a regular...
View ArticleCommunity Food Pantry Helps Residents in Need Year-Round
By Rick Pezzullo— Two weeks before Thanksgiving, 410 families received a robust bag of groceries and a $20 gift certificate to buy a turkey or ham at the local C-Town Supermarket from the Community...
View ArticleOnly the Lonely
ONLY THE LONELY: The epidemic and the ambassador By Krista Madsen– Dr. Ruth Westheimer, cute and candid sex therapist many of us grew up listening to across radio/TV in the 1980s-90s, at the mere age...
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