2024年12月26日 · By Rick Pezzullo— During its last voting meeting of 2024, the Tarrytown Board of Trustees appointed a replacement for outgoing Village Justice Kyle McGovern. McGovern, who has presided in village court for 21 years, is taking his gavel to the New York State Supreme Court in the 9th Judicial District in 2025 after winning one of five available seats on Election Day. The 9th Judicial District ...

2024年12月8日 · By Rick Pezzullo— A 77-year-old woman was killed in a fire just after midnight Thursday at a condominium complex on Martling Ave. The Tarrytown Fire Department was dispatched Dec. 5 at about 12:15 a.m. following a report of smoke from neighbors. Engine 80 Captain Patrick Derivan Jr. and Lieutenant Scotty Weaver forced entry to the unit and were met by a heavy volume of smoke and fire on the ...

2024年12月22日 · As I learned on my Halloweeny tour of nearby mansion Lyndhurst, spiritualism was all the rage in the 19th century.And as I learned from this article on the history of the planchette from Decimonic.com, some pinpoint the beginning of the American phase of this craze right down to a date, place, and dead man: American Spiritualists often set 31st March 1848 as the beginning of their movement.

2024年12月15日 · By Rick Pezzullo— Hundreds of adults and youngsters braved frigid temperatures in the mid-20s Sunday morning to participate in the 12 th Annual Dobbs Ferry Holiday Hustle 5K & Kids Reindeer Fun Run 1K.. Almost 760 runners and walkers were in the holiday spirit, wearing festive attire for the joyful event, which benefits the Dobbs Ferry Youth Services Council (YSC) and its holiday gift drive.

2024年10月12日 · To the Editor, The campaign for Congressional District 17 has gotten pretty messy and deeply negative, so perhaps we ought to look at what the candidates might actually do if elected. Democrat Mondaire Jones is a strong supporter of women’s reproductive rights. He backs common sense gun safety legislation. He wishes to give tax breaks to middle and working class voters, and withhold them ...

2024年12月17日 · By Rick Pezzullo— The New York Community Trust- Westchester has announced more than $1.3 million in new grants to 25 nonprofits working to meet Westchester County’s pressing needs, from addressing food insecurity to increasing access to culturally sensitive mental health care and building the capacity of home-based childcare providers. With these latest grants, The Trust’s Westchester ...

2024年12月28日 · By Rick Pezzullo— Property owners in the villages in the Town of Greenburgh will see no increase in their town taxes in 2025. In the $104 million budget approved by the Greenburgh Town Board on Dec. 16, for homes where assessments remain unchanged, town taxes will remain flat. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said few changes were made to the spending plan he proposed a few months ago ...

By Rick Pezzullo— It took nearly two years to finalize, but the Greenburgh Nature Center has signed a new 25-year contract with the Town of Greenburgh. The non-profit educational organization, which will be celebrating its 50 th anniversary next year, was seeking a new agreement so it could seek grants and donations, even though its existing contract doesn’t expire until Dec. 31, 2026.

By Rick Pezzullo— Before heading to Washington D.C. Friday to be sworn in as representative of New York’s 16 th Congressional District, Westchester County Executive George Latimer bid adieu Monday to the place he has led for the last seven years.. Surrounded by colleagues, family members and friends, Latimer delivered his farewell address from the Board of Legislators Chambers, where 33 ...

2024年11月1日 · By Rick Pezzullo— Prominent area developer Joseph Cotter, who built the Hudson Harbor townhouse/condominium project in Tarrytown, died Oct. 25 from a heart attack at his home in New York City. He was 66. Cotter was president of National Resources, a real estate development and investment firm that focuses on the redevelopment of urban and industrial sites. “Joe, at 66, accomplished so much ...