Jeff Wilson

1 month ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Jeff Wilson |Barrett Seaman

March 23, 2025By Jeff Wilson–There has been a growing number of motor vehicle accidents – some even fatal, including collisions with pedestrians or cyclist—in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, leading up to the March 20 “Safe Streets For All” workshop at Tarrytown’s Senior Citizens Center. It was the first of two meeting scheduled in 2025 to “develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to prevent serious injury and death on roadways,” according to Tarrytown’s website.

1 month ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Jeff Wilson |Barrett Seaman

March 4, 2025By Jeff Wilson–Amidst the mostly Gothic architecture of Dobbs Ferry’s Masters School is the Entrepreneurship Center, a state-of-the-art Modernist edifice completed in 2023 that houses the school’s new program of the same name.

2 months ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Jeff Wilson |Rick Pezzullo

February 3, 2025By Jeff Wilson—With friends like these, who needs tax revenue for the library’s special programs? The Twelfth Community-Wide Spelling Bee, presented by Friends of the Irvington Library at Town Hall Theater on January 31 (after a five-year hiatus), nearly packed the house. With a game-show atmosphere hosted and “enunciated” with nonstop humor by actor-comedian Matt Rashid, the benefit event was a vocabulary/spelling-empowering laugh fest.

Dec 5, 2024 | thesouthern.com | Jeff Wilson

CARBONDALE — The impact made by Dr. Bob and Beth Gower has been felt by Southern Illinois University Carbondale students and faculty for years. Now, the Gower name will be forever imprinted into the university’s future at the Gower Translational Research Center. The Gowers have been generous donors to Southern for many years. Most recently, they dedicated $2.5 million to advance the mission and support the research activities taking place across campus.

Nov 2, 2024 | thehudsonindependent.com | Jeff Wilson |Barrett Seaman

November 2, 2024By Jeff Wilson–    Given the polarization and acrimony that abounds in this election cycle, it’s not surprising that extreme elements on both sides would resort to guerilla warfare when it comes to campaign signage. Even Democrat candidates aren’t 100% safe in the solid blue rivertowns.      Kevin (who asked that his last name not be used) lives on a corner lot in Ardsley.