Salt on a Robin’s Tale: An Unlikely Jewish Journey Through Childhood,...
By Linda Viertel— Sleepy Hollow resident, Andrea Kott’s harrowing memoir, Salt on A Robin’s Tale details her difficult life with a single, alcoholic and abusive mother and how she struggled to find a...
View ArticlePhelps Healthcare Providers Walk to Reflect on Troubling Times
Amid the turmoil of a continuing pandemic and demonstrations against police mistreatment of Black Americans, hundreds of nurses, doctors and other healthcare providers at Phelps Northwell Medical...
View ArticleNew Executive Director Named at Phelps Hospital Northwell Health
By Rick Pezzullo Phelps Hospital Northwell Health has announced that former interim (acting) Executive Director Eileen Egan, RN, JD, will lead the hospital as its permanent Executive Director,...
View ArticleFood for Thought: Phase II Re-opening Allows for Safe Dining Outdoors
By Linda Viertel– County Executive George Latimer’s June 9th presentation, the day of Westchester’s Phase II reopening, featured two prominent local restaurateurs, Glenn Vogt, owner/manager of...
View ArticleMain Street Closure Designed to Boost Tarrytown’s Sidewalk Dining
First on Friday, June 12 and Saturday, the 13th, Tarrytown’s Main Street will be blocked off to automotive traffic from Broadway down to the intersection with Washington Street, and again from...
View ArticleHundreds Participate in Black Lives Matter Rally in Irvington
Children, teenagers, and adults of all ages demonstrated their support for racial justice at a Black Lives Matter rally organized by Nathan Bernstein outside of Village Hall on Sunday, June 7th in...
View ArticleIrvington Farmers Market Resumes Walk-In Market This Sunday, June 14;...
The Irvington Farmer’s Market will return to its “home” base, the Main Street School parking lot (101 Main Street in Irvington) starting Sunday, June 14th. The market will reopen as a walk-in market,...
View ArticleGame On Golf Center Playing It Safe, and Ahead of the Curve, In The Age of...
By Kevin Kaye— As we enter Phase II in Westchester of reopening certain businesses, many owners and managers are just now learning what our golf range in White Plains, New York, has been doing for over...
View ArticleHOW, WHEN AND WHERE TO VOTE IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION
By Barrett Seaman— A word to the wise: if you plan on voting in the primary election this year, don’t wait until the official June 23rd election day— that is unless you have to or if you enjoy standing...
View ArticleDobbs Ferry Closes Streets to Pedestrians Only for Dining and Shopping on...
The post Dobbs Ferry Closes Streets to Pedestrians Only for Dining and Shopping on Cedar and Main: Saturday, June 13 from 5-9 pm appeared first on The Hudson Independent.
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Board of Elections,
As a candidate for Congress in New York’s 17th Congressional district, I have been dismayed by the lack of transparency and good information — and by the dissemination of misinformation —by the Board...
View ArticleRamp E, from Broadway to the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, Expected to Open In the...
By Robert Kimmel — Bike enthusiasts on both sides of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge are saying that the “shared use” pedestrian bicycle path, will open on Monday, June 15. That opening has not been...
View ArticleROCAH V. SCARPINO: CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN THE DA’S RACE
BY BARRETT SEAMAN– The weeks leading into the June 23rd Democratic primary have not been an ideal time for police abuse to become the dominant issue in the race for Westchester County District...
View ArticleTarrytown’s Main Street Weekend Traffic Closing – A Big Success
By Alexander Roberts– With commerce in Tarrytown reeling from the pandemic, village officials tried an experiment this weekend. By closing Main Street to traffic from Broadway to Washington Street,...
View ArticleVote for Mimi Rocah
To the Editor: I write to endorse Mimi Rocah for Westchester District Attorney. I grew up in New Rochelle and returned to the County with my wife in 2010 to raise our children in Hastings-on-Hudson....
View ArticleFirst Crossing on the SUP: A Noisy Path With Great Views
By Dean Gallea – I was in the first pack of bicyclists to head through the gates of the newly-opened Shared-Use Path (SUP) on the Mario M. Cuomo (aka Tappan Zee) bridge at 2:00 pm today, June 15th....
View ArticleNew from TaSH This Week: Summer Produce has Arrived!
This Saturday marks the official start of Summer and so it seems fitting that we start to shift this newsletter back towards the kind of content you know and love in pre-COVID times: focusing on what’s...
View ArticleJuneteenth Celebration Rally This Friday
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View ArticleIrvington Schools to Broadcast Ballot Counts via Zoom
By Kira Ratan– As the Irvington School District gears up for budget votes and trustee elections tonight, officials have decided to broadcast counting votes live via zoom. Once the votes are tallied,...
View ArticleAnd now, at Last, the Ramp From Broadway to the Mario Cuomo Bridge is Open
By Robert Kimmel– After six years of non-entry, Ramp E leading from South Broadway in Tarrytown directly to the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge is open for motorists. Without any fanfare or prior alert from the...
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