With all the talk of LaLa Land's producer's Mamaroneck roots , here is a little rundown of films and TV shows shot in Westchester recently, just so you don't think there isn't more to talk about "The Girl On The Train" : This psychological thriller owed its idyllic suburban exterior scenes to locations in Tarrytown, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Ardsley, and White Plains. "The Affair" Scenes from this tale about the destruction of two marriages were set in Yonkers, with prison scenes filmed at Westchester County Correctional Facility.
A Port Chester man was arrested while driving in Mamaroneck with a blood alcohol content more than two times the legal limit over the weekend. On Tuesday, state police announced that Juan Torres-Castaneda, 24, was arrested on Sunday night after he was stopped on I-95 for a routine traffic violation.
The village of Tarrytown is set to move forward with a new village administrator after Michael Blau, the man who most recently held the position, announced his retirement , according to lohud.com. Tarrytown officials didn't have to go too far to find Blau's replacement, opting to bring in Mamaroneck village Administrator Richard Slingerland to fill the position, according to lohud.com, which reported that Blau had served the role in Tarrytown for more than 17 years.
When Richard Slingerland steps in for Tarrytown village administrator Michael Blau this spring, he knows he will be filling some pretty big shoes. The 51-year-old Ossining resident has spent the last eight years as Mamaroneck's village administrator.
A Mamaroneck architect and a surgeon and hotel executive from Tarrytown highlighted their careers for teenagers at Alexander Hamilton High School recently. The trio was among 30 professionals to visit the school Dec. 6. The guests talked about their experiences and gave advice on different careers.
For a kid raised in Rye, who grew up going to shows at Tarrytown Music Hall, Mamaroneck's Sandbox Theater, The Cap in Port Chester, as well as riding Metro North to see shows in the City, getting to star on Broadway is a pretty big deal. Which is why Nick Kroll, who's known primarily for his role as Rodney Ruxin in the FXX comedy series "The League," and for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series "Kroll Show," opening in " Oh, Hello on Broadway, " just a short ride from where he grew up, is "pretty cool."
