The Hudson Independent: News for Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, NY

Having a Ball. Phelps Memorial Hospital Center’s 21st Annual Champagne Ball was held recently at the Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor. Pictured here at the event are Phelps president and CEO Keith Safian, Nina Helms of Westbury, Barbara Bush of Hartsdale, and Bard Bunaes, chairman of the board at Phelps and an Irvington resident. More than 360 guests attended the Ball, which raised more than $465,000 for the community hospital.

Obituaries

Diane Martello: Community Activist

 Diane Theresa Martello, a longtime Sleepy Hollow resident and active member of the community, died February 5. She was 50.
 Born October 3, 1958 to Lawrence and Elizabeth Noll McEnroe in Sharon, Connecticut, Diane worked as an administrator, executive director of Growth Products LTD. She was past co-President of the Tarrytown PTA and a member of the Sleepy Hollow Zoning Board.

Police Beat

Sleepy Hollow: Jewelry Store Bandits Remain At Large

 Two masked perpetrators who tied up, gagged and pistol whipped the owner of a jewelry store on Cortlandt Street in Sleepy Hollow before fleeing with $30,000 to $40,000 worth of cash and jewelry remain at large.

County News

Funds Secured for Senior Center

The planned second phase of the senior center in Sleepy Hollow recently received a boost from Westchester County Legislator Lois Bronz (D/Greenburgh), who announced she had secured $250,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding for the project.

Our People

Irvington Author Tackles Personal Challenges Head-On

by Andrea Kott

Catherine Johnson, like most mid-lifers, has endured her share of trials. Unlike many, however, the widely published Irvington author mines her experiences for lessons about human nature. While personal struggles stymie some, they pique Johnson’s curiosity about why people behave the way they do.

Finances

How to Cope with Losing a Job

by Gloria Hernandez

You’ve been reading about it in the newspapers, hearing about it on the radio, and you even know someone who has been laid off.  Now it’s happened to you.  What do you do?
 Take a deep breath and don’t panic. The first thing you need to really understand is that it’s not your fault. There’s a difference between being fired and being laid off. People are fired for their poor performance or misconduct. When a company lays off an employee, it’s generally because the position has to be eliminated for financial reasons and it’s not the employee’s fault.

'Winter Wonderland' Package Benefits Habitat for Humanity

The Tarrytown House is offering a “Winter Wonderland” package that will benefit Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit, ecumenical housing ministry that provides affordable housing for families in need. From now through March, the hotel and conference center will donate $5 to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity for every room booked for this package.

St. Patrick's Parade On Tap

The 13th Annual Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown St. Patrick’s Parade will be held Sunday, March 15, starting at 1:30 p.m. on Main Street in Tarrytown.
 The parade, which will be led by Grand Marshall Janine Rose, news director and anchor of News 12 Westchester/Hudson Valley, will start on Main Street, proceed to Broadway, then north to Beekman Avenue and finally west to the former General Motors site.
Prior to the parade, a special mass will be held at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church in Sleepy Hollow. Coffee, tea, soda and Irish soda bread will be served in Coda Hall.

Crowded Field Offers Voters Choices In Irvington

by Andrea Kott

While the race for mayor in the Village of Irvington is uncontested, the three other open seats on the Board of Trustees have attracted a lot of attention in the March 18 election.
Democrats Terence Masterson and John Malone are seeking re-election and are running on the same ticket with newcomer Constance Kehoe. They also will be on the ballot on the Irvington Moving Forward line. Another first time candidate, Brian Smith, is running with Republican support and also appears on the Irvington Party line with Francis Goudie and James McCann, who are running for trustee for a second time.

Tarrytown's Incumbent Mayor, Trustees Unopposed

by Robert Kimmel

For the first time in anyone’s recent memory, the incumbent mayor and three trustees in Tarrytown, a complete slate, will run unopposed in the March 18 elections. The candidates will appear on the ballot on two party lines, Democratic and Tarrytown United. Mayor Drew Fixell, and trustees Doug Zollo, Thomas Butler and Becky McGovern carried the same political banners when they swept to victory two years ago.