Blue Star Memorial Marker Unveiled in Patriots Park
by Barrett Seaman The villages of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow held their traditional ceremony honoring veterans on November 11 in Patriots Park. This year’s celebration was notable for two reasons: it...
View ArticleStorm Preparation On Agenda of Westchester Town Leaders
by Robert Kimmel – The horrendous road conditions and resulting traffic gridlock throughout the area caused by yesterday’s snow storm will be on the agenda of an upcoming meeting of the Westchester...
View ArticleTarrytown Resident Releases New Christmas Album
by Kevin Brown – Melinda DeRocker, a local Tarrytown resident, performed for a large gathering of friends and supporters celebrating the release of her newest album, “Christmas Time is Here,” on a...
View ArticleTarrytown Affordable Housing Project Remains Vacant
by Alexander Roberts – Twelve units of affordable housing remain vacant after nearly a year, as Tarrytown officials maintain the builder has failed to provide the village with a document that would...
View ArticleHelp Sought to Restore Sculpture at Philipse Manor Train Station
by Robert Kimmel – Wings spread widely, but never in flight, the eagle has stood for more than 100 years near the Hudson River just west of the Philipse Manor train station. The stately cast iron...
View ArticleDonations for the Needy
Drop-Off at Greenburgh Town Hall The Greenburgh Town Hall lobby is functioning as a repository for charitable holiday donations of food, clothing, and toys to several organizations collecting for the...
View ArticleMTA Monopole to be Relocated to State Police Barracks
by Alexander Roberts – The 150-foot monopole hastily erected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority 30 feet from a Franklin Courts playground is coming down. After a firestorm erupted against the...
View ArticleStewart-Cousins Makes History as First Female to Lead Senate Majority
by Rick Pezzullo – New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins made history in late November when she was chosen by her Democratic colleagues to be the first female to lead a Senate Majority,...
View ArticleIrvington’s Quest for an Equitable Parking Solution Continues
by Barrett Seaman – This issue starts and ends on one point: there are not enough parking spaces in the Village of Irvington—or as Village Administrator Larry Schopfer puts it, “The inventory is...
View ArticleMain Street School Stands Up Against Bullying
Dressed in white and orange shirts, Main Street School students and staff members in Irvington celebrated Unity Day, the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month, by uniting against...
View ArticleHeard Around the W@tercooler
by Maria Ann Roglieri – Irvington Restaurant Serves Free Thanksgiving Meals Working with Feeding Westchester, the owners and staff of Chutney Masala provided a free Indian-inspired Thanksgiving meal...
View ArticleBeautification Committee Helps Brighten Up Holidays in Irvington
by Tom Pedulla – Irvington would not have the same festive appearance or the same warm spirit for Christmas and other religious holidays if not for the leadership of Anne Myers and Rita Milo,...
View ArticleTarrytown Recycles Food Scraps
by Dean Gallea, Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Committee (TEAC) Co-Chair Tarrytown has joined a handful of other Westchester communities in collecting food scraps for composting, keeping them out of...
View ArticleObituary – Oct + Nov 2018
Sister Brigid Driscoll, 84 Sister Brigid Driscoll, RSHM, died October 29 at Marymount Convent in Tarrytown. She was 84. Born in New York City to Daniel and Delia Duffy Driscoll, she entered the...
View ArticleInquiring Photographer
Jonathan BonhommeWorks in Tarrytown“The perfect Christmas gift would be a house, because that’s family, security, success – the American dream! That’s what the holiday signifies to me.” Sarah Anderson...
View ArticleCommunity Coalition Holiday Effort Announcements
Holiday drives sponsored by member organizations of The Community Coalition of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow (“C2”). Allan Block Insurance Agency The staff of Allan Block Insurance Agency is holding a...
View ArticleMTA Monopole to be Relocated to State Police Barracks
by Alexander Roberts – The 150-foot monopole hastily erected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority 30 feet from a Franklin Courts playground is coming down. After a firestorm erupted against the...
View ArticleA Pediatrician Brings House Calls Back to the Rivertowns
by Barrett Seaman – Jessica Sullivan’s two-and-a-half-year-old twins, Teagan and Clare, were due for a checkup. Rather than pile into the car and then sit for an hour or more in a crowded waiting room...
View ArticleCounty Officer from Tarrytown Dead in Murder/Suicide
By Rick Pezzullo – A Tarrytown resident who worked as a Westchester County correction officer was declared dead from a fatal gunshot wound that occurred during a violent domestic dispute at a residence...
View ArticleNew County Budget Adds Fraction To Property Tax
By Robert Kimmel – In an effort to get Westchester back to what one county official described as “solid fiscal footing,” the Board of Legislators has passed an operating budget of nearly $2...
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