By Rick Pezzullo— The election for governor in New York State is a year away, but the campaigning and mudslinging is already underway. During a rally Monday at the Pearl River Elks Lodge, spearheaded by the Rockland County Republican and Conservative parties, ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Jessica Reinmann of Chappaqua, founder of the $2.5 million non-profit aid group 914CARES, was not the first Democrat to enter the campaign to unseat Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, but she is the first to drop out. This week, Reinmann re... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Reflecting a larger trend regionally and nationally, Democrats in the rivertowns swept village and county elections Tuesday. In what once appeared to be a close race in Sleepy Hollow, former Planning Board chair Marjorie Hsu and her slate of... More »
By Barrett Seaman– When 2026 rolls around, there will be new mayors in five of the six rivertown villages covered by The Hudson Independent. Three of the current incumbents—Niki Armacost in Hastings, Nancy Kaboolian in Ardsley and Vincent Rossillo in Dobbs Fe... More »
By Xavier Zahnle– On Monday night, progressive activist David Hogg headlined a town hall discussion, sponsored by the CD17 Community Coalition at Christ Episcopal Church in Tarrytown. The event was entitled Future First and promoted opportunities for younger p... More »
By Barrett Seaman– On most of the stated goals of the candidates competing in November’s Sleepy Hollow mayoral and trustee election, the two contending parties—Unite Sleepy Hollow (USH) and TAG (Transparent Accountable Government)—have many of the same goals. ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Tarrytown Village Trustee Effie Phillips-Staley has received an endorsement in her bid to become the Democratic nominee to challenge Congressman Mike Lawler in the 2026 election. Latino Victory Fund, a political organization dedicated to ampl... More »
By Barrett Seaman— The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns hosted a candidate forum with Democrat Arlene Burgos and her opponent, Independent Robert Grados responding to more than a dozen questions submitted by Irvington voters. Topics ranged from village... More »
Empire State Voices (ESV), a progressive group “dedicated to amplifying the voices of everyday working New Yorkers,” held a press conference outside Tarrytown Community Opportunity Center,demanding that Congressman Mike Lawler “stop playing political games, re... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Glancing out the window of her house on Irvington’s Meadowbrook Lane, Terri Altamura noticed a man taking one of two recently-planted Bob Grados for Mayor lawn signs and sticking it in the hatchback of his white SUV. She bolted out the door,... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Board of Trustees received a thunderous standing ovation Monday from a packed Village Hall after unanimously adopting a Good Cause Eviction Law. Tarrytown became only the third municipality in Westchester County to adopt the leg... More »
By Rick Pezzullo On the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced legislation that would designate Sept. 11 as a federal public holiday. The bill would amend Title 5 of the U... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Democrats in the 9th Judicial District of the New York State Supreme Court last week unanimously nominated four candidates to seek 14-year terms as Justices on the Court in this November’s election. One of the four is Irvington’s longtime Vi... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Board of Trustees unanimously voted last week to amend the village’s Zoning Code to permit Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The 6-0 vote (Trustee Becky McGovern was absent) on July 21 paves the way for Catalyze Tarrytown t... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Ever since he won his second term representing New York’s 17th Congressional District, Republican Mike Lawler has entertained the idea of challenging New York Governor Kathy Hochul, whom he described as recently as Wednesday morning as “the ... More »
The Village of Irvington is pleased to announce that Charles Hessler has been selected as the new Village Administrator, effective October 18, 2025. Mr. Hessler will be replacing Larry Schopfer who will be retiring after serving the Village of Irvington as Vil... More »
By Barrett Seaman– It has been 20 years since the dead heat race for mayor in Irvington between Dennis Flood and Erin Malloy was decided by a coin toss. Truly competitive elections for seats on any of the rivertown village boards are a rare thing. Incumbents o... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Hastings-on-Hudson Trustee Tom Drake will be the village’s next mayor after defeating fellow Trustee Morgen Fleisig in a Democratic primary Tuesday. According to unofficial results from the Westchester Board of Elections, Drake, a trustee sin... More »
