Planchette - The Hudson Indy Westchester's Rivertowns News
Dec 22, 2024 · As I learned on my Halloweeny tour of nearby mansion Lyndhurst, spiritualism was all the rage in the 19th century.And as I learned from this article on the history of the planchette from Decimonic.com, some pinpoint the beginning of the American phase of this craze right down to a date, place, and dead man: American Spiritualists often set 31st March 1848 as the beginning of their movement.
Dobbs Ferry Prevails in Emotional Homecoming Game
Oct 11, 2024 · By Tom Pedulla— On a night of roiling emotions as Dobbs Ferry celebrated the life of Sam Kearns and marked Homecoming, the Eagles rose to the occasion by defeating Tuckahoe, 21-7, on Oct. 10 at Gould Park. Dobbs Ferry players wore pink socks and their helmets bore SAM decals. Coaches wore pink T-shirts while funds were raised on behalf of the American Cancer Society. It was all part of a ...
Greenburgh Community Mourning Loss of Women Killed in Crash
Sep 19, 2024 · By Rick Pezzullo— The Greenburgh community is mourning the loss of the wife and daughter-in-law of town Councilman Francis Sheehan who were killed in a fiery car crash Monday morning in White Plains. On September 16 shortly after 9 a.m., Millie Sheehan, 70, and her daughter-in-law Diana Trochez Sheehan, 36, were traveling on Battle Avenue after dropping off two children at daycare when ...
Latimer is Heading to Washington - The Hudson Indy …
Nov 6, 2024 · By Rick Pezzullo— Westchester County Executive George Latimer is heading to Washington. Latimer, who has led the county for the last seven years, was overwhelmingly chosen by voters to represent New York’s 16th Congressional District on Election Day with 70 percent of the votes cast. According to the county Board of Elections, Latimer received 186,555 votes to 79,536 for Republican ...
Tarrytown Firefighters Rescue Bridge Jumper in River
Oct 14, 2024 · By Rick Pezzullo— Tarrytown firefighters safely rescued an Irvington man Sunday who jumped from the midspan of the Mario Cuomo Bridge. At about 2:30 p.m., the Tarrytown Fire Department Marine 5 unit was dispatched to the northbound area of the bridge following a report of a jumper down. Within minutes, Chief Patrick Derivan and crew members quickly located the victim, identified later as a ...
Tarrytown Lighthouse Open for Free Tours
Oct 1, 2024 · By Rick Pezzullo— For the first time since 2020, the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow will be open for free public tours. Listed on the National Register of Historic Place, the Tarrytown Lighthouse was built in 1883 in response to pleas by local steamship companies for assistance in navigating dangerous shoals. It was a critical guide for Hudson River shipping for 68 years ...
Transfiguration Catholic School in Tarrytown to Close
May 2, 2024 · By Rick Pezzullo— A Catholic school that has served the Tarrytown community for 75 years will be closing next month. The Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese of New York announced Wednesday Transfiguration School was one of two schools that would cease operations at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. The other school is in the Bronx. “We understand this is indeed a ...
Babies Welcome! - The Hudson Indy Westchester's Rivertowns News
Oct 25, 2024 · By Barrett Seaman— With a crowd of doctors, administrators, local politicians and community leaders present, Phelps Hospital officially dedicated a new 22,754-sq. ft. “Maternal Child Health Center” on the hospital’s fourth floor, where some rooms with Hudson River views would be the envy of any real estate agent. The center, which has all the requisite equipment of a NICU (Neonatal ...
Fatal Incident at Towers in Tarrytown Ruled a Suicide
Nov 14, 2024 · By Rick Pezzullo— The death of a 34-year-old woman at Franklin Towers in Tarrytown is being investigated as a suicide. According to the Tarrytown Police Department, a female from Brooklyn jumped from the roof at 50 White Street on Wednesday. Emergency responders were on scene and rushed the victim to the Westchester County Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries. The woman’s ...
Funeral Services Set for Greenburgh Women Killed in Car Crash
Sep 29, 2024 · By Rick Pezzullo— Funeral services will be held this week for the wife and daughter-in-law of Greenburgh Councilman Francis Sheehan who were killed in a fiery car crash September 16 in White Plains. Family and friends will have the chance to pay their respects on the same day and time for Millie Ortiz Sheehan, 70, and Diana Trochez Sheehan, 36, who two weeks ago were traveling on Battle ...