Barrett Seaman

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Editorial Board Member at The Hudson Independent

Not so retired journalist

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1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

May 9, 2025For the third year in a row, the Family YMCA at Tarrytown’s Elite All Stars Cheers program team is competing in the Nationals, the most prestigious invitational in the sport of Cheer. The girls are vying for a title at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Disney, at Orlando, Florida from May 9ththrough May 11th. “Participation at Nationals, called the Summit for All-Star Cheer Programs, is by invitation only,” explained Lesa Dalton, Associate Executive Director of the Tarrytown Y.
Tarrytown's Fire Truck Purchase

1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

May 8, 2025To the Mayor and Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown,I am writing as a concerned resident and taxpayer to strongly object to the recent decision to enter into a $2.945 million contract for the replacement of Fire Apparatus Truck 78—an expenditure that raises serious concerns about fiscal responsibility, transparency and accountability. This truck, which lacks a pump and will take approximately 1,400 days to build, is now set to become the most expensive ladder truck in the country.
Irvington Middle School Student Honored With National Junior Honor Society Award

1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

May 8, 2025Irvington Middle School student Cameron Weiner has been named a 2025 National Junior Honor Society Outstanding Achievement Award recipient. The prestigious recognition includes a $500 contribution to a 529 college savings account and celebrates the student’s exceptional leadership, scholarship and service. “Cameron has made significant contributions to both the school and local community through various activities during the past year,” NJHS chapter adviser Karen Bodnar said.
This Summer’s Hot New Book? Barbecue!

1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

May 8, 2025Shana Liebman’s stunning new cookbook, Barbecue, (her first), which she wrote with Chef Hugh Mangum, features over 170 recipes for grilled and smoked dishes from around the world. It will be published (internationally and in three languages) on May 15.
Main Street School Students Raise Money For Environmental Causes

1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

Published 2 hours ago2h ago • Bookmarks: 4 May 7, 2025In celebration of Earth Day, fourth and fifth graders at Main Street School came together to raise more than $764 for environmental organizations during a weeklong fundraiser. Led by the school’s Environmental Club, the students took initiative to educate their peers on important environmental issues, such as energy conservation, ocean pollution and the protection of sea turtles.
Locals Share Memories and Mirth at the “Adult Show and Tell” in Sleepy Hollow

1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

May 5, 2025By Sue Treiman–A coffee cup, a goofy winter hat, squishy Pokeman toys, and a shiny pendant may seem like unremarkable objects. To their owners, though, each is a treasured talisman marking a cherished moment, a departed soul, or an enduring connection. Close to three dozen people delighted in the tales of those and other trinkets during the second-ever “Adult Show and Tell” storytelling event Thursday at the Sleepy Hollow Writers Center.
In His First In-Person Town Hall, Impatient And Unruly Voters Confront Congressman Lawler

2 weeks ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

April 28, 2025By Barrett Seaman–It was clear from the staging of Sunday night’s first open “Town Hall” appearance before voters that 17th District Congressman Mike Lawler and his staff were concerned about the growing number of similar public appearances by Republican office holders around the country in which angry constituents have demanded explanations for their support of Trump administration policies. Security was tight at West Nyack’s Clarkstown South High School.
Irvington Celebrates Its Long-Lived Local Newspaper, The Gazette

2 weeks ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

April 25, 2025By Barrett Seaman–Once upon a time, villages in the rivertowns had their own newspapers. Shortly after the turn of the century (the 1899-to-1900 one), several sprang up: the Dobbs Ferry Register, the Ardsley Tribune, the Hastings News—all weeklies, and the Tarrytown Daily News. In Irvington, a gentleman named Frank Morell, who owned a print shop at 81 Main Street, launched his own weekly paper in 1897. The Irvington Gazette, as it was called, would last only a year before folding.
SLEEPY HOLLOW RESIDENT WORKS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL HEALTH INEQUITY

3 weeks ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

April 24, 2025 By Maria Ann Roglieri–At a time when the U.S. government is turning inward and pulling funding for critical health care projects around the world, it is encouraging to learn that there are remarkable American physicians and administrators who are still trying to help.
Byrd’s Legend Roger McGuinn Lands at Music Hall on May 9

3 weeks ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

April 24, 2025By W.B. King–Long before he was flying “Eight Miles High” as the frontman for The Byrds, Roger McGuinn called Tarrytown home. “My folks had a rented house there. I went to second and third grade in Tarrytown. My dad was working in Manhattan at an advertising agency, and commuting,” McGuinn told The Hudson Independent. “I loved Tarrytown.