The Hudson Independent

The Hudson Independent is a monthly publication that caters to the Westchester towns of Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Greenburgh, Scarborough, and Ardsley. This newspaper is produced by The Hudson Valley News Corporation and is delivered to all homes and businesses in these villages, along with subscribers located beyond the area.

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State DOT Makes Final Pitch For Route 9 Traffic Reform

2 days ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

June 5, 2025By Elizabeth Tucker–On Wednesday evening at Mercy University, the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT)and the engineering firm WSP hosted the last in a series of four public meetings to present the “Complete Streets” design for the Route 9 corridor from Tompkins Ave. in Hastings to Sleepy Hollow’s famed cemetery.
Videos Of The Vandals Who Trashed The Lighthouse Expected To Speed Investigation

4 days ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

Historic RivertownsSleepy Hollow NewsTop News Published 2 minutes ago2mins ago • Bookmarks: 1 June 3, 2025By Barrett Seaman–Had the four young men (teenagers by the look of them) known that the Tarrytown Lighthouse at Sleepy Hollow had surveillance cameras covering the 100-ft.
'It’s Never Too Late': An Interview with Children’s Book Author Gail Schlenger

4 days ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

Published 20 minutes ago20mins ago • Bookmarks: 3 June 3, 2025In 2020, Gail Schlenger, a long-time resident of Tarrytown, faced a dilemma. Forced by COVID to retire after 40 years as an educator in the Chappaqua School District, she didn’t know what to do. But as they say, “necessity is the mother of invention,” and she just published her first children’s book on Amazon, with at least two more on the way.
Historic Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse Gutted By Arsons

6 days ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

June 2, 2025By Barrett Seaman—It wasn’t the first time this spring that someone purposely damaged the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse, which had re-opened just a little over a year ago after a $3.4 million restoration.
Let The Grilling Begin!

6 days ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

Arts & EntertainmentCommunity NewsIrvington News Published 7 minutes ago7mins ago • Bookmarks: 2 June 1, 2025If you’re into barbecue, this eponymously-titled tome is a must for your recipe library. If you’re not, this book, written by Irvington resident (and contributor to The Hudson Independent) with barbecue maestro Hugh Mangum, will draw you deep inside the world of cured meats, fish and fowl.
Irvington Children Practice Defeating The Climate Zombies

6 days ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

June 1, 2025By Jeff Wilson–In a novel effort to explain its Climate Adaptation and Resilience program to local children, Irvington’s Green Policy Task Force, under the leadership of the village’s Sustainability Director, Charlotte Binns, turned disaster preparedness into a game. On May 30, in partnership with the Rivertowns Playhouse and the Irvington Presbyterian Church, the Task Force hosted a “game of neighborhood resilience and survival” called Irvington Zombies, created by Binns.
Hearing Monday on Battery Energy Storage System in Tarrytown

1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Rick Pezzullo

Environmental NewsTarrytown News Published 1 minute ago1min ago • Bookmarks: 2 June 1, 2025By Rick Pezzullo—A public hearing will be held Monday, June 2 by the Tarrytown Board of Trustees to consider a local law to amend the Zoning Code to add a section to regulate Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
MERCY UNIVERSITY AWARDED $140,000 GRANT FROM PHELPS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH COMMUNITY MOBILE HEALTH SCREENING

1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

May 29, 2025Mercy University has received a $140,000 grant from the Phelps Healthcare Foundation to launch a new community mobile health screening initiative that strengthens access to care throughout Westchester County. This initiative will also provide Mercy’s nursing students with vital hands-on experience in community engagement and health promotion.
Greenburgh Appoints Tarrytown Public Defender As Town Judge

1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Barrett Seaman

May 29, 2025By Barrett Seaman—At its May 28 meeting, the Greenburgh Town Board voted to appoint Lia Rodriguez of Tarrytown as a Town Judge, replacing the retiring Judge Bonnie L. Orden. She joins Judges Delores Scott Brathwaite and Judge Erin McGoey on the Greenburgh bench. Soon-to-be Judge Rodriguez has spent two decades as a public defender, serving as the supervising attorney for the Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice Trial Division, mostly in the Bronx.
Rental Housing Project Under Review in Tarrytown

1 week ago | thehudsonindependent.com | Rick Pezzullo

May 28, 2025By Rick Pezzullo—A developer is looking to transform a current office building in Tarrytown into a rental housing project. Earlier this month, the Board of Trustees referred a zoning amendment petition from AmTrust Realty, owners of 303 South Broadway, to establish an overlay zone to the village Planning Board. The 7.5-acre site at South Broadway is currently in the Office Building (OB) District.