By Barrett Seaman– Six candidates—three of them incumbents, two of them parents of students in the district and two of them school teachers—are vying for three seats on the Tarrytown Union Free School District Board of Education. Voting will take place on Tues... More »
By Robert Kimmel– For the third year in a row, the Family YMCA at Tarrytown’s Elite All Stars Cheers program team is competing in the Nationals, the most prestigious invitational in the sport of Cheer. The girls are vying for a title at the ESPN Wide World of ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo The Tarrytown Union Free School District community is mourning the sudden loss of one of its beloved teachers. Rafael A. Bencosme, a dual language teacher at Winfield L. Morse School and a resident of Sleepy Hollow, died unexpectedly May 5. He... More »
By Barrett Seaman– It was clear from the staging of Sunday night’s first open “Town Hall” appearance before voters that 17th District Congressman Mike Lawler and his staff were concerned about the growing number of similar public appearances by Republican offi... More »
Hundreds of children and adults turned out at Patriots Park in Tarrytown Sunday for the 18th annual Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns’ Duck Derby and the Family YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day. The event, which featured six preliminary Derby races and a Grand... More »
By Robert Kimmel– A springtime event that has drawn crowds of children and adults to Patriots Park in Tarrytown will be making its 18th appearance next month. The Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns’ Duck Derby and the Family YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day once again partn... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Two teams from the local TNT basketball program were recently honored by the Tarrytown Board of Trustees for their championship seasons. “We have a little March Madness of our own here with our basketball program,” Tarrytown Mayor Karen Brown... More »
By Barrett Seaman– His actual birthday was on April 3rd, but Saturday, April 5th was more convenient for a party where dozens of his admirers gathered in Christ Church San Marcos in Tarrytown to honor Washington Irving, considered America’s most renowned 19th ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– A March 25 article in the Murdoch-owned New York Post has brought renewed attention to a years’ old dispute over the rents paid by various tenants of a federally subsidized affordable housing apartment building in Tarrytown, co-mingling it w... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Spring 2025 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week kicked off Thursday at The Sailhouse in Tarrytown with Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins and other officials joining in the celebration. The annual event runs from March 31 to April 13 with mor... More »
By Jeff Wilson– There has been a growing number of motor vehicle accidents – some even fatal, including collisions with pedestrians or cyclists—in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, leading up to the March 20 “Safe Streets For All” workshop at Tarrytown’s Senior Cit... More »
The weather in the Hudson Valley, fickle of late, was kind enough to allow dozens of motorcycles, fire trucks, marching bands, scout troops and civic organizations to strut rain-free from Main Street in Tarrytown, up Broadway to Sleepy Hollow’s Beekman Avenue.... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A ribbon cutting ceremony was held last week for 62 Main in Tarrytown, a $54 million development that transformed the former YMCA of Tarrytown into 109 affordable apartments. “It’s a project that really fits into the community,” said William ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– At the March 3rd meeting of the Tarrytown Board of Trustees, Mayor Karen Brown swore in local attorney Richard Isaacson as the village’s Village Justice to fill the vacancy left by Judge Kyle McGovern, who was elected to the State Supreme Co... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Purchasing cannabis products in the rivertowns has become easier with businesses already opened in Sleepy Hollow and Ossining, and now Tarrytown is joining the party. Earlier this week, the Tarrytown Planning Board gave the go-ahead for a so-... More »
By Tom Pedulla— A daughter’s fear and parental concerns gave way to unbridled joy when Sleepy Hollow’s Kamile Contreras emerged as Section 1’s first girls’ wrestling champion at 138 pounds. The senior had always been intrigued by the idea of joining her school... More »
At its February 3, 2025 meeting, Tarrytown’s trustees officially promoted three village police officers and added a fourth, previously a member of the New York City Police Department. Veteran officer Detective Sergeant Daryl Stiloski was promoted to the rank o... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Village of Tarrytown, in partnership with The Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market (The TaSH), will be recognizing Black History Month with a celebration of food, culture and community on Saturday, February 8 at the TaSH Farmer’s Ma... More »
County Executive (and candidate) Ken Jenkins dropped by Tarrytown’s Warner Library to take in the Black History Month Art Exhibit there. With Jenkins are local artists Ron Brown, Donald Whitely and Ella Hall. The exhibit runs until February 28th. More »
By Rick Pezzullo— It is not often that an applicant seeking approval on a project will ask a municipal board not to take a vote, especially when it appears that vote will be an affirmative one. Well, that’s exactly what took place Monday night at the Tarrytown... More »
