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 »
This Story Has Been Updated By Barrett Seaman– Speculation about Westchester County Executive George Latimer taking on Jamaal Bowman for the Democratic nomination to represent New York’s 16th Congressional District spilled out from the party’s inner circles ... More »
Jonathan Siegel, business executive, lawyer and last before Brian C. Smith to serve as Mayor of Irvington, was sworn in by Village Justice Desmond Lyons on December 4, a dozen years after leaving office. Also sworn in were Deputy Village Justice Mitchell Bake... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Board of Trustees held its annual reorganization meeting Monday night with a slew of reappointments to various village boards and commissions. Recently reelected Mayor Karen Brown, trustees Becky McGovern, David Kim and Effie Ph... More »
By Jeff Wilson– Government for the people was on full display Saturday afternoon, December 2 at the Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library. There, local elected officials joined forces with New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli in hosting the first-of-its-kind... More »
By Rick Pezzullo A multi-family rental project proposed at 29 South Depot Plaza in Tarrytown took a major step forward this week. On Nov. 27, the Tarrytown Planning Board unanimously approved a negative declaration for Hudson Harbor Station LLC’s (aka National... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The public seating area at a hearing held on Thursday, November 16 before the Mt. Pleasant Town Board was nearly full, which at local government meetings is generally a sign that constituents are riled up about something. The “something” in ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The trio collaboration of the villages of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown and the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns has been awarded a $340,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to create a Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan... More »
By Barrett Seaman— The strength of Democrats on Election Day stretched well beyond the rivertowns, as their candidates for the County Board of Legislators and Greenburgh Town offices prevailed as well. In White Plains, the lopsided representation that has Demo... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Tarrytown Mayor Karen Brown was reelected to a second two-year term Tuesday as she swatted away the challenge of former Trustee Doug Zollo for the second time. Brown, a 28-year village resident who served five years as a trustee before being ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— The Democrats running for re-election as Trustees in Irvington, Mitchell Bard and Arlene Burgos, had no opposition this cycle and thus won handily. But there was one not-quite-new name on the ballot this year: Jon Siegel, also uncontested–an... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Dobbs Ferry Mayor Vincent Rossillo and three incumbents on the Board of Trustees were easily reelected to new terms Tuesday. Rossillo, a lawyer, won his third two-year term as mayor in a three-way race. A board member since 2011 when he was ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Village Mayors and trustees come to understand quickly that a packed room at a public hearing typically does not bode well for whatever proposal is on the agenda. So it was at the October 30 special meeting of the Irvington Board of Trustees... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Three incumbents on the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees are facing challenges Nov. 7 from a slate on the Dobbs Ferry Rivertown Party line. Running for reelection with Mayor Vincent Rossillo to “keep Dobbs Ferry moving forward” are Michael Patin... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A public hearing on a multi-family rental project proposed at 29 South Depot Plaza is scheduled to resume Monday (Oct. 23) before the Tarrytown Planning Board. The hearing will kickoff shortly after 7 p.m. at Village Hall on Hudson Harbor Sta... More »
