By Rick Pezzullo— In what could be his final State of the County Address, Westchester County Executive George Latimer last week declared the county was doing just fine. Latimer, who is running in a Democratic primary in June against Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the 1... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Six candidates running to fill three vacancies on the Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees filled the Zoom screen for some 90 minutes on Monday night, March 11 in a candidates’ forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns. Thre... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— State Assemblywoman MaryJane Shimsky was part of a coalition of construction trade unions and state lawmakers that gathered in Elmsford last week to demand more funding be allocated in the New York State budget to repair and maintain roadways... More »
This story has been updated By Barrett Seaman— Well over 200 residents of Irvington, 175 of them registered Democrats, braved a rainy night to show up at the Main Street School auditorium on February 27 to choose two candidates out of three contenders to fill ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Tarrytown Mayor Karen Brown was among several city and village leaders who gathered in White Plains Friday to advocate for increased unrestricted aid from New York State. The New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM)... More »
By Barrett Seaman— There are three open seats up for grabs in the March 19th election for the Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees. With the announcement by the Unite Sleepy Hollow party that James (Jim) Husselbee, an executive with an international tax accounting ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— After months of hearings and internal deliberations, the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (NYIRC), led by Deputy Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, released its proposed Congressional voting districts for the 2024 e... More »
By Barrett Seaman— After 14 years of dominating Sleepy Hollow politics during the mayoralty of Ken Wray, the Unite Sleepy Hollow (USH) party has some competition in the upcoming Board of Trustees election. Five candidates from two parties will be running for t... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Village of Dobbs Ferry is doing okay in being supportive of human rights and diversity. That was one of the key takeaways from a Community Survey spearheaded by the Dobbs Ferry Human Rights and Diversity Committee that was conducted to un... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Nearly 40 registered Democrats tuned in via Zoom Tuesday night, January 23 to listen as three candidates for a seat on Irvington’s Board of Trustees responded to pre-selected questions about issues facing the village. Topics ranged from the ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Greenburgh Town Board has taken legal action again to try to prevent Edgemont from becoming the town’s seventh incorporated village. During a special meeting Jan. 12, the board adopted a resolution hiring former state Supreme Court Justic... More »
METRIC ENVY: How many feet does it take to kick out Imperial measures? By Krista Madsen– There is much I would like to challenge about America (our nonexistent gun control, our in-name-only democracy, the fact that someone charged in four criminal cases can st... More »
The Unite Sleepy Hollow 2024 slate for three open trustee positions includes three long-time residents – incumbent René León, running for his second term, and two new candidates, Jim McGovern and Matt Presseau. René León (Incumbent) As trustee, René León has g... More »
By Barrett Seaman— In the first few months after receiving a letter from a law firm representing five Hispanic-American residents of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, alleging that the town’s “at-large” voting system systematically discriminated against Hispanics,... More »
The incident involving the girls basketball teams from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers and the Leffell School in Harsdae elicited broad condemnation from local politicians and even drew a comment from Governor Hochul, Here’s a sampling of public statements fr... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Just before Christmas, Governor Hochul signed a bill that will move many local and town elections in the state that are not already there to even years, so that they will coincide with the national election cycle. The change does not apply t... More »
By Rick Pezzullo—- The Village of Sleepy Hollow will be ringing in a very special new year in a unique way on January 2. To kick-off a year of events planned to commemorate the village’s 150th anniversary, elected officials, employees and residents will be g... More »
By Rick Pezzullo—- When the Tarrytown Board of Trustees voted in February to approve a Zoning Code change allowing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to be built in single-family homes, it was anything but well-received by the public. Some residents levied harsh ... More »
This story has been updated: By Barrett Seaman– The 4-3 vote by the New York State Court of Appeals ordering the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) to go back to the drawing board and correct perceived distortions in the distribution of voters—... More »
By Barrett Seaman– A day after County Executive George Latimer officially launched a primary campaign against him, 16th District Congressman Jamaal Bowman was censured by his colleagues in the House of Representatives. Three Democrats joined Republicans in a 2... More »
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