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The following was provided by the County Executive’s office offering alternative routes during the President’s visit to Irvington Thursday afternoon: On Thursday April 25, Broadway (Rte. 9) will be closed from White Plains Rd. (Rte. 119) in Tarrytown to the Vi... More »
By Sue Treiman— When Dobbs Ferry’s Gould Park House went up in flames Saturday, it was just the latest challenge for a beloved, but beleaguered, local site. The March 30 blaze significantly damaged the building that serves as a fieldhouse for the eight-acre pa... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Former State Assemblyman Tom Abinanti is laying the groundwork for a Democratic primary rematch against incumbent MaryJane Shimsky in the 92nd Assembly District. Abinanti, 77, who was ousted by Shimsky in 2022 after representing the district ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– St. Christopher’s, the Dobbs Ferry-based home for more than a century to children with physical and behavioral needs, plans to file for bankruptcy and is embarking on an effort to restructure its finances. In a statement to The Hudson Indepe... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— For many of the tenants living in the 108 apartments at Asbury Terrace in Tarrytown, 1 River Place has been their home for most of their lives. David Cova, 51, a school counselor at Blythedale Children’s Hospital, has called Asbury Terrace ho... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— In what could be his final State of the County Address, Westchester County Executive George Latimer last week declared the county was doing just fine. Latimer, who is running in a Democratic primary in June against Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the 1... More »
By Shana Liebman— HudCo, Dobbs Ferry’s co-working space extraordinaire at the Hudson River Landing, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a fundraising fete on March 15. Co-founders Christina Cohen, Christy Knell, and Katherine Bagby opened HudCo in 2019 a... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— An online petition is circulating calling for changes at a crosswalk in front of Chauncey Square in Dobbs Ferry after a teenager was seriously injured this week when he was struck by a livery cab driver. On March 4 at about 7:45 p.m., a 16-ye... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A 39-year-old man was arraigned on a 27-count indictment Thursday for shooting his former girlfriend in her home on Chestnut St. in Sleepy Hollow in January. Among the 11 felony charges Ruben Santiago is facing is Attempted Murder in the Firs... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— State Assemblywoman MaryJane Shimsky was part of a coalition of construction trade unions and state lawmakers that gathered in Elmsford last week to demand more funding be allocated in the New York State budget to repair and maintain roadways... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Tarrytown Mayor Karen Brown was among several city and village leaders who gathered in White Plains Friday to advocate for increased unrestricted aid from New York State. The New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM)... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The developer of a multi-family rental project proposed at 29 South Depot Plaza in Tarrytown has agreed to market more of the units as so-called affordable housing. Joe Cotter, President & CEO of National Resources, told the Tarrytown Plannin... More »
By Barrett Seaman— After months of hearings and internal deliberations, the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (NYIRC), led by Deputy Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, released its proposed Congressional voting districts for the 2024 e... More »
By Tom Pedulla– They came to see a living legend accomplish a remarkable milestone on Feb. 1. They got what they came for. In the final seconds of Irvington’s 48-27 rout of visiting Eastchester, fans in the overflow crowd rose to their feet and began cha... More »
The news that the Rivertowns Enterprise has suspended publication has rightly raised much concern—not only in the four villages that weekly paper has ably covered but among local news consumers generally. The owner of the Enterprise is also suspending two othe... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown Board of Trustees this week approved a 7.8% increase for water rates, along with a rental fee for water meters. During the Jan. 16 board meeting, Village Administrator Richard Slingerland explained the village has not raised wat... More »
A Mount Vernon man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in state prison for the 2021 fatal shooting of a Sleepy Hollow man during a confrontation at Margotta Courts Park. On June 28, 2021, at approximately 9:32 p.m., Emmanuel Valentin Perez, 21, used a Lorcin pi... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A 38-year-old man was arrested in the Bronx this morning in connection with the shooting of a woman at a residence on Chestnut St. in Sleepy Hollow Tuesday afternoon. According to Sleepy Hollow Police Chief Anthony Bueti, village police recei... More »
By Rick Pezzullo—- As the ball dropped in Times Square and the calendar turned to 2024, tolls on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge went up for motorists for the first time since 2010. Beginning Jan. 1, the base NY E-ZPass rate to travel over the span increased fr... More »
By Rick Pezzullo—- Eileen Patricia Pilla, the first female mayor of Tarrytown, died peacefully Dec. 18 at Cabrini of Westchester. She was 91. A Tarrytown native, Pilla proudly served for four years as a village trustee (1984-1987) before being elected mayor, a... More »
