With the June 23 Democratic primary fast approaching, I recently received my absentee ballot like everyone else, and was about to record my sixth consecutive vote for Assemblyman Tom Abinanti when I discovered that, for the first time in years,
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo and Madeline Rosenberg The unrest in the United States, sparked by the death of George Floyd, an African American man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was on display in local municipalities
Read MoreBy Susan Siegel Do industrial facilities belong in residential neighborhoods? Your neighborhood? That’s the question that will be before the Yorktown Town Board at a public hearing on June 16. The issue: A proposed amendment to the zoning code that
Read MoreCalvin Thompson of Mount Kisco passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Memorial Day, May 25. He was 95. Thompson was born in Norwalk, Conn. to the late Charles L. Thompson and Dorothy Estelle Ashe on June 11,
Read MoreAdam Livingstone, a longtime Pleasantville resident, passed away on June 2 in Chatham, Mass. He was 91. Livingstone was born on Aug. 17, 1928, to Mary and Adam Livingstone, who had emigrated from Scotland. He grew up on an estate in
Read MoreHilde Elisabeth Hughes, 86, passed away on Thursday, May 14 in Brewster. Hilde was born Jan. 24, 1934, in the Rheinland-Pfalz region of Germany to Karl and Klara Gries. Hilde married the love of her life, Michael C. Hughes, on
Read MoreEileen T. Brady, a Peekskill resident for more than 30 years, died May 31. She was 87. Brady was born in New York City on Feb. 22,1933, to Andrew McCarthy and Mary Elizabeth (Conroy), the oldest of seven children that
Read MoreBy Rick M. Pezzullo As the Hudson Valley continues to gradually reopen, everyone is looking to get out of the house and enjoy the summer weather. One of the first businesses to reopen were the drive-in movie theaters. I recently
Read MoreBy Richard Cirulli As we reach the evening of our life, we find ourselves with more free time on our hands to reminisce and self-reflect – like watching an old movie in rewind. We amuse ourselves with memories of our
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel The blue-throated macaw is feted with names for its color (the blue throat patch distinguishes it from the commoner blue-and-gold), a noted scientist (Wagler) and for a native place-name (Caninde-yu – “macaw-yellow” in Guarani – is also a
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