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Several ceremonies marking Veterans Day Tuesday were held in municipalities throughout the rivertowns, including at Patriots Park where officials in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow saluted area men and women who served in the military, and those who made the ultim... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A new four-story building with 81 condominiums is being proposed on the waterfront at Hudson Harbor in Tarrytown. The Tarrytown Planning Board recently held a public hearing on plans for The Gatehouse on Hudson View Way and Division Street—an... More »
This past week, the Horsemen Against Destructive Decisions (HADD) celebrated Red Ribbon Week—the nation’s longest-running drug-use prevention campaign. To kick off the campaign, HADD members served up festive “mocktails” at last weekend’s Varsity Football game... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A growing number of residents in Hastings-on-Hudson are fuming over a planned cannabis dispensary on Main St.—across the street from a youth community center and next door to a dance studio. The Highline received its cannabis license from New... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— It was the end of an era on the Tarrytown Planning Board Monday night. Joan Raiselis attended her last meeting on the board after 20 years, including the last four as chairwoman. Last month, Raiselis informed the Board of Trustees she would b... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The surprising withdrawal of a commercial casino license application by the owners of Empire City Casino in Yonkers has several officials in Westchester calling MGM Resorts International’s bluff. On Oct. 14, MGM Yonkers Inc., a subsidiary of ... More »
Millions of Americans turned out at some 2,000 rallies against Trump policies across the country but only brushed by the rivertowns. At a rally outside Greenburgh Town Hall, launched by the two-week-old group, Central Westchester Indivisible, Town Supervisor P... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A new and improved park is planned for the Village of Tarrytown for the first time in about 15 years. Lagana Park, located on Sheldon Ave. and Hillside St. next to the Elizabeth Mascia Child Care center, is slated to receive a major facelift ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Firefighters from Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry and Hastings-on-Hudson teamed up Friday afternoon to contain a fire in a dry cleaner business in Ardsley. Shortly after 2 p.m., firefighters responded to a commercial alarm on Saw Mill River Rd. Upon arr... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The company decommissioning the nuclear power plants at Indian Point is not planning to restart the facility any time soon. During a meeting last week of the New York State Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board in Cortlandt, Patrick O’... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Mercy University has been named by U.S. News & World Report as a top performer on Social Mobility in the publication’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings. It’s the fifth consecutive year that Mercy, which serves more than 9,000 students each year at... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— One of Halloween’s most anticipated local tourist destinations is back for another season of spooktacular fun. The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at historic Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson will be attracting thousands of visitors for 52 ... More »
This story has been updated By Tom Pedulla– Irvington closed an extraordinary era in its history with the announcement that Gina Maher, the winningest girls’ basketball coach in New York State history with 814 victories, is retiring after 50 years. “It’s tim... More »
By Rick Pezzullo Local villages held separate ceremonies Thursday to mark the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. More than 100 people gathered at Scenic Hudson Park in Irvington to remember the nearly 3,000 individuals that perished ... 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 »
Five high school football teams, representing the five public school districts in The Hudson Independent’s rivertowns readership area, each hoping either to improve over or repeat their performances of a year ago. By Tom Pedulla– Ardsley Panthers Poised to De... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A portion of the Saw Mill Parkway in Hastings-on-Hudson was closed Sunday evening when a large sinkhole in the roadway created a hazardous situation. New York State Department of Transportation Region 8 Acting Director Jim Rusak said his agen... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— She is an Olympic gold medalist and one of the top players in the National Women’s Soccer League, and now Samantha Coffey, who grew up in Sleepy Hollow, is a hall of famer. It was recently announced that Coffey, a graduate of The Masters Scho... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Planning Board continued its review this week of a proposed rental housing project at 303 South Broadway. During the continuation of a public hearing on Aug. 25, the Planning Board officially declared itself the lead agency for ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Maureen Barbelet, a lifelong resident of Tarrytown who served in many leadership positions in the village, died Aug. 17. She was 80. Born in Mount Vernon on Nov. 1, 1944, she was the eldest of five children of Raymond and Eleanor (Frawley) Mc... More »
