By Barrett Seaman– On a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, dozens of environmental activists from Irvington and surrounding villages gathered at the O’Hara Nature Center on the edge of the Irvington Woods to acknowledge and applaud their so-called “Open Space Heroes”–... More »
CREPUSCULAR: Going out on a liminal By Krista Madsen– Ever since Flannery O’Connor packed so much meaning onto the toilet stall in Wise Blood, I have believed that the liminal spaces are where it’s at for the best writing. I am pulled to these in-between, indi... More »
By Shana Liebman– After nearly five years, the 122-year-old Irvington Theater will reopen this fall. It’s a momentous occasion that many people, including myself (a member of the Irvington Theater Commission), have eagerly anticipated since its closure in 2020... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Midday traffic to the east was backed up to the Saw Mill River Parkway; to the south, it touched the Irvington border. Cars were parked for miles around, and the pedestrian traffic on Broadway ran seamlessly from Main Street Tarrytown all th... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— For the last 30 years, Support Connection has offered free and confidential emotional, social and educational support to more than 20,000 individuals affected by breast, ovarian or gynecological cancer. Support Connection, a non-profit organi... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Five local school districts all earned high marks in a recent national ranking that reviewed districts in New York State. The rankings were done by Niche.com, formerly known as College Prowler. The company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsy... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— For the first time since 2020, the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow will be open for free public tours. Listed on the National Register of Historic Place, the Tarrytown Lighthouse was built in 1883 in response to pleas by local ... More »
By W.B. King– Twenty years ago, while living in Brooklyn, artist and musician TB Ward and his wife, Ruth, were expecting a child. Loving the enchantments of the city but understanding its limitations for family life, the couple earnestly began investigating pl... More »
It should be part of every driver’s routine: adjust the side and rear-view mirrors; move the seat to allow your feet to reach the pedals comfortably and place the adjustable steering wheel (of the vehicle has one) to a comfortable position. How soon we forget,... More »
HOWLING FANTODS: A compendium of irritable unrest By Krista Madsen– Some people get a lyric stuck in their head, me, I get the whole howling fantods. I’ve been walking around for some time now—perhaps tapping into the collective frenetic mood of the season of ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Funeral services will be held this week for the wife and daughter-in-law of Greenburgh Councilman Francis Sheehan who were killed in a fiery car crash September 16 in White Plains. Family and friends will have the chance to pay their respects... More »
By Barrett Seaman– In a perfunctory 5-0 vote at its September 24 meeting, the Town Board of Mt. Pleasant authorized another payment to the international law firm of Baker Hostetler—this time for $343,738.82, covering fees incurred during the months of June and... More »
Under the watchful eye of Margaret Horan, local merchants and artisans set up a circle of tents on the lawn at Horan’s Landing to sell their wares and raise money for the Beekman Avenue food pantry that has registered 580 families in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollo... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Halloween and Historic Hudson Valley go hand-in-hand, and this spooky season has some new experiences for thrill seekers to enjoy. One new event is Twilight Village at Sleepy Hollow at Philipsburg Manor. The outdoor spooktacular, which opened... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Music Hall received a big financial boost to its school residencies’ program this week. On Thursday, state Assemblywoman MaryJane Shimsky (D/District 92) delivered a $25,000 check to Music Hall Executive Director Bjorn Olsson fo... More »
By Solace Church– Tarrytown is the only village in Westchester County that is split between two congressional districts, CD-16 and CD-17. In the current configuration, there are 3,262 voting Tarrytowners living in CD-16 and 4,163 living in CD-17. The invisible... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A Brooklyn man will spend the next two to six years in prison for a hit-and-run incident in Hartsdale last summer that claimed the life of an active 65-year-old woman. On August 26, 2023, at approximately 11:14 a.m., Antonio Robles Sanchez, 4... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Two hundred forty-four years to the day, September 25, local historians, elected officials and American history buffs gathered in the cavernous “car barn” on the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills to examine and admire a display focused o... More »
By Sue Treiman– Few people associate Vernon Jordan, Cab Calloway, Roy Campanella, “Moms” Mabley and Gordon Parks with Westchester County and Greenburgh Township. That’s about to change. A new African-American History Museum is planning for a Martin Luther King... More »
Saturday, September 28 League of Women Voters discussion of the NY ERA and Film Screening of She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry Ossining Public Library, Budarz Theater 53 Croton Avenue Ossining, NY 10562 At 2:00pm For questions or additional details, contact LWV... More »
