COVID Update: Down Comes the Hammer
By Barrett Seaman— The upward climb now seems inexorable. In the so-called micro-clusters, the infection rate is just below five percent. More disturbing, throughout New York State, the rate is closing...
View ArticleBee-Line Food Drive Assists County’s Soaring Population of Food Insecure...
By Linda Viertel— Representatives from Westchester’s SMART Commute Program, Feeding Westchester, and Stop & Shop joined together to host a Bee-Line “Stuff a Bus” food drive. The drive collected...
View ArticleNew Community Solar Site Unveiled in Tarrytown
By Rick Pezzullo– Westchester County Executive George Latimer joined representatives of Sunrise Solar Solutions and Tarrytown Self Storage for a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday of a solar array at 63...
View ArticleWestchester Boasts a Boom in Recycling
As National Recycling Day falls on Sunday, November 15, Westchester can celebrate with a clean conscience. The county has one of the highest recycling rates in the northeast, according to the...
View ArticleCelebrating Thanksgiving Safely—the New Normal at Holiday Time
By Linda Viertel– Thanksgiving, our nation’s quintessential non-religious holiday based on the joys of food, drink, family and friends coming together, will be experiencing a serious make-over this...
View ArticleCOVID Update: Trouble in Sleepy Hollow
By Barrett Seaman— With the numbers up everywhere across the nation, it is not surprising to see them climb locally. “COVID is raging nationally, setting record numbers of cases and hospitalizations...
View ArticleCon Ed Should Tell Us When They Plan to Tear Up Our Roads
To the Editor: Taxpayers pay twice for road repaving unnecessarily… The average cost of milling and resurfacing a standard 26-foot wide roadway is approximately $360,000 per mile. This approximation...
View ArticleWarner Library Children’s Room News and Notes – Nov 13, 2020
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View ArticleJoanne M. Drinane, 78
Joanne (Josie) Drinane, a resident of Tarrytown and loving wife, mother, and grandmother, died November 12. She was 78. She was born November 23, 1941 in New York City to Michael Drinane and Eileen...
View ArticleDr. W. Describes Tarrytown’s Role in the Revolutionary War
By Barrett Seaman– Erik Weiselberg, PhD, known by his Irvington High School students as Dr.W., also the Principal Historian for the Revolutionary Westchester 250 project, gave a presentation on Sunday,...
View ArticleCOVID Update: Sleepy Hollow Plans Thursday Return to On-Campus Classes
By Barrett Seaman— The source of as many as 17 recent coronavirus infections among Sleepy Hollow High School students almost certainly stemmed from two Halloween parties, according to District...
View ArticleReal Estate: Here Come the City Folk
Data obtained by the New York Post from the U.S. Postal Service appears to confirm that the pandemic is indeed driving New Yorkers out of the city, and Westchester is one of the top destinations....
View ArticleIrvington Theater to Present Parker Reilly, the Electric Stories and...
Rock the Halls! Irvington Theater to Stream Concert of Holiday Hits by Brad Ogden— The city sidewalks may not be so busy this year, but there’s no place like home for the holidays! After a sold-out,...
View ArticleAngel Valle, 84
Angel Valle, a longtime resident of Tarrytown, died November 13. He was 84. He was born in Havana, Cuba on November 1, 1936.After fleeing Cuba, he settled in Tarrytown and was a waiter at Tappan Hill...
View ArticleWarren O’Connell, 71
Warren J. O’Connell, a resident of Irvington, died November 13 at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, losing his battle with cancer. He was 71. He was born in Yonkers December 31, 1948 to Joseph and...
View ArticleVillage of Tarrytown Announces Police Community Survey
By Rick Pezzullo The Village of Tarrytown is seeking input from residents as it works to comply with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive order regarding police reform. The village has launched its first...
View Article[Science-on-hudson-event] Special Science-on-Hudson tour, 5-Dec-2020 10:30AM ET
Dear Friends, Neighbors, and Science Enthusiasts, We wish all of you the best of health during these challenging times. We have missed seeing you at Nevis Laboratories for our monthly Science-on-Hudson...
View ArticleJohn “Jack” Tassio, 90
John “Jack” Tassio, a longtime resident of Irvington, died peacefully November 12. He was 90. He was born December 23, 1929 in Hastings-on-Hudson to Anthony and Catherine (Harvey) Tassio. He proudly...
View ArticleGoosefeather Named One of Best New Restaurants in the U.S.
By Linda Viertel— In the midst of a global pandemic, Esquire magazine’s Food and Drinks Editor, Jeff Gordinier, traversed America as did culture-and-lifestyle director, Kevin Sintumuang; they both...
View ArticleTaSH Weekly Newsletter: Last Regular TaSHMarket: Saturday, November 21st
This weekend marks our last regular market of the 2020 season and our 32nd week of feeding our friends and neighbors in Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and beyond. But the TaSH isn’t over yet … as you’ll...
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