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.

Oct 29, 2024 · By Rick Pezzullo— Angelina “Angie” Torrisi of Hastings-on-Hudson was born in 1920—the same year the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote. Just a few days before the next presidential election, Torrisi will be celebrating her 104th birthday on Oct. 30. According to her daughter, Joanne Ricciardi, strong relationships have …

Sep 29, 2024 · By Barrett Seaman– In a perfunctory 5-0 vote at its September 24 meeting, the Town Board of Mt. Pleasant authorized another payment to the international law firm of Baker Hostetler—this time for $343,738.82, covering fees incurred during the months of June and July. That brings the Town’s year-to-date legal bill for this case to over $1,075,000. The money is for the firm’s work in ...

Hundreds Participate in Dobbs Ferry Holiday Hustle. Published 1m ago. 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.

Nov 12, 2024 · ALPHA: Some balm for the bomb of toxic masculinity By Krista Madsen– I have everything—and nothing—to say. No words came for the benumbed first few days post-election, until—slowly then suddenly—a tangle of thoughts and dreams that had me awake at 3 am. Like the motley contents of my comfort-fooded stomach, the stages of grief co-churn: denial, anger, bargaining, depression ...

Officials in Hastings District for At-Risk Students Arraigned on Public Corruption Charges. Published 1d ago. By Rick Pezzullo— Two former officials at a Hastings-on-Hudson school district that serves at-risk students were arraigned Wednesday on an indictment charging them with multiple public corruption offenses.

Mar 8, 2024 · Lucas Cioffi and his wife, Sandra Nam, founders of Qiqo, have scheduled a second Zoom forum for Wednesday, March 13 th in an effort to advance some of the emerging ideas aimed at filling the gap left specifically by the closure of the Rivertowns Enterprise.. Qiqo (for Quality In/Quality Out) also held a press conference on March 7 in Hastings to galvanize support for adoption of the Local ...

Funeral Services Set for Greenburgh Women Killed in Car Crash. Published 4m ago. 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.

Irvington Students Advance to State Finals with Groundbreaking Science Research. Published 1w ago. Three talented Irvington High School students – seniors Marlo Gordon and Sophie Surguladze and junior Lena Svigals – were recently selected as regional finalists in the Upstate Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS).

MTA Completes Transfer of Ardsley-on-Hudson Train Station—But With Strings Attached. Published 12m ago. By Barrett Seaman– For those concerned about the future of the Ardsley-on-Hudson train station, now in the hands of Yonkers developer John-Michael DeGennaro, January 11th provided both bad news and good news.