![By Rick Pezzullo— Redevelopment of the affordable rental complex Franklin Courts in Tarrytown is projected to take at least three years. Wilder Balter Partners (WBP) Development LLC is seeking site plan approval from the village Planning Board to demolish the existing outdated buildings near the Tarrytown Train Station and replace them with two multi-family buildings and 11 townhouses. The number of one to four-bedroom units at the complex will increase from 70 to 80. Most tenants will continue to only […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-HI-April-Franklin-Courts-Site-Plan.jpg)
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY: Help x 3 with scenes from Bosch By Krista Madsen– In The Handmaid’s Tale—which I’ve finally just read and then binged obsessively within a one-month Hulu trial—Mayday is both a distress signal and the ... More »
Thanks to Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley, Another Wish Comes True
By Barrett Seaman– When the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish to a critically ill child, they pull out all the stops. Recently, the Hudson Valley Chapter of this global non-profit learned that a 12-year-old girl named Seve... More »
Residents Unleash Opposition to Dog Park in Tarrytown
By Rick Pezzullo— The possibility of a dog park being built in Neperan Park in Tarrytown is not sitting well with neighbors. During two recent Board of Trustees meetings, several residents have expressed their opposition to t... More »
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Modernization of Franklin Courts to Take Three Years
By Rick Pezzullo— Redevelopment of the affordable rental complex Franklin Courts in Tarrytown is projected to take at least three years. Wilder Balter Partners (WBP) Development LLC is seeking site plan approval from the village Planning Board to demolish the ... More »
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Residents Unleash Opposition to Dog Park in Tarrytown
By Rick Pezzullo— The possibility of a dog park being built in Neperan Park in Tarrytown is not sitting well with neighbors. During two recent Board of Trustees meetings, several residents have expressed their opposition to the village considering using a gran... More »
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Rivertown High Schools Rank High in Latest U.S. News Assessment
U.S. News & World Report has come out with its 2024 rankings of public high schools, and four rivertown schools have made the top four percent of the nearly 18,000 schools the magazine considered. At the top of the local list is Irvington High School, which wa... More »
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Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY: Help x 3 with scenes from Bosch By Krista Madsen– In The Handmaid’s Tale—which I’ve finally just read and then binged obsessively within a one-month Hulu trial—Mayday is both a distress signal and the underground network which will sudd... More »
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Rivertowns Students Crush Earth Month
By Kris DiLorenzo– Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, and Ardsley — All over the world, young people are leading the fight against climate change. Sweden’s Greta Thunberg may be the most famous representative of this movement, but Rivertowns students of all ages... More »
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Land of Ambiguous Loss
LAND OF AMBIGUOUS LOSS: Make a left after crossing the Uncanny Valley By Krista Madsen– When a robot—perhaps crafted to resemble a human—dares veer too uncomfortably close to anthropomorphic, we humans supposedly tend to get hit with a queasy squeamishness/r... More »
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Westchester Tennis Ladder Adds Women’s Doubles
By Shana Liebman– On May 8th, the annual Westchester Tennis Ladder (WTL) will launch its fifth season, this time with a new women-only doubles ladder. Over 300 players competed in last season’s coed ladders (Advanced and Intermediate), but this season (May 8-A... More »
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Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY: Help x 3 with scenes from Bosch By Krista Madsen– In The Handmaid’s Tale—which I’ve finally just read and then binged obsessively within a one-month Hulu trial—Mayday is both a distress signal and the underground network which will sudd... More »
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CROP Walk Proceeds Feed the Hungry in Westchester and Abroad
Some 70 people participated in the CROP Hunger Walk from the Irvington Presbyterian Church to Dobbs Ferry and back on Sunday, April 28. The event raised $7,529.36 overall, two thirds of which went to the Church World Service, sponsors of CROP (Christian Rural ... More »
Letters & Commentary
MoreIn Support of George Latimer
To the Editor: In recent weeks some Democrats and Republicans in Congress have done something very positive – they have started to work together. They approved a package to help Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. They prevented a shutdown of the federal government.... More »
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Agnes Sinko
AGNES M. SINKÓ (1941-2024) passed away on March 2. She was one of seven children, grew up in Irvington, NY, and lived and worked in the New York City area for most of her life. She married Josef Sinkó (deceased 2023) in 1966 and brought her in-laws to live wi... More »
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Bethany Arts Community’s Black History Month Delves Deep Into the Black Experience
By W.B. King– On November 16, 1944, 37-year-old Helen Ray Fowler was seated in “Old Sparky” in Sing Sing prison, facing her fate for committing the murder of a “hotheaded” boarder, George Knight, in the red light district of Niagara Falls. When the “crackling”... More »
