By Barrett Seaman– When a Sleepy Hollow resident voiced concern that the village’s plan to “repeal and replace” the zoning scheme for the inner village would be tantamount to “throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” Planning Board chair Marjorie Hsu assured... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— On Tuesday, May 17, voters in local school districts overwhelmingly approved budgets for the 2022-2023 calendar. In Tarrytown, the $86 million spending plan, which carried a 3.18% tax decrease for Tarrytown residents and a slight 1.38% tax hi... More »
By Barrett Seaman— A line-up of Pro-Choice activists and their political allies stirred a crowd of several hundred sign-bearing residents representing a range of gender preferences at Tarrytown’s Patriot Park on Saturday, May 14. The event was part of a nation... More »
By Robert Kimmel – A new bench recently placed in Patriots Park by the Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns honors Leonard Andrew, a Rotarian who passed away last July. Andrew’s service to the community included many altruistic endeavors as reflected in the inscripti... More »
By Robert Kimmel – The Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns and the Family YMCA are both using affirmative, matching appraisals of their events, the Rotary’s Duck Derby and the Y’s Healthy Kids Day which together drew substantial crowds last Saturday to Patriots Park... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Mercy College’s school newspaper received five awards in the New York Press Association (NYPA) 2021 Better Newspaper Contest. The Impact, which has been Mercy’s newspaper since 1970, has won more than 40 NYPA awards since first entering the c... More »
The four major historical tourist attractions in the area will re-open to the public, this month. The announcement was made by Historic Hudson Valley, the non-profit entity that manages the sites. Three of the four, Philipsburg Manor, Washington Irving’s Sunny... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The annual school budget votes and Board of Education elections take place on Tuesday, May 17. Last week, candidates for available seats in local school districts had their petitions verified to secure spots on the ballot. In the Tarrytown Sc... More »
It’s April–springtime, and (for a change) warm outside. What better to do than set up a street side lemonade stand? That’s what neighbors in the Miller Park section of Tarrytown did on Saturday, but with more of a purpose than the usual entrepreneurial trainin... More »
By Barrett Seaman— The program was put together on short notice but packed with musical talent—almost all of it Ukrainian. Every penny of the proceeds — some $28,000 at last count — will go to one of four organizations providing aid to embattled Ukraine and it... More »
The weather was perfect—not for sunbathing but for long distance running: temperatures in the mid-forties, overcast skies, maybe a little cooling sprinkle of rain toward the end of the race. There were 690 runners registered for Sunday’s annual Sleepy Hollow H... More »
By Jeff Wilson– A cat may have nine lives, but Cotton would probably trade eight of them for the one he’s living now. Dobbs Ferry resident Kristine Neufeld affectionately cuddled her ten-month-old adopted black kitten — Cotton was one of 70 rescued from a hoar... More »
By Shana Liebman– As Russia’s brutal battle for Ukraine rages on, most Americans seem to be watching in helpless disbelief. But many, including Rivertown residents, are doing what they can to help the citizens of Ukraine. In the past few months, Rivertown loca... More »
By Barrett Seaman— The Westchester Community Foundation (WCF), which aggregates and distributes millions of dollars in donations to dozens of non-profits in the county each year, has named Marjorie Hsu of Sleepy Hollow to its Advisory Board. Hsu, who has been ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— A diverse group of some 20 people, said to represent 175,000 largely undocumented workers, are en route on foot from New York City to Albany, where they plan to call on Governor Hochul and the state legislature to replenish the so-called Exc... More »
– By Lily Carey The Villages of Tarrytown, Irvington and Sleepy Hollow have collaborated to waive project fees for the installation of eco-friendly home heating systems, making it far easier and cheaper for homeowners to lower their carbon footprint. The three... More »
By Barrett Seaman– And after a year’s hiatus forced by the pandemic, it was indeed good to be back. Though chilly (especially for those dressed in kilts), the weather cooperated, with bright blue skies over a sea of green coats, hats, pants and the occasional ... More »
Called “A pragmatic framework for nonprofit digital transformation that embraces the human-centered nature of your organization, The Smart Non-Profit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World is the latest work by Sleepy Hollow resident Allison Fine and he... More »
By Barrett Seaman— The brutal war in Ukraine crossed moral paths with the Christian ritual of Ash Wednesday this week, leading local houses of worship to combine the rite of anointing the faithful with ashes to remind them of their mortality with prayer servic... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Governor Kathy Hochul’s weekend announcement that she was ending the statewide requirement to mask up in public spaces, including classrooms, has prompted school administrators to craft policies that respect individual rights on the one hand... More »
