Paula Cloutier

A Gift of Mobility

A lifelong resident of Tarrytown, Paula Cloutier, has suffered from juvenile diabetes well into adulthood and as a result has become a double leg amputee. Ms. Cloutier, a former Licensed […] Read more »
Special touches like an arrangement in the powder room give your home a festive feel

Simple Holiday Decor

Growing up, I watched my mother stock up in the produce department every December. Not for making seasonal pies or fruitcake – she was buying our holiday decorations. Between fruits […] Read more »
Albany Capital building

Unfunded Mandates Crushing School Districts

Our school districts are facing financial hurdles of a magnitude never seen before. This is not the direct fault of school boards, administrators, teachers, local communities, or anyone else. It […] Read more »

Charitable Giving Guide for the Holiday Season

The holidays ignite the philanthropic spirit in many of us, and even with the uncertain economy, Americans continue to give. In fact, according to Charity Navigator, total giving to charitable […] Read more »

Rainwater Grill Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

Tony Fortunate of Briarcliff Manor and his partner Ken Lauro celebrate 2  Years at Rainwater Grill in Hastings. Rainwater Grill, located at 19 Main Street is the first such restaurant […] Read more »
Alexia Boumis

Senior Side ~ Congratulations

Sleepy Hollow senior Alexia Boumis could not be more content. In the midst of enjoying her final year of high school, she has already received honorable mention throughout the community. […] Read more »
Sue Glasscot and Sue Taub

The Retail Picture in Briarcliff

It can be risky to open a small business in the middle of an economic downturn, but John and Alyssa Chambal, who have co-owned Briarcliff’s Good Food for only five […] Read more »
Chick Galella

2011 Man of the Year ~ Armando “Chick” Galella

  Listening to Chick Galella talk about his birth ninety years ago brings a smile. Read more »

Decorating Children

The Powers That Be (Madison Avenue, Illuminati, librarians, take your pick) decree that the Christmas season begins the instant your stomach digests the Thanksgiving turkey. Personally, I like to wait […] Read more »
Renaming leaders - Chris Skelly, Henry Steiner, John O'Leary in 2006

Sleepy Hollow Bell Ringing at the Old Dutch Church

  On December 10th at 8:15 pm, Sleepy Hollow will observe the 15th anniversary of the 1996 Village renaming with a bell-ringing at the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow. […] Read more »