The Perils of Presidential Visits
By Barrett Seaman— President Biden is coming to Irvington. That’s exciting—at least to local Democrats, some of whom are forking over four- and even five-figure checks to be at a private fundraiser...
View ArticleBiden Comes to Irvington: Timeline of a Presidential Visit
By Barrett Seaman— Over the course of a few hours on Thursday, April 25, the President of the United States came and left Irvington, a village of 6,652 on the banks of the Hudson River. It was...
View ArticleResidents Unleash Opposition to Dog Park in Tarrytown
By Rick Pezzullo— The possibility of a dog park being built in Neperan Park in Tarrytown is not sitting well with neighbors. During two recent Board of Trustees meetings, several residents have...
View ArticleTwo Local Veterans Named to State Hall of Fame
By Rick Pezzullo— Two local veterans will be inducted by New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins into the state Hall of Fame for their service in uniform and to their...
View ArticleIrvington Board Rejects Call to Take Down Pride Flags in June
By Barrett Seaman— As far as culture wars go, it was a very brief skirmish. At the first May meeting of the Irvington Board of Trustees, Mayor Jon Siegel invited Dianna Rigos, who had submitted a...
View ArticleThe Gloves Were Off in the First Bowman Versus Latimer Debate
By Barrett Seaman– No one who has been following the campaigns of 16th District incumbent Congressman Jamaal Bowman and his challenger, Westchester County Executive George Latimer could have been...
View ArticleArdsley Mayor Kaboolian Recognized as 2024 Woman of Distinction
By Rick Pezzullo— Ardsley Mayor Nancy Kaboolian was honored Tuesday at the 2024 NYS Senate Women of Distinction Ceremony in Albany by Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for her leadership and...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Honored for 150th Anniversary in Albany
By Rick Pezzullo— New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Monday with a Senate Resolution in Albany. Sleepy...
View ArticleThe Bowman-Latimer Proxy War Over Gaza Masks Real Differences in How Each...
By Barrett Seaman– Two self-proclaimed progressives with similar positions on issues important to Democrats nationally— reproductive rights, marriage equality, affordable housing, immigration reform,...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow Awarded $4.5M for Downtown Revitalization
By Rick Pezzullo— The Village of Sleepy Hollow was one of three Mid-Hudson Valley communities to receive funding from New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s NY Forward and Downtown Revitalization...
View ArticleMondaire Jones Backs George Latimer Over Incumbent Jamaal Bowman
By Barrett Seaman– There was a time—right after they first arrived in Congress in January of 2021—when Jamaal Bowman, representing New York’s 16th District, and Mondaire Jones, representing the...
View ArticlePrimary Elections Are on June 25; Early Voting Starts This Saturday, June 15
The following information is provided by the Westchester County Board of Legislators: On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, there will be Federal/State/County and Local Democratic Primary Elections for...
View ArticleAbinanti, Shimsky Square Off with Democratic Primary Looming
By Rick Pezzullo— State Assemblywoman MaryJane Shimsky and her predecessor, Tom Abinanti, squared off last Sunday in the final debate before a June 25 Democratic primary, and it was clear there is no...
View ArticleConsequence?
CONSEQUENCE? Or the slippery art of getting off scot free By Krista Madsen– THREE BAD MEN “An eye for an eye will the leave whole world blind” (said Gandhi), so I don’t believe in the petty tit-for-tat...
View ArticleAfter A Unanimous Vote, the PRIDE Flag Flies In Front Of Sleepy Hollow...
By Solace Church– A crowd of Sleepy Hollow residents gathered outside Village Hall Friday afternoon to watch the raising of the LGBTQ+ Pride flag after trustees unanimously voted to fly it beneath the...
View ArticleCounty Legislature Adds Protections For Victims Of Domestic Violence
By Barrett Seaman– What prompted Irvington resident David Imamura to begin work on his first sponsored bill as a freshman County Legislator was a chilling report of a New Jersey woman who obtained a...
View ArticleCacace, Wagstaff Square Off in Dem Primary for Westchester DA
By Rick Pezzullo— Only two candidates are actively running in the June 25 Democratic primary for Westchester District Attorney. Susan Cacace, a retired county court judge, was the choice of the...
View ArticleTwo Tarrytown Officers Promoted to Sergeant
Local controversies draw crowds to village trustee meetings. So do police department promotions, which in the case of the June 17 Tarrytown Board of Trustees meeting meant a celebratory crowd of...
View ArticleBowman And Latimer Near An End To Their Brutal Primary
By Barrett Seaman– As the battle to determine the Democratic candidate for New York’s 16th Congressional District heads into its final days, the vituperative, brawling tone of the contest between...
View ArticleLatimer Posts Decisive Win Over Bowman
By: Barrett Seaman– The floor-to-ceiling glass walls of the office building on Westchester Avenue were nowhere near thick enough to stifle the sound of boisterous supporters of George Latimer as they...
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