By Robert Kimmel– Many Westchester homeowners, some seriously behind in their mortgage payments because of hardships imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are failing to take advantage of available financial help from the county. The initial funding, part of the c... More »
Data obtained by the New York Post from the U.S. Postal Service appears to confirm that the pandemic is indeed driving New Yorkers out of the city, and Westchester is one of the top destinations. According to the data, nearly 300,000 residents requested a chan... More »
By Rick Pezzullo– Westchester County Executive George Latimer joined representatives of Sunrise Solar Solutions and Tarrytown Self Storage for a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday of a solar array at 63 Cortlandt Street in Tarrytown. The solar system, which consi... More »
By Linda Viertel— Representatives from Westchester’s SMART Commute Program, Feeding Westchester, and Stop & Shop joined together to host a Bee-Line “Stuff a Bus” food drive. The drive collected 10,291 pounds of food, equaling 8,575 meals, aiming to address foo... More »
By Linda Viertel– Pamela Klapproth, a veteran senior living administrator, began her new position as Kendal on Hudson’s new CEO/Executive Director on April 1st, not exactly an ideal time to start, given the early ravages and unknown path of COVID-19. The previ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Virginia Kuppek of Tarrytown put out three tastefully carved pumpkins on her doorstep at the beginning of October. By Halloween eve, an erstwhile excellent trio of artistically carved examples of faux horror had become a blood-curdling scene... More »
With many schools still relying on remote learning, County Executive George Latimer has applied $1.27 million in federal funding from the CARES Act to the expansion of Remote Learning Centers at 15 locations around Westchester. The money was awarded on the bas... More »
GIVING THANKSGIVING 2020 The 14th annual Giving Thanksgiving is coming up soon! Giving Thanksgiving is a family-run charity organization that helps families in need within our community. It makes it possible for these families to have a traditional Thanksgiv... More »
By Annabelle Allen— Face it: Halloween will be different this year. Many of the traditional festivities in the rivertowns have been put on hold due to the pandemic. Local fire departments will not be handing out candy. Main Street trick-or-treating has been ca... More »
A documentary honoring 11 “Legacies” of Irvington’s past was the centerpiece of this year’s Irvington Historical Society (IHS) annual fundraising event, presented (as most things are these days) on-line. The October 18th Zoom event, subscribed to by some 130, ... More »
The 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be held at Lyndhurst on Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 2021, with live coverage across FOX Sports networks. Due to ever-changing government restrictions during the pandemic a move to a springtime, ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— At first it was just a wall—a 520-feet long, 10-feet high barrier separating the vast Edge-on-Hudson construction project from the RiverWalk along the banks of the Hudson, out by the Tarrytown lighthouse. Last year, when planning the annual ... More »
By Annabelle Allen– “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” ~ The New Colossus, inscribed a... More »
Doctor, caterer, therapist, lover. It’s been 217 days since the virus changed their lives. At 6 p.m. (Hawaii time), they’ll meet on ZOOM to discuss a tragic event that connects them all. But will this call tear them apart? Driven by their mission to support ... More »
The Irvington Activists hosted another Black Lives Matter rally on the steps of Village Hall on Sunday. Led by the indefatigable Kelli Scott, the rally’s speakers included Democratic Congressional candidate Mondaire Jones, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea S... More »
By Steve Gosset– As the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the local economy and upend everyday life, Westchester County has launched an initiative that aims to give residents and visitors a sense of safety and security as they go out to eat, shop and pl... More »
Looking for a family-friendly and safe outdoor activity for Halloween? New this year, Lyndhurst has installed seven artistic Halloween vignettes in the landscape around the mansion. These witch and skeleton-themed stations, created by designer and fabricator R... More »
By Rick Pezzullo– Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at historic Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson is returning for a 16th year with a record select evenings for visitors to enjoy. The Blaze kicked off on September 18 and ru... More »
From the Office of County Executive George Latimer: Following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May of 2020, Westchester County Executive George Latimer acted quickly to establish a working group of various stakeholders to review procedures and pol... More »
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