![by Tom Pedulla William J. Duggan, known as “Fire Chief Bill” for his more than four decades of service as a volunteer firefighter in Tarrytown and elsewhere, died April 8. He was 61. Duggan’s commitment to his community was recognized by the National Football League in December 2017. Commissioner Roger Goodell allowed the Massachusetts native to fulfill a “bucket list” item by presenting him with four tickets to Super Bowl LII. Shortly after Duggan was found to have terminal brain […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-HI-May-Duggan-with-Friends-and-Roger-Godell-second-from-left1-1400x912.jpg)
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![Click here for the April 2020 TEAC Newsletter We’ve made some changes to this year’s Earth Day Celebration and we hope you join us — not physically, of course, but on your own, while you’re practicing safe social distancing and getting fresh air in our parks and on our trails. Visit Our Earth Month Page for Ideas! This month, we’ll celebrate Earth Day by regularly posting, to our website, Facebook and Instagram accounts, events and tips, including: Do-it-Yourself Earth day clean-up […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TEAC-April-2020-top-image.jpg)
![March 30, 2020 Dear Governor Cuomo: We appreciate the State has its hands full at the moment. At the same time, preparations continue for completing the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge’s walking/cycling path. Thus, we bring this to your attention now so it can be addressed at the right time. We viewed the beautiful “flyover” video of the Shared-Use Path (https://youtu.be/l5HwNctJJsY). While we realize this rendering is for promotional purposes, it contains details that — if implemented as shown — […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tappan-zee-bridge-gmc-gmmc-87-287-road-highway.jpg)
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To Our First Responders and Healthcare Workers: Thank You!
On behalf of our readers and advertisers, we salute the men and women who keep our villages running and protect us in a time of great peril. Here’s to the doctors, nurses, orderlies and other healthcare workers. Here’s to the... More »
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Strict New Rules for Groceries And Pharmacies in Unincorporated Greenburgh to Combat COVID-19
By Robert Kimmel Grocery stores and pharmacies within the unincorporated areas of the Town of Greenburgh will soon be operating under tough new rules imposed by Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic and i... More »
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Police, Fire, EMTs from Across the Rivertowns Honor Healthcare Workers at Phelps
As the sun set over the Hudson to the west, dozens upon dozens of police squad cars, fire trucks and EMT vehicles, their lights flashing and sirens blaring, paraded by the front entrance of Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy ... More »
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Communities need their newspapers, and newspapers need their community
By JUDY PATRICK Vice president for editorial development, New York Press Association From afar, the COVID-19 pandemic is generating news of such terrifying magnitude that it is nearly too overwhelming to comprehend. Millions ... More »
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A Tribute to Richard Brodsky
Coronavirus has claimed the life of one of the true giants of State and local government. For 28 years, Richard Brodsky was Assemblymember for the communities in my legislative district, and had served on the Westchester Coun... More »
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COVID-19 Deaths Reach New High, But the Curve is Flattening
In his daily briefing Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo reported that on Tuesday, April 7, the state had suffered the highest number of deaths in a single day: 779. And he predicted that the numbers were likely to continue to rise as patients that have been on ... More »
