Rick Pezzullo

Blue Mountain Middle School social studies teachers Sean Kelly and Michael Lynch and Hendrick Hudson High School history teacher Michael Witkowich were on the sideline as Army captured the Collegiate Sprint Football League Championship with a 21-16 victory at Shea Stadium in West Point on Nov. 16.

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. 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. The Grinch was the theme of this year’s hustle. Participants started in the parking lot of […]

Irvington Middle School sixth through eighth grade students engaged in a fun competition that tested their physical and mental strength during their school’s second annual IMS Bulldog Challenge on Dec. 6. In a friendly competition, the students competed against their peers on the turf during their lunch periods to see who can pick up a piece of paper. In the “Paper Picker Upper Challenge,” the students and staff folded a piece of paper and placed it on the ground. They then […]

By Rick Pezzullo— A production company will be filming in the Crest neighborhood of Tarrytown for two days this week. Filming of Poker Face, a drama on the Peacock network, is scheduled to take place on Tues., Dec 17 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Wed., Dec 18 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Intermittent traffic disruptions are expected on the following streets: Union Ave., Sunnyside Ave., Lake Ave., Kerwin Place and Ridgewood Terrace. Parking on those streets […]

The basketball court in White Plains High School’s Harry Jefferson Gymnasium was named Friday in honor of two Tigers coaches who are in the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

Accessible Playground Unveiled at C.V. Starr School in Brewster

By Jeff Wilson— The Irvington Police station needs better accommodations for female staff. The Fire Department lacks a detox room so firefighters can decontaminate themselves after fires. And the Department of Public Works, an eyesore currently located in a flood zone across the street from the train station, needs new, insulated buildings to keep its workers from freezing in the wintertime. In short, Irvington’s workforce needs bigger and better facilities. Enter the Facilities Planning Committee (FPC), which was formed last […]

By Rick Pezzullo— Members of the Irvington Police Department were involved in several community events this week to spread cheer during the holiday season. On December 17, officers joined numerous Westchester and Putnam agencies for “Operation Blue Santa” at the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla. Two days later, officers stopped by the Irvington Senior Center and helped serve lunch at the annual Senior Citizen Holiday Luncheon. On December 20, the police department and Irvington PBA members hosted the first […]

Santa and Mrs. Claus visited infants at White Plains Hospital.

By Rick Pezzullo— It took nearly two years to finalize, but the Greenburgh Nature Center has signed a new 25-year contract with the Town of Greenburgh. The non-profit educational organization, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year, was seeking a new agreement so it could seek grants and donations, even though its existing contract doesn’t expire until Dec. 31, 2026. “This long-term contract allows us to focus on what we do best — offering innovative educational programming, protecting […]