By Barrett Seaman— Fortunately, it did not rain on the Rugelach, nor for that matter on the servings of Noodle Kugel arrayed on a table along with printed information on Temple Beth Abraham and some of the history of the Jewish community in Tarrytown. They wer... More »
By W.B. King– When 13 Jewish driver’s licenses were confiscated in 1938 by Hitler’s Nazi regime, the stories of those pictured were ostensibly lost to history. That changed in 2017 when the documents were discovered in a worn and torn envelope in the recesses ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The number of units being sought as part of a proposed rental housing project at 303 South Broadway in Tarrytown has been reduced. Representatives of Am Trust Realty, which has owned the 7.5-acre site since 1997, informed the Tarrytown Planni... More »
by Rick Pezzullo— A former Town of New Castle official has been hired as the new Assistant Village Administrator in Tarrytown. Village Administrator Richard Slingerland announced that Lauren Cascone had been selected from several highly qualified individuals t... More »
Rotary’s Derby and Y’s Healthy Kids Day postponed By Bob Kimmel– Anticipated wet weather conditions are causing the postponement of the popular combined Rotary Club of the Tarrytown’s Duck Derby and the Family YMCA of Tarrytown’s Healthy Kids Day. O... More »
In her ongoing mission to educate Americans about her native country of Georgia, Tsisnami “Sissy” Sakvarlishvili, a former student, now a teacher at EF, the international school that sits atop Tarrytown, has just published a book, her third, entitled “Georgia ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Armed with creative signs and posters with direct messages for President Trump, an estimated 3,000 people gathered at Pierson Park in Tarrytown Saturday for one of many “No Kings” rallies held nationwide. The peaceful protest took aim at Trum... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Class of 2026 valedictorian and salutatorian at Irvington and Sleepy Hollow high schools were recently named. In Irvington, Josh Greenbarg and Lucy Acharekar will be addressing their fellow classmates at commencement ceremonies in June. G... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The 30th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade from Main Street, Tarrytown to Sleepy Hollow’s Beekman Avenue once again drew crowds of three to four thousand to watch more than a thousand marchers ranging from local government officials to high sc... More »
By Barrett Seaman— BOOM!! Rattle, rattle. A gorgeous spring-like day, with temperatures heading into the seventies, was briefly interrupted Tuesday morning by a deep, profound, almost visceral sound whose origins were initially elusive.. Residents of the river... More »
By Jeff Wilson– Last seen by Indy readers in early 2024, the Sneaky Bots, a new robotics team of fourth-graders from Sleepy Hollow and Irvington, were competing in the FIRST LEGO League Challenge Regional [Robotics] Championship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Village of Tarrytown is lending a hand with the redevelopment of the affordable rental complex Franklin Courts. Earlier this month, the Board of Trustees authorized Village Administrator Richard Slingerland to enter into an Intermunicipal... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A family of four was displaced early Sunday morning when a fire spread quickly through their home in Tarrytown. The blaze on Crest Drive erupted at about 4 a.m. and smoke alarms awakened the four occupants, who were all able to escape unharme... More »
By Barrett Seaman— In a shrinking universe of high-end literary magazines, a colorful little gem has emerged right here in the rivertowns. tarry, whose first issue was released in September, contains an eclectic array of poetry, fiction, essays and artwork—muc... More »
By Tsisnami “Sissy” Sakvarlishvili– I did not come to the United States looking for charity. I came looking for opportunity—and I worked relentlessly to earn it. I am originally from the country of Georgia in Eastern Europe. In 2008, when Russia invaded my hom... More »
By Barrett Seaman— The peripatetic 16th District Congressman George Latimer popped in at EF, Education First, at its campus on the hill overlooking Tarrytown on Friday. He was there ostensibly to recognize EF for its contributions to Westchester County through... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The ripple effect of rage and dismay at the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis reached the rivertowns, as elsewhere in the country. Rallies held nationwide over the weekend included ones in several local communities... More »
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 »
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