By Rick Pezzullo— One lucky person received a gift from the New York Lottery on Christmas Day in Tarrytown. Lottery officials announced that a top prize winning ticket in the Dec. 25 Take 5 Midday drawing was sold at Tappan Zee Stationery at 350 South Broadway... More »
By W.B. King– It’s been said that if one waits long enough, life comes full circle. This is the case for the vibrant Tarrytown Music Hall at 11 Main Street that recently celebrated its 140th anniversary. Two blocks down the road stands the Veteran Memorial Bui... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Beekman Avenue was already swarming with shoppers participating in the annual holiday Stroll when the parade of a dozen fire trucks ushered in the heroes of the season, the Sleepy Hollow High School varsity football team. The boys had just c... More »
The EF International Language Campus in Tarrytown welcomed the community to its annual Culture Fair on November 7 in Marian Hall, on EF’s Marymount Avenue campus. This year’s event brought together more than 700 EF students representing over 50 nationalities, ... More »
By Tom Pedulla– One win away. Sleepy Hollow is that close to playing for the ultimate football prize, the Class B state championship, after dispatching Saugerties 46-26 on Nov. 22 at Middletown High School in Middletown, N.Y. With Saugerties intent on stoppin... More »
By Tom Pedulla– After almost five decades of exasperating setbacks, Sleepy Hollow’s long-suffering football program is back on top. The Horsemen captured their first Section 1 crown since 1978 when they rode a second-half surge to upend Westlake 27-14 in the C... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A new four-story building with 81 condominiums is being proposed on the waterfront at Hudson Harbor in Tarrytown. The Tarrytown Planning Board recently held a public hearing on plans for The Gatehouse on Hudson View Way and Division Street—an... More »
By Tom Pedulla– Sleepy Hollow is one victory away from what was unthinkable for so long. After a decade of fumbles and foibles, the Horsemen are one victory away from the Section 1 Class B title after ousting defending champion Ardsley 42-26 Friday night in a ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– When 2026 rolls around, there will be new mayors in five of the six rivertown villages covered by The Hudson Independent. Three of the current incumbents—Niki Armacost in Hastings, Nancy Kaboolian in Ardsley and Vincent Rossillo in Dobbs Fe... More »
This past week, the Horsemen Against Destructive Decisions (HADD) celebrated Red Ribbon Week—the nation’s longest-running drug-use prevention campaign. To kick off the campaign, HADD members served up festive “mocktails” at last weekend’s Varsity Football game... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— It was the end of an era on the Tarrytown Planning Board Monday night. Joan Raiselis attended her last meeting on the board after 20 years, including the last four as chairwoman. Last month, Raiselis informed the Board of Trustees she would b... More »
By Barrett Seaman— More than a thousand scary creatures, interspersed by 128 phantasmagorical floats, rumbled their way from Patriots Park down Broadway and Main Street in Tarrytown’s 23rd annual Halloween Parade on Saturday. Lining the route were an estimated... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Officials in Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns are combining forces to try to make local roadways safer for motorists and pedestrians. Approximately 50 interested parties attended a recent public meeting at the... More »
By Xavier Zahnle– On Monday night, progressive activist David Hogg headlined a town hall discussion, sponsored by the CD17 Community Coalition at Christ Episcopal Church in Tarrytown. The event was entitled Future First and promoted opportunities for younger p... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Tarrytown Village Trustee Effie Phillips-Staley has received an endorsement in her bid to become the Democratic nominee to challenge Congressman Mike Lawler in the 2026 election. Latino Victory Fund, a political organization dedicated to ampl... More »
Empire State Voices (ESV), a progressive group “dedicated to amplifying the voices of everyday working New Yorkers,” held a press conference outside Tarrytown Community Opportunity Center,demanding that Congressman Mike Lawler “stop playing political games, re... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A new and improved park is planned for the Village of Tarrytown for the first time in about 15 years. Lagana Park, located on Sheldon Ave. and Hillside St. next to the Elizabeth Mascia Child Care center, is slated to receive a major facelift ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Jeanette King is a middle-aged divorcee, barely making a living shucking crabs on a 28-mile-long island off the coast of Maine. Her ex-husband is a lobsterman who has gotten caught up in a highly lucrative but deadly trade in baby eels, or e... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) that was vehemently opposed by local fire officials was recently approved by the Tarrytown Planning Board. The Planning Board’s Sept. 25 blessing of the project at 120 White Plains Road followed the Vill... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Board of Trustees received a thunderous standing ovation Monday from a packed Village Hall after unanimously adopting a Good Cause Eviction Law. Tarrytown became only the third municipality in Westchester County to adopt the leg... More »
