Slowing Down and Waking Up at Irvington’s Buddhist Center
by Abby Luby – How many minutes has it been since you last checked your iPhone? Your iPad? FitBit? We live in a constant state of sensory overload and distraction. While living in the fast lane, is it...
View ArticleTarrytown Painter Takes Long Road on Her Artistic Journey
Arts & Entertainment by Rich Monetti – Clara Shen was sitting in her Tarrytown studio a few years ago and had the impetus to go for a ride. Instead, the Chinese immigrant began splattering an...
View ArticleHeard Around The Watercooler
by Maria Ann Roglieri Irvington Police Officer Honored Irvington Police Officer Arcangelo Liberatore was awarded the Carnegie Medal at a special ceremony in Irvington July 19. He received the award for...
View ArticleIrvington Student Awarded Second Place at Genius Olympiad
Congratulations to Irvington High School’s Elizabeth Lee for winning second place (a silver medal) in the international Genius Olympiad, held this past June at SUNY Oswego. Participants in the...
View ArticleTarrytown Changes Village’s Peddler Rules After Claim
by Robert Kimmel – Tarrytown has altered its Village Code on door-to-door sales solicitations following a recent claim by a pest control company that the existing village rules regarding time...
View ArticleWhen Will Dobbs Ferry’s Gould Park Pool Re-Open? With Any Luck, This Month
by Barrett Seaman – What a time not to have the public pool open! Heat wave indices surpassing 100 degrees; Con Ed robocalls warning of possible power outages due to air-conditioning-driven power...
View ArticleRivertowns Fitness Week Offers an Array of Classes at a Discounted Rate
by Katherine Cain – In an effort to get people excited about exercising and able to easily try out new-to-them fitness classes in the rivertowns and throughout Westchester, the first ever Fitness Week...
View ArticleWestchester County Sales Tax Hike Draws Support from Local Municipal Officials
by Robert Kimmel – As August makes its calendar debut, businesses throughout Westchester are adjusting their sales slips to reflect the county’s new sales tax rate. Beginning August 1, the tax on...
View ArticleVillage Board of Trustees to Decide on Plans for Sleepy Hollow to Guide...
by Robert Kimmel – The Comprehensive Plan embraces 10 Action Areas and the various strategies required to bring about the goals described within them. The Action Areas include: Economic Resources,...
View ArticleNearly New Shop Closes Doors
The Hudson Independent expresses heartfelt gratitude to The Nearly New Shop in Tarrytown for its indispensable service to the community. The shop, which opened in 1942 as a part of the Junior League...
View ArticleNew Fireboat is Christened in Tarrytown with Fanfare
by Kevin Brown – Due to the important location of Tarrytown to the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and the work that village firefighters have done on the river during past emergencies, the brave and...
View ArticleArt Studio Geared to the Whole Family Opens in Irvington
by Katherine Cain – Nestled on the bottom of Main Street in the village of Irvington is the newly opened Art XO Studio, a family-owned and operated studio that offers walk-ins (pay-to-play...
View ArticleThe Family YMCA At Tarrytown Looks for a New Home, but Must Sell Property First
by W.B. King – The YMCA’s longstanding mission of “improving the nation’s health and well-being, and supporting and serving our neighbors,” has been practiced at the Tarrytown Y location on Main...
View ArticleIndy Talks with Kara Whelan of Westchester Land Trust (WLT) – Episode 13,...
Kara Whelan, VP of the Westchester Land Trust, is on a campaign to bring bees and bugs into your life. Learn about the Pollinator Pathways project and how you can create a garden that encourages the...
View ArticleSlavery in Westchester
Save August 24th and make your reservation soon, as space at Philipsburgh Manor Visitors’ Center is limited: Email jbeville@greenburghny.com or call 914-434-6848 or 914-885-4918. There will be a...
View ArticleStepinac High School 2019 Graduate Peter Astriab to be Awarded Bob...
Congratulations to Peter Astriab, recipient of the 2019 Bob Fitzsimmons Scholarship. Astriab will receive the prestigious annual award onstage at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford on Friday,...
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The Senior Benefits Information Center at Warner Library is available to all seniors and families every Wednesday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm in Conference Room A on the third floor of the library. Warner...
View ArticleIrvington School District Grounds Crews Go Electric
By Barrett Seaman Even as private landscaping companies push back against recently enacted restrictions on the use of gas-powered blowers and other carbon-spewing lawn and garden equipment, the...
View ArticleRoute 9 Right Lane Closure Expected in Tarrytown Friday Night to Monday A.M.
Motorists are advised that a right lane closure is expected on Route 9 southbound between Prospect Avenue and Route 119 from Friday, August 16 at 8 p.m. to Monday, August 18 at 7 a.m., while crews...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Receives $250,000 to Restore Devries Park
by Rick Pezzullo – Devries Park in the Village of Sleepy Hollow will undergo extensive restorations, thanks to a $250,000 grant secured by State Senator Peter Harckham (D/40th Senate District). The...
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