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To the editor: It’s National School Breakfast Week and No Kid Hungry New York wants to extend a big thank you to the hardworking folks across Hudson Valley schools who prepare and serve meals to our kids every day. One in 5 kids in our state may face hunger, a... More »
Why should Con Ed be allowed to raise our rates while reporting obscene profits that exceeded $1.5 billion dollars in 2021? The company has $63 million in assets. In recent days I have received numerous complaints from Greenburgh residents who are shocked at ... More »
To the Editor: The plans to redesign Broadway raises several suggestions to offer. Please pardon this writer if these ideas are already in effect or planned. As everyone knows, Broadway is over capacity so any redesign should include measurable trip reduction... More »
I am writing to voice my concern about a few statements made at a recent trustees meeting in Sleepy Hollow where one speaker implicitly characterized local high school students as essentially being incapable of making their own decisions when partaking in Firs... More »
To the editor: I have written to the Governor and members of the NY State Legislature asking them to increase the maximum income amount that would make senior citizens eligible for partial senior tax breaks. The last time the State Legislature increased the ... More »
I will be reaching out to our Congressional and state legislative delegation, urging them to make available COVID tests and KN95 masks for free. It’s being done in NYC but not in the suburbs. And, COVID is spreading rapidly in our area. The federal government... More »
Kenny Herzog of Sleepy Hollow has done an amazing job heading up VaxupWestchester (#VaxUpWestchester.org). VaxupWestchester is phase two of the Covid Angels initiative. The Covid Angels helped vulnerable seniors secure vaccine appointments earlier this year... More »
The proposed 2022 Greenburgh Town Budget will include NO tax hike for residents of the river villages (Tarrytown, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry) for the third consecutive year. There will also be no tax hikes for residents of unincorporated Greenburgh. A public hear... More »
To the Editor, Thank you for your recent article “Where Matters Stand on the Broadway Bike Path” by Barrett Seaman on Nov. 9, 2021. The article gives a general overview of this project and focuses on the bike lanes. I would like to point out that this conceptu... More »
Dear editor, My name is Diane Torstrup and I reside in Tarrytown. I am a conscientious voter and have never missed an election. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Many of my friends and colleagues find voting difficult because lines are long and they ... More »
It is late October in the rivertowns and our annual rite of autumn, the turning of leaves from green to shades of yellow, orange, pink, red and brown, is delayed. Why? This year’s record rainfall combined with warm temperatures have not provided ideal conditio... More »
To the Editor: I’m writing to object to the continuing presence of only one of the three Tarrytown mayoral candidates on the landing page of your website. The article in question, “Tarrytown Mayoral Candidates Share Positions on Key Issues” has appeared on thi... More »
Oct. 24, 2021 To: Brianna Staudt – Editor Hudson Independent From: The Bartolacci Family Re: Response to Geraldine Baldwin’s Oct. 22, 2021, Letter to the Editor In a recent letter published by The Hudson Independent, our neighbor, Geraldine Baldwin, purported ... More »
Peter Bartolacci of 67 Miller Avenue, Tarrytown, has been before either or both the Village Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Appeals since April of 2013. Currently Peter Bartolacci is running for election to the Tarrytown Village Board of Trustees (BOT). ... More »
Dear Editor: In this past Sunday’s forum among the candidates for local office in Tarrytown, the moderator asked the three mayoral candidates and three of the trustee candidates what conflicts of interest might arise from their service for the village, and how... More »
I am excited about the candidacy of Karen Brown who is running for Mayor of Tarrytown. Karen will be an exceptional Mayor. She’s also an exceptional person. I first met Karen in 2008 when she started (with her husband) the innovative Hudson Barter Exchange, a... More »
Sleepy Hollow’s Board of Trustees had a good tradition of discussing an agenda item at one meeting, then voting on it at a subsequent meeting. This gives everyone a chance to examine the matter before making a decision. Mayor Wray is increasingly disregarding ... More »
On Thursday, Sept. 23, I met with residents of Florence/Warren in the Fairview section of town. They also asked for help lifting up their homes. Some residents who live on Clarendon Place in Edgemont also want to participate in a program to life up their homes... More »
Many residents of Greenburgh experienced significant property damage as a result of the recent storm. Many lost cars, furniture, boilers, heating and air conditioning units, and they will have to spend tens of thousands of dollars making repairs to their homes... More »
FEMA should provide residents and businesses with information: will we be able to get reimbursed for losses due to flood damage. Many people have significant losses–cares that don’t work; boilers that are broken, substantial property losses. Many people don’t ... More »
