Dobbs Ferry Awarded $1M Grant for Drainage Work
By Rick Pezzullo— The Village of Dobbs Ferry was one of several municipalities to recently be awarded funding as part of New York State’s Climate Smart Communities grant program. Gov. Kathy Hochul...
View ArticleMondaire’s Battle Plan Against Mike Lawyer: “Just Look At His Record”
By Solace Church— At a press conference in Croton-on-Hudson Monday, former Rep. Mondaire Jones denounced incumbent Congressman Mike Lawler’s recent vote on a budget bill that included cuts in funding...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow’s Coffey Wins Gold Medal with U.S. Soccer Team
By Rick Pezzullo— The Village of Sleepy Hollow is beaming with pride after one of its own, Samantha Coffey, captured a gold medal Saturday at 2024 Paris Olympics as a member of the U.S. women’s...
View ArticleSchumer Promises $1.5 million To Begin Construction of HVSF’s New Hilltop...
By Barrett Seaman– Patrons of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) and its summer series of plays—many of them delightfully campy takes on The Bard’s classic works—were delighted with the news...
View ArticleTruth Social?
TRUTH SOCIAL? The world wrapped in words By Krista Madsen– Last week I concocted a word salad of swears with Monty Python + Shakespeare + whatever-the-f* emerged from the Insult Generator. This week,...
View ArticleWaterfront Inn Sought Near Boat Club in Tarrytown
By Rick Pezzullo— In an effort to economically revitalize the Tarrytown Marina and ensure longevity for the Tarrytown Boat & Yacht Club, the owners of the marina are seeking permission from the...
View ArticleDobbs Ferry Rejects Moratorium Request for The Knoll
By Rick Pezzullo— Dobbs Ferry officials have concluded a moratorium on development in the neighborhood known as The Knoll isn’t possible. In a July 31 posting on the village’s website, the Board of...
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View ArticleWeird Tales
WEIRD TALES: The semantics when fair is foul and foul fair By Krista Madsen– In my household, we hold these two truths to be self-evident: 1. There’s no such thing as boredom. If you’re bored, you’re...
View ArticleGreenburgh Nature Center Close to Signing New Contract
By Rick Pezzullo— The Greenburgh Nature Center is close to signing a new 25-year contract with the Town of Greenburgh, but it’s been a challenge to reach this point. The non-profit educational...
View ArticleIrvington High Honored as School of Distinction
By Rick Pezzullo— Irvington High School has been honored as a New York State Public High School Athletic Association 2023-2024 School of Distinction, celebrating the students’ achievements in athletics...
View ArticleDobbs Ferry is setting for insectoid horror in Luis Paredes’s novel Headhunters
by Lilly Sayenga– Dobbs Ferry has been given a spooky mythos in Headhunters, a new novel by Luis Paredes. The novel, Paredes’s sophomore effort after his 2023 debut Out On A Limb, owes its setting to...
View ArticleNew Beginnings Abruptly Closes After Three Decades
By Jeff Wilson– New Beginnings Nursery School (NBNS), a faith-based school long affiliated with the Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns, closed its doors in early August after serving the...
View ArticleIrvington Schools Appoint New Director Of Technology And Innovation
Following an extensive search process, the Irvington Schools and Irvington Board of Education are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jerrod Blair as the director of technology and innovation,...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Celebrates Olympic Women’s Soccer Gold Medalist Sam Coffey
By Barrett Seaman– Thursday, August 22, will forever be Sam Coffey Day in the Village of Sleepy Hollow. And that’s not all. Friday, August 23rd, will be Sam Coffey Day in the Town of Mt. Pleasant as...
View ArticleBridge Contractors Sued by State for Subpar Cables
By Rick Pezzullo— The New York State Thruway Authority and the contractors who built the Mario Cuomo Bridge are at odds again. On Aug. 22, the Thruway Authority filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court...
View ArticleTrustees Throw Cold Water on Waterfront Inn Proposal
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Board of Trustees is not receptive to a proposal to build an inn near the Tarrytown Marina—at least not yet. During its Aug. 19 meeting, the board opted not to formally...
View ArticleStewart-Cousins Presents Tarrytown Schools with $350K for Outdoor Classrooms
By Rick Pezzullo— State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins presented a $350,000 check to the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns Monday to support capital improvements to outdoor classrooms at...
View ArticleGreenburgh Schools Kick-Off $20M Construction of Energy Efficiency Projects
By Rick Pezzullo— The Greenburgh Central School District and RWE, a leading renewable energy company, held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday at Woodlands High School in Hartsdale to mark the start of...
View ArticleMondaire Vs. Mike: Who’s The Radical In This Race?
By Barrett Seaman— Ask Mondaire Jones and he’ll tell you that Mike Lawler is a MAGA Republican who “never stood up to Donald Trump a day in his life,” someone who would gut the Affordable Care Act,...
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