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By Rick Pezzullo— Students in a writing class in the Hastings-on-Hudson School District recently experienced a memorable lesson when Darren Tipton, CEO of Paris Baguette, visited their classroom, bringing both insight and popular mochi donuts. As part of a rec... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Health officials apparently didn’t look the other way when conducting an inspection of a movie theater in Dobbs Ferry. LOOK Dine-In Cinema in the Rivertowns Square Shopping Center was forced to temporarily close Jan. 6 after being issued viol... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Three local high school students were named among the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026, the oldest and most prestigious science and math competition in the United States for high school seniors. The Regeneron Scien... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Lady luck seems to be spending time in the rivertowns recently. The New York Lottery announced that a third prize-winning ticket in the Jan. 3 Powerball drawing was sold at 577 Warburton Ave. in Hastings-on-Hudson. That ticket was worth $50,0... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— One lucky person received a gift from the New York Lottery on Christmas Day in Tarrytown. Lottery officials announced that a top prize winning ticket in the Dec. 25 Take 5 Midday drawing was sold at Tappan Zee Stationery at 350 South Broadway... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A family-friendly restaurant known for its tavern-style pizza recently opened its first location in Westchester County in the Crossroads Shopping Center on Tarrytown Road in Greenburgh. A joyful ribbon cutting ceremony for Riko’s Pizza was he... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— With the open enrollment for health care deadline looming today (Dec. 15), a moderated panel forum with local advocates and policy experts who discussed the many legislative failures that have led to skyrocketing health care costs for New Yor... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Several hundred adults and youngsters braved snow, slush and slippery surfaces Sunday morning to participate in the 13th Annual Dobbs Ferry Holiday Hustle 5K & Kids Reindeer Fun Run 1K. The overnight snowstorm that blanked the area p... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Another effort is underway to try to bring back the Tappan Zee Bridge name. A new petition calling on the New York State Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul was launched on www.change.org a few weeks ago by Joel Berry and has attracted 8,629 si... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Safety improvements are planned at two pedestrian crosswalks in Hastings-on-Hudson. According to Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, new crosswalks will be built at intersections with Warburton Ave. at Pinecrest Dr. and Division St. A 2... More »
By Tom Pedulla— In the end, Sleepy Hollow did not leave the JMA Wireless Dome at Syracuse University with the first state football championship in school history, bowing to high-powered Monroe 34-0 on Dec. 6 after a scoreless first half. In the end, the Horsem... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Local elections in all five of the rivertowns produced new mayors in four of the five villages covered by The Hudson Independent. Only one of the mayors sworn in at the beginning of December* is an incumbent: Democrat Karen Brown of Tarryto... More »
By Tom Pedulla— In the final minutes of Sleepy Hollow’s 42-20 victory against Glens Falls on Nov. 29 at Middletown High School in Middletown, chants of “Syr-a-cuse! Syr-a-cuse!” descended from the stands. It was a magical moment for a Sleepy Hollow program tha... More »
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 Rick Pezzullo— Despite the reinstatement of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, Westchester County’s largest nonprofit hunger-relief organization is stressing the food insecurity crisis is worse than ever. In a county of about one mil... 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 »
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 »
