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June 1st, 2016

All posts published on June 1st, 2016

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Sports – AYSO Women’s Club Soccer Teams See Huge Success

by Heather Colley Two years ago, Coach John Sutherland initiated the formation of the Sleepy Hollow Football Club as a branch of AYSO Tarrytown to give skilled young soccer players the opportunity to play in a variety of different divisions within the Westches... More »

Local WWII Vet Recounts Racism During War and Peace

by Krista Madsen “The United States Army was very particular. They made sure that not too many black troops were ever in any situation where they could gain any recognition.” — Booker Morris Booker Morris’s description of the second-class treatment he and his ... More »

Westchester Power Program Achieves Clean Energy Goals

by Robert Kimmel Customers within Irvington and Tarrytown will receive electric power bills beginning this month that reflect their villages’ entry into Westchester Power’s program to boost the production of renewable, clean energy. Of the 112,000 customers el... More »

Watercooler – Heard Around the Watercooler

NOMINATED Congratulations to Sleepy Hollow High School for winning 12 Metro Award nominations for its 2016 musical, “Seussical!” including Best Overall Production. Henry Titcomb was nominated as Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as the Cat in th... More »

Tarrytown Man to be Placed on Sex Offender Registry

By Rick Pezzullo A 34-year-old Tarrytown man will be placed on the New York Sex Offender Registry after being convicted in March of two counts of using social media to send lewd photos to lure a 14-year-old girl. Roshan Samuel, of Dunnings Drive, was sentenced... More »

Sleepy Hollow Resident Convicted of Dealing Date Rape Drug

By Rick Pezzullo A former police officer who lives in Sleepy Hollow was found guilty by a jury in late April of possessing and distributing a so-called date rape drug, earning more than $1.2 million in a five-year period. Robert Smutek, 52, a former cop in Dut... More »

Station Area Study Schedules Workshop for Public Input

by Robert Kimmel Tarrytown’s multi-faceted Station Area Study is giving village residents another opportunity to offer their views as to what changes should take place in that location described as vital to the village’s future. Both sides of the Metro North t... More »

Deal Pending for Sale of Carrafiello Property in Irvington

by Barrett Seaman Little more than a month after the Brightview Corporation walked out of Irvington Village Hall, having abandoned a 22-month effort to win approval for a senior living facility on eight acres of North Broadway in Irvington, the property’s owne... More »

New SH Police Chief Aims to Do More Community Policing

by Rick Pezzullo New Sleepy Hollow Police Chief Anthony Bueti has come full circle. Bueti, 40, who was promoted to lead the 34-member village force on May 3, suc- ceeding 32-year veteran Gregory Camp, grew up in the village and his father worked at the former ... More »

Water Fountains with High Lead in Tarrytown Schools Shut Down

by Rick Pezzullo Two water fountains in two schools in the Tarrytown School District were shut down in late May after recent tests showed a lead content higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommendations. In a May 24 letter to district ... More »

Family YMCA’s Renovations Continue as Membership Rises

by Robert Kimmel Renovations within the Family YMCA at Tarrytown’s Main Street facilities have drawn positive reactions with increasing membership and satisfaction among those using the new amenities. The work at the Y is 80% complete, and fund raising for the... More »

Villages Band Together in Effort to Slow Down Motorists

By Rick Pezzullo Irvington, Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown officials have joined forces with four neighboring villages in a coordinated effort to promote traffic and pedestrian safety. The “Slow Down, Rivertowns” initiative was officially launched during a press ... More »

Thousands of Area Residents Get Verdicts on Reassessment

by Barrett Seaman The first week in June was promising to be an anxious one for thousands of Greenburgh and Ossining homeowners who had appealed reassessments promulgated by Tyler Technologies last March. The week was sure to vex another 400 in Greenburgh who ... More »

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