By Barrett Seaman— Sleepy Hollow has taken a first step towards resolving a controversy that arose earlier in the year when Mayor Ken Wray announced that the village planned to repeal and replace its comprehensive zoning code, passed by unanimous vote only las... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire Sunday night that destroyed a three-story home in Sleepy Hollow and left 30 people homeless. About 100 firefighters from 15 area fire departments battled the three-alarm blaze at 305 N... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Town of Greenburgh has created a GoFundMe page to support the children of former town police dispatcher Frank Cavaliere who died in February at the age of 53 of complications from COVID-19. Cavaliere, who resided in Hopewell Junction, was... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A four-year legal battle centering around the conversion of single-family residences to condominiums at The Landing on the Water at Dobbs Ferry for tax savings was recently settled by the entities involved. Last month, the Town of Greenburgh,... 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 »
Irvington High School seniors Chloe Banino, Eadin Block, Joshua Chang, Aliya Huprikar, Katherine LeBuhn and Samantha Levin have been named finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship competition. The six Bulldogs are among the top 15,000 high school stude... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) recently granted preliminary approval of financial incentives for Phase 2 of Regeneron’s expansion of its Tarrytown campus. Regeneron is investing $1.39 billion in the 724,000-square... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Westchester County held a ceremony Thursday in the lobby of the Michaelian Office Building in White Plains to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the county’s first confirmed coronavirus case. The lobby is one of two locations for the cou... 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 »
By Rick Pezzullo— Some positive changes for business owners and residents in the Village of Tarrytown are planned as a result of successful trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Feb. 22, the Board of Trustees scheduled a public hearing for Monday, March 7 at... More »
By Barrett Seaman— A little over a month ago in this space, we reported what appeared then to be a significant turning point in Westchester’s battle against COVID-19. The infection rate that had nearly reached 23% a month before began to drop then—all the way ... More »
By Tom Pedulla– Kevin Toribio, who captained the Sleepy Hollow wrestling team with fellow seniors Zach Burnett and Nick DelMonaco, described his time with the program as “blood, sweat, tears and glory.” It was the perfect summation – especially the glory part.... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Three members of the Tarrytown Police Department were recently promoted to the position of sergeant. The village Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointments of Matthew Toth, Christopher Schettino and Ian Yearwood at its Feb. 7 mee... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A ribbon cutting ceremony was held February 10 to mark the official public opening of LOOK Dine-In Cinemas in the Rivertowns Square shopping center in Dobbs Ferry. Joining in the festivities with LOOK founder Brian Schultz were Dobbs Ferry Ma... More »
By Barrett Seaman— The culture wars came to Sleepy Hollow’s Village Hall on Tuesday night, February 8. Some 50 members of the village’s volunteer fire department and their supporters lined the back of the room and used the public comments portion of the meetin... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Planning Board recently unanimously approved a plan for the Family YMCA of Tarrytown to relocate its daycare program. The YMCA Early Learning Center, which serves about 60 children with 20 adult staff, is moving its facility fro... More »
Eighth-graders Tess Brady and Luke Calabrese of Irvington Middle School were among just 154 round-four finalists in The New York Times’ 2021-2022 Personal Narrative Contest. The annual contest asked students aged 11-19 to submit “short, powerful stories about ... More »
By W.B. King – – One day in the spring of 1959, 14-year-old Jai Johnny “Jaimoe” Johnson attended a jazz festival near his hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi and was “tapped on the shoulder” by the music of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Benny Goodman... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A second-grade student at John Cardinal O’Connor School (JCOS) in Irvington is taking her school’s motto to heart during Catholic Schools Week. Catholic Schools Week takes place from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5 in schools throughout the Archdiocese of ... More »
By Tom Pedulla– Alex Adair, a football star and the first black hockey player in Westchester when he competed for Sleepy Hollow High School in the early 1980’s, left a legacy too significant to be forgotten. And now it will not be. The Alex Adair Leadership Fo... More »
