Phelps Touts Big Box Hyperbaric Chamber
County Executive and Congressional candidate George Latimer got a tour this week of Phelps Hospital’s hyperbaric chamber, the largest of its kind in the northeastern U.S. At 28 feet long and 9 feet...
View ArticleDemocratic Challenger to Feiner Emerges in Greenburgh
By Rick Pezzullo— A 23-year-old graduate of Edgemont High School has stepped forward to mount a challenge against longtime Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner. Cornel Fisher, the son of Jamaican...
View ArticleUPDATE: H-Bridge Northeast Ramp Re-Opened
The New York State Department of Transportation has approved of the temporary shoring/bracing work that was performed on the H-Bridge, and authorized the Village to re-open the bridge to all traffic...
View ArticlePants on Fire
WEIRD TALES: The semantics when fair is foul and foul fair By Krista Madsen– Hard Truth: A US Presidential candidate can state no less than 162 misstatements, exaggerations and pure lies in a 64-minute...
View ArticleWelcome to Lonelyville
WELCOME TO LONELYVILLE: When you lack a cat and emergency contact By Krista Madsen– I was on a vacation last week that started very sadly and surprisingly with the sudden emergency euthanasia of my...
View ArticleIrvington Theater Reopens this Fall
By Kris DiLorenzo– The “jewel of a theater on the Hudson,” as The New York Times once dubbed the Irvington Theater, is on track to reopen in October. The 432-seat theater, built in 1902 inside the...
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View ArticleConditioning Key to Bulldogs Rebounding for Winless Season
By Tom Pedulla— A visitor to a recent Irvington football practice saw members of the Bulldogs run and run some more. The sideline-to-sideline drill left some flopping to the ground when it was...
View ArticleIrvington’s New School Superintendent Hosting Coffees For Parents
Dear Irvington School Community, It has been a wonderful start to the new school year and a joy to see the students’ smiling faces as they arrive each day! As part of my Entry Plan, I will be holding...
View ArticleNew Coach Confident Sleepy Hollow is Hungry for Success
By Tom Pedulla— Sleepy Hollow hopes the hiring of Anthony Giuliano as head coach will help turn around its long-suffering football program. Giuliano is overseeing a varsity program for the first time....
View ArticleSleepy Hollow’s Climate Action Plan Comes Together
To the editor: At the August 6th work session of the Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees, the discussion was interrupted by a crashing and banging outside the window. What could it be? After pausing the...
View ArticleMake Our Utilities Switch to Green Energy Sources
Dear editor, As the country and the rest of the world experience another year of scorching heat waves, private for-profit utility companies — who we rely upon for our basic necessities like heating,...
View ArticleAn Invitation to Tarrytown Voters to Participate in an Election Year Focus Group
The Hudson Independent is planning to convene a focus group of registered Tarrytown voters who could meet at a mutually convenient date and time in late September or early October. Our purpose in...
View ArticleHackley Looks to Defend Metro Independent League Title
By Tom Pedulla— Hackley is on the move. After a period of shuffling head coaches and then some growing pains, third-year coach Joe McDermott is showing every sign of building a strong program with...
View ArticleHastings Taking ‘All in’ Approach to Football Season
By Tom Pedulla— During a recent Hastings practice, members of the team wore green t-shirts with yellow lettering that read, “All in.” They understand that they need to be all in with whatever...
View ArticleCoffee With a Side of Warmth, Opportunity and Inclusion
By Sue Treiman– What happens when your favorite people are too often the subject of myth and misconception? You create a coffee shop that introduces them to the world. Then, you invite the world in to...
View ArticleGusting Winds Force Cancellation Of This Year’s Lighthouse Swim
By Barrett Seaman– It was a crystal -clear September day—perfect for an outdoor athletic event, even a swim, except for one thing: the wind. It was gusting over 20-mph, raising white caps on the...
View ArticleJon Anderson Brings Yes Classics and New Album ‘True’ to The Cap
By W.B. King– As a kid, Jon Anderson did not have designs on becoming a musician. A tried-and-true supporter of the Accrington Stanley F.C., he wanted to be a football player–so much so that he served...
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NO: Used liberally makes way for a few better yeses By Krista Madsen– One pre-spring weekend, this guy I was giddily gaga over took me to a corner of Kingston I hadn’t seen, a beach on the Hudson with...
View ArticleFundraiser Launched for Ailing Sleepy Hollow Third Grade Student
By Rick Pezzullo— A weeklong fundraiser has been launched to help a third-grade student in the Tarrytown School District recently diagnosed with a rare condition that has currently left her paralyzed...
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