Coping with Coronavirus: A Grim Business Made Ever So Grimmer 

The truth of this pandemic was coming in our door every day.” That is how Carmine Carpinone, the owner of Dwyer & Michael’s Funeral Home, in Tarrytown, concisely captures the […] Read more »

Meet Three Students Who Personify ‘’Service Above Self’

Veronica Herrero, Jesse Pollak, and Grace Reyer are the 2020 recipients of Croton Rotary Club’s Stanley H Kellerhouse Scholarship, awarded in recognition of meaningful community service, documented by essays, that exemplify the Rotarian motto “Service Above Self.”   Veronica Herrero volunteered as an assistant teacher in adult English classes. The classes teach immigrant […] Read more »

Irvington High School Students Earn Awards at Tri-County Science & Technology Fair 

A group of eight Irvington High School juniors who are members of the Science Research Program participated in the Tri-County Science & Technology Fair. They electronically submitted their work, which was judged by […] Read more »

Briarcliff Congregation’s Organic Farm Serves the Community

The COVID pandemic has laid bare our vulnerabilities with regard to so many of life’s essentials. Exposure to the virus aside, our mental health and sense of well-being, the fulfillment […] Read more »

Navigating the Path Towards College as a Latina (Navegando el camino hacia la Universidad como una Latina)

(Editor’s note: This article appears in both English and Spanish) This summer, I am mentoring hard-working high schoolers as they are about to go through the college application process. I […] Read more »

Regeneron Starts First Human Trial in US of a Medicine for Treating and Preventing COVID-19

Tarrytown-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced it started administering an antibody cocktail on patients on June 10 that might treat and prevent COVID-19. The first medicine of its kind tested on humans […] Read more »

Phelps Hospital Names New Executive Director

Phelps Hospital Northwell Health announced that former interim (acting) Executive Director Eileen Egan, RN, JD, will lead the hospital as its permanent Executive Director, effective immediately. A few months ago, […] Read more »

Village of Tarrytown to Close Part of Main Street to Traffic for Outdoor Dining

The Village of Tarrytown and the Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown Chamber of Commerce announced that they will be closing Main Street so that restaurants and stores can put out tables and […] Read more »

Pocantico Teachers Give Lawn Sign to each Eighth-Grade Graduate

As eighth-graders approach the end of their years at Pocantico Hills School, administrators, teachers and families are finding ways to celebrate the major milestone.  The school has been working on what format their […] Read more »

Ask the Experts: Getting Your Car Out of “Quarantine” 

While most of us have spent more time in our homes the last two months than we ever thought we would, there’s one place many of us have spent less time […] Read more »