Sleepy Hollow Resident Named to Land Trust Board
By Rick Pezzullo— A Sleepy Hollow resident was recently named a new board member of the nonprofit land conservation organization Westchester Land Trust. David Michael, a sonic ecological artist and a...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Celebrates Its 150th Birthday
The sesquicentennial party goes on all year, with events in each month. The first, back on January 2nd, was a pumpkin drop from the top of the Sleepy Hollow Fire Department’s extended ladder truck (see...
View ArticleGoodbye River City; Hello Club Car Grille
By Shana Liebman– After 25 years, River City Grille in Irvington closes on February 10 — making way for a new restaurant, to be called Club Car Grille when it opens in March. Bobby Manza, who opened...
View ArticleBethany Arts Community’s Black History Month Delves Deep Into the Black...
By W.B. King– On November 16, 1944, 37-year-old Helen Ray Fowler was seated in “Old Sparky” in Sing Sing prison, facing her fate for committing the murder of a “hotheaded” boarder, George Knight, in...
View ArticleThe State Should Pay For Pothole Damages Sustained On Its Roads
This is pothole season. If your car is damaged because you went over a pothole on a New York State-owned road between November 15 through May 1 you are out of luck. If the same thing happened on a...
View ArticleStar-Crossed
STAR-CROSSED: An Interstellar Love Story By Krista Madsen– It’s my Home|body anniversary. On Valentine’s Day it will be exactly one year of me producing an essay weekly—in constant collaboration and...
View ArticleBuilding a State-of-the-Art Hospital: “It’s Going to be Amazing”
Before taking over earlier this year as executive director of Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, Dr. Beata Mastalerz spent her first month shadowing her predecessor, Eileen Egan, who retired, just to...
View ArticleTEENSCAPE 2024 – 7th & 8th Grade Summer Travel Camp
TEENSCAPE is a travel camp for current 7th & 8th graders. The program includes two sessions that are varied enough for campers to choose from joining us for one session or for the full program. We...
View ArticleMasters Boys Basketball Is Earning Respect
By Tom Pedulla– If it takes a tooth or two for The Masters School to continue its ascent in boys’ basketball, the Panthers are paying that price. Senior Nathan Lothian faced some unexpected dental...
View ArticleFive Champion Wrestlers Put Sleepy Hollow on the Map
By Tom Pedulla– Silas Corveddu had done well merely to reach the Section 1 Division 2 championships on Feb. 10 at the Westchester County Center. The freshman had been struck by a car in mid-January,...
View ArticleRedistricting Commission Proposes (Not-So) New Map
By Barrett Seaman— After months of hearings and internal deliberations, the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (NYIRC), led by Deputy Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, released...
View ArticleHarrison to Retire from Irvington School District
By Rick Pezzullo—- Dr. Kristopher Harrison, who has led the Irvington School District for the last 12 years, is retiring for health reasons. The Board of Education recently accepted the resignation of...
View ArticleIrvington Police Crack String of Auto Burglaries
By Barrett Seaman— A recent string of thefts from unlocked cars, mainly on Dogwood and Sycamore in Irvington, had yielded little evidence until the frigid night of January 18th. At around 3:00 a.m., a...
View ArticleTime to Move to Zero-Emission Trucks
Dear Editor, This spring, the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies will finalize transportation pollution rules for light- and heavy-duty vehicles which will impact generations to...
View ArticleIn Support of Local Journalism
The loss of three local weekly newspapers (the Scarsdale Inquirer, Rivertowns Enterprise and Bedford Review Record) is a setback for democracy. These local publication provided area residents with...
View ArticleAnnual Polar Plunges Raise $90K for Worthy Causes
By Rick Pezzullo— Dozens of brave souls recently stripped down to take a dip in the frigid Hudson River for charity. Gullotta House, which was created nine years ago by Sleepy Hollow native Matthew...
View ArticleMonster Mash
Monster Mash: When you bring the dead back to life By Krista Madsen– I have a confession to make that will get me kicked out of civil society. In November, I wrote about how I got ghosted and boo hoo...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Trustee Race Gets Crowded
By Barrett Seaman— There are three open seats up for grabs in the March 19th election for the Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees. With the announcement by the Unite Sleepy Hollow party that James (Jim)...
View ArticleApartment Plan Near Tarrytown Train Station to Include More Affordable Units
By Rick Pezzullo— The developer of a multi-family rental project proposed at 29 South Depot Plaza in Tarrytown has agreed to market more of the units as so-called affordable housing. Joe Cotter,...
View ArticleDobbs Ferry Loses Heartbreaker in Class B Semifinals
By Tom Pedulla— The Dobbs Ferry boys’ basketball team had come so far, going from five wins two years ago to double-digits in victories last season to a glistening 16-5 mark this year that included a...
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