More State Funding Sought for Road Safety Improvements
By Rick Pezzullo— State Assemblywoman MaryJane Shimsky (D/Greenburgh) was among a slew of elected officials and union leaders who called for increased funding in the 2025 state budget for needed road improvements. The lawmake... More »
Local Landscape Designer Elizabeth Theiler Martin Dies at 85
By Rick Pezzullo— Elizabeth Theiler Martin, a local landscape designer and active environmentalist, died Nov. 19. She was 85. She grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, the only child of Lillian Graham and Max Theiler, a medical rese... More »
Weremother
WEREMOTHER: Nightbitch & Yellowjacket By Krista Madsen Give me a long four-day weekend (Thanksgiving) and I’m most likely—as my former Home|body title here once alluded—to avoid extra-housal socialization, and shower as seldo... More »
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Local Police Departments Collecting Toys for Needy Children
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow police departments are joining forces to make the holiday season brighter for children in the area. The 18th Annual Holiday Toy Drive is underway where the police departments are collecting new and unwrapped to... More »
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Local Landscape Designer Elizabeth Theiler Martin Dies at 85
By Rick Pezzullo— Elizabeth Theiler Martin, a local landscape designer and active environmentalist, died Nov. 19. She was 85. She grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, the only child of Lillian Graham and Max Theiler, a medical researcher who won the Nobel Prize for ... More »
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More State Funding Sought for Road Safety Improvements
By Rick Pezzullo— State Assemblywoman MaryJane Shimsky (D/Greenburgh) was among a slew of elected officials and union leaders who called for increased funding in the 2025 state budget for needed road improvements. The lawmakers are seeking an additional $800 m... More »
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Students ‘Hit the Boards!’ at Irvington Middle School
By Rick Pezzullo— When students at Irvington Middle School hear the phrase “hit the boards,” they enthusiastically dive into the day’s thinking task. The catchy phrase, popularized by teacher Gregg Pernick and co-teacher Marina Zanki, is embraced by teachers a... More »
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Irvington Resident Representing Rivertowns in NY Pageant
By Rick Pezzullo— An Irvington resident will be representing the rivertowns in the upcoming 2025 Miss NY for America Strong Pageant. Jaclyn Fine, 31, will be hoping to be bring the crown to Westchester in the pageant, which was created in 2019 as part of the M... More »
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Moon-pulled
MOON-PULLED: Going tidal & other lunacies By Krista Madsen– Humans are constituted of about 60% percent water. The gravitational force of the moon pulls at bodies of earthly water and gives them consistent bulges called tides. So I’ve often wondered in the nig... More »
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Voting–In Sickness and In Health
By Jeff Wilson– When Lauren Novotny was admitted to Phelps Hospital on Friday, November 1, she had another concern besides her health. “How do I go about voting if I’m in the hospital?” she wondered. The Tarrytown resident, who’d hoped to be home by Elec... More »
Rivertowns Sports
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Local Boys’ Hoops Team Looking to Hit Their Stride for Postseason
By Tom Pedulla— The local high school boys’ basketball season is ready to get into full swing. Here is an outlook for each team in the area: ARDSLEY Although Coach Sean Cappiello graduated his starting lineup from a team that lost in the second round of the pl... More »
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Weremother
WEREMOTHER: Nightbitch & Yellowjacket By Krista Madsen Give me a long four-day weekend (Thanksgiving) and I’m most likely—as my former Home|body title here once alluded—to avoid extra-housal socialization, and shower as seldom as humanly allowable. I keep my h... More »
Letters & Commentary
MoreLawler Is Fearmongering
To the Editor, I was very disturbed reading Congressman Lawler’s recent newsletter regarding a local tragedy. He wrote, a woman and her children were “shot by someone who shouldn’t have even been in this country.” He neglected to identify that “someone” as the... More »
Historic Rivertowns
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Tarrytown Lighthouse Open for Free Tours
By Rick Pezzullo— For the first time since 2020, the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow will be open for free public tours. Listed on the National Register of Historic Place, the Tarrytown Lighthouse was built in 1883 in response to pleas by local ... More »
Bulletin Board
MoreApplications Being Accepted for Seasonal Park Rangers
The Westchester County Department of Public Safety is accepting applications for seasonal park rangers to patrol County parks next summer. Applications are due by February 23 and are available online at the Department of Public Safety’s web pages: http://publi... More »
