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Motivation or Aggravation? The Results Are In!

Well the results are in… and drumroll please… Turns out that the majority of pollsters, a whopping 80%, agreed that working out made them feel great and supplied them with […] Read more »

Taxing Times – A Look at Three Villages Budgets & Indebtedness

The numbers for percentage increases in Irvington’s, Tarrytown’s and Sleepy Hollow’s budgets have been released.  For the sake of an “apples to apples” comparison only the “General Fund” budgets will […] Read more »

The Health of the Health Reform Act

The health reform bill may have devastating effects on the viability of hospitals across the nation and particularly in New York. While there are a number of advantages to the […] Read more »

What to Expect from Westchester County

We sat down with Westchester County’s Chief Operating Officer Attorney Kevin Plunkett in his Tarrytown home. It was later in the evening and even though he had experienced another intense […] Read more »

A Thank-You from the Historical Society, and an Invitation

At the Historical Society, Inc., Serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, we would like to express our appreciation to everyone in the community who voted for our proposal during the recent […] Read more »
Sleepy Hollow resident Lori Baur and her husband Fredi Meli. Photo by Ruth E. Hendricks.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

This story was submitted to River Journal prior to May 19, 2010. That particular date has great significance for the author. On a sunny morning in May my husband, Fredi […] Read more »

Remembering Irvington’s Ibbets Knapp

After a full and beautiful life, “Ibbets” Knapp, a long time resident of Irvington-on-Hudson, died peacefully on May 11, 2010 at Kendal-on-Hudson in Sleepy Hollow, with loving family by her […] Read more »

Remembering Peter Jay, “Pete” Guernsey, 83

Baby boomers who played Dad’s Club baseball in Tarrytown during the 1950s will remember a warm, soft-spoken, tactician of the game. This writer had the privilege of playing for Coach […] Read more »
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Tips for a Flatter Belly

We have all seen them, and we all want them. But how many crunches must one do to get them? You may have already heard this but you don’t have […] Read more »

School Budget and Board Votes for Tarrytown and Irvington

RESULTS OF 2010/2011 SCHOOLS BUDGETS FOR THE TARRYTOWNS AND IRVINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns $63,440,147 Budget Results“Yes” 793 votes “No”  571 votes Proposition 2 Change […] Read more »