By Suzy Allman, TEAC member If you’re driving around the lakes in Tarrytown this time of year, you’re likely to see a turtle crossing the road. During the early summer, many female turtles cross roads bearing eggs, moving toward familiar nesting areas. Nepera... More »
Westchester Power – the energy supplier set up by Sustainable Westchester that supplies electricity at a fixed, negotiated rate to most of our Rivertowns’ homes – is “pausing” at the end of its current contract term for participants in the Con Edison service t... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Kara Whelan, currently vice president of the Westchester Land Trust (WLT), will succeed Lori Ensinger, who is stepping down after nine years as president of the non-profit conservation organization. The change in leadership will take place i... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Every few decades, it seems, alarm bells go off in Irvington about a threat, real or rumored, that Columbia University is going to sell, develop or otherwise disfigure the bucolic 68-acre plot of land that houses the university’s Nevis Labor... More »
– By Lily Carey The Villages of Tarrytown, Irvington and Sleepy Hollow have collaborated to waive project fees for the installation of eco-friendly home heating systems, making it far easier and cheaper for homeowners to lower their carbon footprint. The three... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Usually when Con Ed and other utilities get called on the carpet, it’s after a sudden storm that has knocked out power and left customers in the cold and dark for too long. This time, the uproar is over pieces of paper—namely the utility bil... More »
Lots of rivertown residents have seen big increases in their January Con Ed bills. (See: https://thehudsonindependent.com/con-eds-january-bill-shocks-residents/) How about you? Readers of The Hudson Independent, identified by first name only as either house o... More »
Westchester County Executive George Latimer, the County’s Office of Energy and Sustainability and the Westchester chapters of Mothers Out Front co-hosted an electric school bus forum on January 27. Panelists shared resources to help schools transition off foss... More »
– By Lily Carey Regulating the temperature and climate of your home is no easy task – especially for a historic building like the Jacob Odell house, home of The Historical Society serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. “We have lots of really delicate objects,” ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Twice in mid-November, someone, most likely in the dead of night, dug up the native perennials that had been lovingly planted in the tree wells along North Broadway in Tarrytown. They were placed there last summer by volunteers for TEAC, the... More »
By Rick Pezzullo — Two state senators joined Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray at Devries Park Nov. 3 to bring attention to bills that would pull the plug on gas-powered lawn and landscaping equipment within the next five years. Several years ago, Sleepy Hollow bec... More »
By Rick Pezzullo — A Sleepy Hollow resident has been chosen to be the first woman to lead Riverkeeper, the non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection of the Hudson River and its tributaries, as well as the watersheds that provide New Yor... More »
Editor’s Note: A notice from the Village of Irvington: And when you do, notify your local Recreation and Parks Department as well as the New York State Department of Environment; Conservation (NYS DEC). Spotted Lantern Flies (SFL) have devastated areas of Penn... More »
By Brad Ogden— As autumn approaches and Mother Nature transitions into one of her most glorious seasons, Irvington Theater (IT) will once again partner with the Village’s esteemed O’Hara Nature Center for an outdoor event that uses the arts to promote practica... More »
By Sue Treiman– For years, we’ve looked up to the sun to help save energy costs. Now, several Westchester organizations are suggesting a change in perspective. Buried deep beneath our feet, they say, is an equally powerful, infinitely renewable, and clean ener... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting in Tarrytown last week to receive comments on a decommissioning report for the closed Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan. Holtec, which only took over ownership o... More »
NEWS OF THE MONTH FROM THE TARRYTOWN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 2021 WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT _____________________This month: Appreciate the health of the Lakes, learn more about hydrogen, explore heat pump technology, take a hike, come to a S... More »
NEWS OF THE MONTH FROM THE TARRYTOWN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL AUGUST 2021 WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT _____________________This month, check in on the health of our Tarrytown Lakes. Then rifle through your closet to find some things you don’t need anymore, ... More »
JULY 2021 WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT _____________________ This month, say goodbye to single-use plastics. Plant up Tarrytown with sunflowers and other pollinators – they’re great for the bees. Add some birds to your life-list, swap something you don’t need for ... More »
NEWS OF THE MONTH FROM THE TARRYTOWN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL JUNE 2021 WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT _____________________ This month, take a tour of some of the native plant projects newly installed on the grounds of the Warner Library, Patriots Park and... More »
