For more photos and a complete list of area graduates click here. Groundswell of Concerns Surface Over Cemetery
Residents Cite Loss of Tax Revenue in Burying Plan
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery’s possible annexation of a 12.5-acre parcel of adjacent land, which its board says it needs to survive, has ignited worries among nearby residents who claim expanding the cemetery would further contaminate surrounding environs, destroy crucial woodlands and rob the village of much-needed tax revenue. more »
Boys & Girls Club Kids to Attend Villages’ Camp
The children whose summer day camp plans disappeared when the Boys & Girls Club in Tarrytown shut down at the end of last month will have a local camp to attend after all. It took two villages, Westchester County, the state, a non-governmental agency and a group of dedicated supporters in a concerted effort to accomplish that goal.
The Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Summer Camps will open its doors to an estimated 115 of the children, mostly in its day camp for boys and girls in kindergarten through seventh grade. Camp fees for the former Club youngsters will be covered by tuition-free scholarships.
The Hudson Independent Unveils New Web Site
The Hudson Independent’s newly renovated website, a comprehensive, revitalized resource for the community, has just been unveiled on July 1. This new Internet information source will include updated local news, event listings, and video and photos from both the newspaper’s staff and its readers. With its interactive capabilities, the site will allow readers to comment on local stories, address Letters-to-the-Editor and upload their videos and photos. It will also allow self-uploaded classified ads.
