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 »
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 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 the goal, but as an incremental s... More »
By Barrett Seaman– There are plenty of schemes out there that offer free—or at least easy—money. One should always check, as Hastings resident Vivienne Heston did when she received a letter from County Legislator David Imamura last year, telling her that an un... More »
By Jeff Wilson– It was a transformation worth waiting for. Dobbs Ferry’s Gould Park was the scene of a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 16 celebrating the park’s grand reopening – with upgrades – after structural work had forced its closure for... More »
SHOW & TELL: The secret life of objects By Krista Madsen– TIME FOR A GOOD DEATH So many of us became begrudging Zoomers during the pandemic. I loved it. This habit of FaceTiming through whichever software instead of calling or texting has stuck for me as a ha... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— It’s party time in the Village of Sleepy Hollow! A fun-filled, family-friendly Block Party is taking place on Saturday, September 14, from 2 to 10 p.m. on Beekman Avenue. The tentative event schedule is as follows: 2 p.m. – Gather at Patriot’... More »
By Barrett Seaman– They’re back: the New York State Department of Transportation team, with the engineering and consulting firm WSP, are in the rivertowns to share with the public the progress they have made over the last year in reconceptualizing the Route 9 ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Houlihan Lawrence Commercial, a division of Houlihan Lawrence, announced Monday the sale of a commercial property in Tarrytown for $1.9 million. The 6,768-square-foot Federal style office building at 100 White Plains Road was purchased by a l... More »
By Sue Treiman– What happens when your favorite people are too often the subject of myth and misconception? You create a coffee shop that introduces them to the world. Then, you invite the world in to embrace them. That’s the philosophy behind Sleepy Coffee To... More »
Mavis B. Cain, née Collins, a pioneering advertising executive in New York City and the longstanding President of the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, died at her home in Dobbs Ferry, NY, on August 23 at the age of 96, surrounded by family and friends. Mavi... More »
The New York State Department of Transportation has approved of the temporary shoring/bracing work that was performed on the H-Bridge, and authorized the Village to re-open the bridge to all traffic yesterday, ahead of the start of the new school year. The H... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Thursday, August 22, will forever be Sam Coffey Day in the Village of Sleepy Hollow. And that’s not all. Friday, August 23rd, will be Sam Coffey Day in the Town of Mt. Pleasant as well as Sam Coffey Day throughout all of Westchester County, ... More »
To have the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge stanchions lit up in your colors, you have to earn it. That’s what ITAV (It Takes A Village)10591 has done over its first ten years of serving senior citizens in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, providing them with transportation,... More »
By Sue Treiman– Mermaids, pirates, giant fish, even the Headless Horsemen came out to play at Sleepy Hollow’s inaugural Mermaid Festival Saturday. The afternoon-long event at Kingsland Point Park served a dual purpose. The fair was among a year-long slate of a... More »
This is story from the Rivertowns Current. To read the full text, go to rivertownscurrent.substack.com by Janine Annett— Downloading an app, sharing a photo, or adjusting the volume on a smartphone might seem intuitive to Generation Z — but many senior citizen... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Sleepy Hollow is bidding a sad farewell to Fr. Dany Abi-Akar, pastor of St. Paul II Maronite Catholic Church at Immaculate Conception who also served as chaplain for the village’s fire and police departments. Fr. Dany, beloved for his ability t... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Improvements to Gould Park in Dobbs Ferry are expected to be completed this summer. During an appearance on Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s Weekly Update Monday, Dobbs Ferry Mayor Vincent Rossillo said the major renovations to t... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Due to a failed inspection of a portion of the Tarrytown H-Bridge, an emergency repair is underway, closing the northeast ramp until further notice. The span over the bridge at the Metro-North Train Station must be reduced to only westbound t... More »
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