Sep 29, 2024 · By Barrett Seaman– In a perfunctory 5-0 vote at its September 24 meeting, the Town Board of Mt. Pleasant authorized another payment to the international law firm of Baker Hostetler—this time for $343,738.82, covering fees incurred during the months of June and July. That brings the Town’s year-to-date legal bill for this case to over $1,075,000. The money is for the firm’s work in ...

Dec 22, 2024 · 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.

Dec 15, 2024 · 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.

Dec 23, 2024 · By Susan Treiman— It took an ordinary birdfeeder, a camera, and weeks of COVID isolation to bring rivertowns’ winged wildlife to Grand Central Terminal, thanks to local photographer Rory Mulligan. The 40-Year-old Hastings-on Hudson printmaker and arts professor is the originator of the ongoing “Auguries” exhibit in the iconic station’s downstairs dining concourse. In 20 poster-sized ...

Over My Dead Body. Published 3d ago. OVER MY DEAD BODY: (Or when Hell freezes over) By Krista Madsen RECRUDESCENCE When authorities spatulated Trump’s treasonous batter off the Capitol’s nooks and crannies four years ago and restored the natural order to a pouty...

Jan 5, 2025 · Renowned journalist and writer Richard Cohen’s rebellious spirit and anti-establishment mindset was born the day in high school when he stole the electric chair from an abandoned Connecticut state prison. He wrote about it in his first Op-Ed for the New York Times in 1977—a fitting prelude to a lifetime of incisive journalism and captivating storytelling. Richard was born in NYC on ...

Nov 1, 2024 · In our small sample survey of Tarrytown voters, conducted on the promise not to attribute views by name, the following observations stood out: On choice for President: 17th District Democrat: “I would like to make sure that our local and national candidate is somebody who can be trusted and can be looked up to.” 16th District Republican: “It’s a very difficult question. Trump doesn’t ...

Sep 26, 2024 · By Sue Treiman– Few people associate Vernon Jordan, Cab Calloway, Roy Campanella, “Moms” Mabley and Gordon Parks with Westchester County and Greenburgh Township. That’s about to change. A new African-American History Museum is the goal, but as an incremental step, an exhibit of public figures like Jordan, Calloway and Campanella is planned for Black History Month in February that will ...

Jan 6, 2025 · By Rick Pezzullo— Ken Jenkins was sworn-in as Westchester County’s 10 th County Executive Monday after being selected unanimously by the Board of Legislators to serve in the role until a special election is held next month.. Jenkins, who has been Deputy County Executive under George Latimer since Jan. 1, 2018, succeeds Acting County Executive Richard Wishnie, who was designated to the ...

Hundreds Participate in Dobbs Ferry Holiday Hustle. Published 2m ago. By Rick Pezzullo— Hundreds of adults and youngsters braved frigid temperatures in the mid-20s Sunday morning to participate in the 12th Annual Dobbs Ferry Holiday Hustle 5K & Kids Reindeer Fun Run 1K.