08/08/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Tarrytown, NY

• Irvington Police Charge One in Marijuana Sale _{2013-08-08, 05:00 pm}
  A Tarrytown man faces a misdemeanor marijuana charge after he was arrested in Irvington on July 31. According to the Irvington Police Department, the 42-year-old was arrested at the intersection of Main Street and North Broadway at 6 p.m. Police said the arrest followed "a short term investigation into the sale of marijuana in the village" by the ... (more)
• Mrs. Green's To Take Over Tarrytown Gourmet _{2013-08-08, 04:01 pm}
  Mrs. Green's Natural Market has signed a 20-year lease to occupy the 13,000 sq. ft. space formerly filled by Tarrytown Gourmet at 45 N. Broadway.
• Sallie Helen McNail Parnell, 91, Of Scarsdale _{2013-08-08, 12:00 pm}
  ... N.C. to Artemas and Bessie (Cain) McNair. She earned her master's degree in teaching. She was an educator for the Tarrytown School System, retiring in 1986 after 25 years of service. She was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, a member of the Food ...
• Sylvia J. Muccio, 55, Of Tarrytown, Synchronized Skating Coach _{2013-08-08, 12:00 pm}
  Muccio was born July 14, 1958, in Chicago, to Eugene and Patricia Taglialavore. She arrived in New York in 1983 from Chicago and changed the skating community.
• Sylvia Muccio, Westchester Synchronized Skating Pioneer, E.J. Murray... _{2013-08-08, 09:32 am}
  The White Plains Daily Internet Newspaper. Founded 2000 A.D. John F. Bailey, Editor 997-1607 wpcnr@aol.com Sylvia J. Muccio, of Tarrytown, passed away with her family by her side on Wednesday August 7th, after a long battle with cancer.
• Tarrytown's Students In Grades 3-8 Score Higher Than State Average _{2013-08-08, 08:00 am}
  TARRYTOWN, N.Y. The percentage of students considered proficient in math and English language arts for grades three to eight was significantly lower throughout New York State and Tarrytown schools, the state Department of Education announced Wednesday.
• Tarrytown's Students In Grades 3-8 Score Lower Than State Average _{2013-08-08, 06:06 am}
  TARRYTOWN, N.Y. The percentage of students considered proficient in math and English language arts for grades three to eight was significantly lower throughout New York State and Tarrytown schools, the state Department of Education announced Wednesday.
• Regeneron Granted Fundamental Patents Covering Mouse Antibody Technology Used in VelocImmuneA Mice _{2013-08-07, 04:05 pm}
  ... both in the United States and Europe." Regeneron is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company based in Tarrytown, New York that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical ...
• Business briefs _{2013-08-07, 03:00 am}
  ... and artistic director Joe Brancato. Visit http://www.penguinrep.org or call 845-786-2873 for more information. TARRYTOWN - M&T Bank has appointed Mahopac resident James Pfeifer as vice president and business banking relationship manager for the ...
• Thurs/Fri: Exit 10 Closed For Nightly TZB Work _{2013-07-31, 12:20 pm}
  ... Thursday night operations, due to the northbound lane closures, the entrance ramp to the Thruway from Broadway in Tarrytown will also be closed from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. All traffic will be detoured to the entrance ramp from Route 119. Work will ...
• Local Family Hopes to Raise $5,000 for Leukemia with Lemonade Sale _{2013-07-22, 03:00 am}
  ... they had their sixth Lemonade for Leukemia sale. "We added Rasberry and Lemon Ice donated by Main Street Sweets in Tarrytown to our offerings," said Porcelli, adding that Wellshire Farms once again donated 100 hot dogs. Continuing the tradition of ...
• New Tarrytowns District School Leaders Gear up for September _{2013-08-07, 01:19 pm}
  ... website . "My plans include getting to know the people in the community and immersing myself in the traditions of Tarrytown," said Dr. Clouet. What has he learned so far? That Tarrytown "is a very proud and warm community. There is a high degree of ...
• Police: Unlicensed Driver Hits Two Parked Cars, Gets DWI Charge _{2013-08-07, 11:15 am}
  ... on Franklin Street on July 31 at 10:49 p.m. resulted in the arrest of a driver with a DWI charge, police said. Tarrytown Police Lt. William Herguth said a driver hit two parked cars while going westbound on Franklin Street. Police took the driver, ...
• Happy National Lighthouse Day _{2013-08-07, 10:09 am}
  ... light ? Friends of Westchester County Parks have been asking residents to "Turn on the Light" and help restore the Tarrytown Lighthouse. According to the organization's website , the lighthouse need of serious repair. The Friends of Westchester ...
• Full-time dredging operations underway for new bridge _{2013-08-05, 03:00 am}
  TARRYTOWN Around-the-clock dredging has begun in the Hudson River for the new Tappan Zee Bridge.
• Archie Goodwin lands acrobatic dunk at rookie event _{2013-08-06, 07:35 pm}
  ... during the Las Vegas Summer League. At Panini America's (a trading card company) 2013 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot in Tarrytown, N.Y., on Tuesday, Goodwin elevated for a between-the-legs, off-hand slam while flanked by many cameras. It was a dunk so ...
• Law Offices of Robert Schuster Reduces Penalty in Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated Case _{2013-08-06, 07:18 pm}
  ... The defendant was accused of having a .24% blood alcohol content (BAC) reading and of causing an accident in Tarrytown, New York. The defendant also had a prior criminal record. A BAC level of .24% creates a serious case with high stakes as this ...
• Making Space at Our Place _{2013-08-06, 05:09 pm}
  ... good at making sure other people knew how great and important and necessary their work was for all of us. In Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow there is a rumbling from a growing base of mature artists and art leaders to make place and space for their work ...
• Police: Car Hits Pedestrian on Central Avenue _{2013-08-06, 12:00 pm}
  A car hit a pedestrian on Central Avenue in Tarrytown on July 30 at 8:16 a.m., police said.
• Obituary: Sr. Vianney Stewart, 91 _{2013-08-06, 12:00 pm}
  Sr. Vianney Stewart passed away on Aug. 2 at Marymount Convent in Tarrytown. Born in 1938 in Ireland to Thomas and Bridget Hickey Stewart; she was originally named Katherine Stewart.