One year from the day the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Westchester County, clergy, poets, politicians and musicians gathered in the rotunda of the Michaelian Office Building in White Plains to honor the more than 2,100 Westchester residents that have... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Where once Chevrolet, Pontiac and Olds minivans rolled off the assembly line at the old GM plant, a jewel of a park will lie between the Hudson and the condominium complex known as Edge-on-Hudson. It will be part of the link that bridges Kin... More »
by Anne Jaffe Holmes– Mom’s Organic Market opens for business on Friday, February 19 on Stanley Avenue in Dobbs Ferry, just off the Saw Mill River Parkway. It’s their first store in New York, and Mom’s is an extraordinary business with a mission: “To protect a... More »
by Brad Ogden— Common Ground Concerts and Irvington Theater are once again collaborating to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s Disease research with a special on-demand streaming February 26-28th of The Music of Linda Ronstadt. With ten Grammys, two doz... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Rivertowns Clergy Association, which represents people of faith in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, has issued a lengthy statement following the discovery of hateful stickers in the villages. Stickers promoting a neo-Nazi organization, which ... More »
By Robert Kimmel – An overwhelming majority of residents and small businesses in the rivertowns of Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Irvington and Dobbs Ferry are continuing to select renewable, clean energy as a source of their electric power. The four villages are a... More »
Robert Kimmel, a founder of The Hudson Independent and chairman emeritus of its editorial board, has been selected for induction into the Westchester County’s Senior Citizen Hall of Fame. “This year is the 38th Annual Senior Citizen Hall of Fame, one of the... More »
By Alexander Roberts– With Judaism’s holiest days fast approaching on September 18th—Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) ten days later—an anomaly in the state’s COVID-19 rules on outdoor gatherings has caused confusion a... More »
The Hudson Independent reached out to Bjorn Olsson, Executive Director of the Tarrytown Music Hall, for an update on their current staus and their long-term outlook for resuming operations. Here’s what Bjorn said: “We don’t expect to be open, except possibly f... More »
By Annie Rubinson– Art and design began as mere hobbies for Kristen Palese (Irvington High School ’12). Not only has she since transformed them into the cornerstones of her career, however, she has also begun using her talents to spread positivity throughout t... More »
By Dean Gallea – I was in the first pack of bicyclists to head through the gates of the newly-opened Shared-Use Path (SUP) on the Mario M. Cuomo (aka Tappan Zee) bridge at 2:00 pm today, June 15th. (Well, at 2:03, since they had a bit of trouble with the padlo... More »
By Kira Ratan The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children ages 11 and above spend no more than two hours a day in front of a screen. However, according to a 2018 report from the Pew Research Center, teens spend an average of nine hours a ... More »
By Linda Viertel Spring’s long-awaited arrival is providing relief from sheltering indoors and giving much-needed outdoor breathing space for exercise and enjoyment while making sure physical distancing remains the rule. And, what better way to experience the ... More »
TEAC (Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council) Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of EARTH DAY on Wednesday, April 22nd, with a month-long, Do-it-Yourself, All Gloved, Social Distanced Pitch-In! Click here for the April 2020 TEAC Newsletter We’ve made some chang... More »
by Steve Gosset A rabbi would ordinarily be ecstatic to have more than 300 people inside his sanctuary on a Sunday afternoon. But the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown greeted this crowd with mixed emotions. “I am thrilled to see all of you.... More »
For many years, the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) marked Veterans Day by planting American flags at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery grave sites of those who served in the U.S. military. That practice ended with the closure of the VFW chapter. ... More »
Kara Whelan, VP of the Westchester Land Trust, is on a campaign to bring bees and bugs into your life. Learn about the Pollinator Pathways project and how you can create a garden that encourages the spread of healthy plants and support for our ecosystem. More »
Join the Irvington PTSA’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee for a panel focusing on how we as a community can cultivate a safe and supportive environment for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. This event is presented in partn... More »
by James Miranda – The Irvington Theater (IT) Commission will host its first 2019-20 Diversity Series event on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. The event, “Women Take Action: An Evening About Women Activists, Advocates and Women’s Causes,” will feature a panel... More »
Thousands of people, from near and far, attended Sleepy Hollow’s 23rd annual Craft and Street Fair on Beekman Avenue on Saturday, October 12. Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray said it was by far the largest turnout in memory. Dozens of vendors, food, music and ente... More »
