![By Barrett Seaman— A post on its web site this past week has sent a signal to residents of the Town of Mt. Pleasant that its governing board is prepared to settle the nearly three-year-old legal battle over how board members are elected. According to the announcement, the town’s five-member board will vote at its March 10 meeting on whether to change in the current “at large” voting system, in which all voters choose among candidates, to one in which […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1.Mt_.Pleasant-Board.jpg)
Steve Kimock and Friends Celebrate George Harrison at Tarrytown Music Hall March 15
By W.B. King– During a break from a Holiday Inn residency with a band in the early 1970s, Steve Kimock grabbed grub at a nearby greasy spoon joint. Upon entering, he encountered a 50-gallon plastic drum flush with books of al... More »
Temple Beth Abraham Appoints Rabbi David Z. Vaisberg as Next Rabbi
Temple Beth Abraham (TBA) in Tarrytown announced that Rabbi David Z. Vaisberg, M.A.R.E., M.A.H.L., has been appointed as the synagogue’s next Rabbi, beginning July 1, 2026. He will succeed Rabbi David K. Holtz, who will retir... More »
Sleepy Hollow Receives $4.6M from Edge-on-Hudson Developer
By Rick Pezzullo— The Village of Sleepy Hollow was the recipient of a $4.6 million check from the developers of Edge-on-Hudson, the mixed-use community on the waterfront. Peter Chavkin, Managing Member of Biddle Real Estate ... More »
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Mt. Pleasant Poised To Accede To Electoral System Rewarding Sleepy Hollow Voters
By Barrett Seaman— A post on its web site this past week has sent a signal to residents of the Town of Mt. Pleasant that its governing board is prepared to settle the nearly three-year-old legal battle over how board members are elected. According to the annou... More »
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Sleepy Hollow Receives $4.6M from Edge-on-Hudson Developer
By Rick Pezzullo— The Village of Sleepy Hollow was the recipient of a $4.6 million check from the developers of Edge-on-Hudson, the mixed-use community on the waterfront. Peter Chavkin, Managing Member of Biddle Real Estate Ventures, awarded the funds to vill... More »
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Mt. Pleasant Poised To Accede To Electoral System Rewarding Sleepy Hollow Voters
By Barrett Seaman— A post on its web site this past week has sent a signal to residents of the Town of Mt. Pleasant that its governing board is prepared to settle the nearly three-year-old legal battle over how board members are elected. According to the annou... More »
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Sneaky Bots’ Home-Made Robot Takes The Prize—And More
By Jeff Wilson– Last seen by Indy readers in early 2024, the Sneaky Bots, a new robotics team of fourth-graders from Sleepy Hollow and Irvington, were competing in the FIRST LEGO League Challenge Regional [Robotics] Championship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst... More »
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It’s Tough To Bee A Winner In Irvington’s Annual Bee
By Jeff Wilson— Irvington Town Hall Theater was all abuzz the evening of February 26, as townspeople packed the house for the Annual Community Spelling Bee, now in its 13th year. The popular event is hosted by Friends of the Irvington Library to help them fund... More »
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GILT Launches Third Annual Environmental Grant Program
The Greater Irvington Land Trust (GILT) is launching its 2026 Community Grant Program this week. In this, the third year of this program, GILT is once again providing financial support for local, community-based projects that support the preservation and prot... More »
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SPCA Seeks Help from Community after 44 Neglected Cats Rescued in Greenburgh
By Rick Pezzullo— The SPCA of Westchester is asking for assistance from the public after 44 cats and kittens were rescued from what was described as “horrific conditions” in a Greenburgh home. Members of the SPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit discovered the ho... More »
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With The Big Guns On The Bench, Dobbs Ferry Holds On To Win The Semis
By Tom Pedulla-– The Dobbs Ferry boys’ basketball team is no one-man show, and it proved that when it counted most. With Section 1 all-time scoring leader Anthony Ficarrotta and indispensable point guard Mateus Hertz-Bird having fouled out, the Eagles found ot... More »
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Letters & Commentary
MoreEat Crow, Mr. Lawler
Congressman Mike Lawler’s sponsorship of the SAVE Act embraces a discriminatory “solution” to a problem that doesn’t exist. It threatens to silence millions of eligible American voters. The bill would force every voter, even those registered for decades, to sh... More »
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Treason of the Blackest Dye: An Exhibit
Beginning on Saturday, February 21, a special exhibit, Treason of the Blackest Dye: The True Story of Arnold, André, and Three Honest Militiamen, will open at the Irvington Historical Society at McVickar House on the village’s Main Street where it will run thr... More »
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MoreTemporary Parking Restrictions EXTENDED In Irvington
To facilitate safe and efficient snow removal, parking restrictions on the following streets are extended until tomorrow, February 24th at 6 PM: Croton Place East and West Home Place Grinnell Street All of Cedar Ridge, including: Hillside Terrace Greyrock Terr... More »
