All posts published in September 2025
By Rick Pezzullo— The company decommissioning the nuclear power plants at Indian Point is not planning to restart the facility any time soon. During a meeting last week of the New York State Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board in Cortlandt, Patrick O’... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Mercy University has been named by U.S. News & World Report as a top performer on Social Mobility in the publication’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings. It’s the fifth consecutive year that Mercy, which serves more than 9,000 students each year at... More »
Letter to the Editor One of the parties in the Sleepy Hollow village election calls itself “Unite” and says they are “non-partisan.” This is a strange claim from a group composed entirely of registered Republicans—and one Conservative. Hardly non-partisan. The... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— It’s been 31 years since Support-A-Walk was first held to provide support to individuals and family members coping with breast and ovarian cancer throughout the region. The non-profit organization Support Connection, based in Yorktown, was cr... More »
FEAR OF FEAR: Trigger alert! By Krista Madsen I’m afraid of everything. Why be selective when you can just have a generalized low-level anxiety on autoplay all day no matter the lack of apex predators lunging for a kill from the perfume aisle of the FiveBelow ... More »
Hundreds of residents enjoyed the many activities Saturday at the Village of Irvington’s Rocktoberfest. The outdoor music festival in Matthiessen Park included several performers, food trucks a Kids Zone and pumpkin painting. The event was spearheaded by the v... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Anybody with concerns about the legality of Quality High, the new cannabis dispensary in Sleepy Hollow, need look no further than the New York State license plastered on the front window—and the shop’s location, right across Beekman Avenue f... More »
Dear Irvington Community, The wait is over — the Bulldog Gallery 2025 Auction is here! Thanks to your support, this season is shaping up to be our biggest and most engaging yet. How to Participate: 💚 Online Auction (Sept 20–27): https://cbo.io/app/public/bidap... More »
Local elections matter! As former Irvington elected officials, active volunteers, and long-term residents, we proudly support Bob Grados for Mayor. The question we answer on Tuesday, November 4: who is the best person for the job? We are wholly confident Bob i... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— One of Halloween’s most anticipated local tourist destinations is back for another season of spooktacular fun. The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at historic Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson will be attracting thousands of visitors for 52 ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Glancing out the window of her house on Irvington’s Meadowbrook Lane, Terri Altamura noticed a man taking one of two recently-planted Bob Grados for Mayor lawn signs and sticking it in the hatchback of his white SUV. She bolted out the door,... More »
I would like to take this opportunity to compliment Tarrytown resident Colby Jenkins on an amazing new initiative she has started: a farmer’s market on Manhattan Ave in Greenburgh that offers residents free farm quality produce at no cost to residents. I atten... More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I am proud to endorse the Sleepy Hollow Democrat candidates in this year’s local election: Marjorie Hsu for Mayor, and Cory Krall, Jared Rodriguez, and Jairo Triguero for Village Trustee. Marjorie and I co-chaired the first Westches... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Sleepy Hollow coach Anthony Giuliano spoke throughout the preseason about the need to go punch for punch with the team’s most challenging opponents. The Horsemen did that for the opening half against Bronxville, but their inability to sustain t... More »
HORSEMANNING: And other nouns that become verbs By Krista Madsen Well, it’s Halloween in the Hollow, which you can more efficiently call Holloween. Not a day, not a week, but a season spanning September to November, when the tourists tick up 1,000 notches, par... More »
Letter to the Editor Hudson Independent As residents, we are now seeing the disaster of the Asbury housing situation—a scandal created under the watch of a member of the Tarrytown Affordable Housing Task Force. Back in 2020, residents came forward warning that... More »
To the Editor, David Schroedel recently praised Unite Sleepy Hollow (USH) as the “competent” alternative to TAG. But the record shows otherwise. What USH has delivered is reckless spending and a pattern of misleading residents. In December 2020, the USH-led vi... More »
By Shana Liebman– The restaurant at the top of Irvington—formerly the River City Grille, followed by the Club Car Grille—just reopened as Cifone’s, a modern Italian restaurant with a late-night fantasy. Co-owner Michael Cifone and his partner Matt Kay (who own... More »
By W.B. King– When Rupert Holmes released “Escape” in 1979, he not only achieved a number one hit with the tune also known as “The Piña Colada Song,” but unknowingly contributed to the creation of a musical movement that took decades to materialize—Yacht Rock.... More »
Open Enrollment — Oct. 15th through Dec. 7th “Demystifying Medicare” is a free, upbeat, comprehensive workshop for anyone who needs to understand how Medicare works — not only for people wanting to explore their options, but for those soon to be Medicare-eli... More »
