Five School Districts Now On Lockout As Police Search For Armed Suspect

Six school districts in Westchester are on lockout Tuesday as police are looking a man believed to be armed and dangerous on Route 119 in Tarrytown. The Elmsford Union Free, Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry and Ardsley school districts went into lockout after earlier lockouts were declared for Irvington and Tarrytown schools.

4 School Districts Now On Lockout As Police Search For Armed Suspect

Five school districts in Westchester are on lockout late Tuesday morning as police are looking a man believed to be armed and dangerous on Route 119 in Tarrytown. The Elmsford Union Free, Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry school districts went into lockout after earlier lockouts were declared for Irvington and Tarrytown schools.

State Judge Orders Greenburgh To Hold Vote On Edgemont Becoming A Village

After his unopposed re-election as Greenburgh Supervisor in November, Paul Feiner vowed to work with Edgewood residents if they succeeded in securing a referendum to incorporate their section of the town into a separate village. On Thursday, Feb. 1, a state judge sided with those residents and ordered that the town hold a special vote within 45 days.

On Location: In Hastings-on-Hudson, a House in the Trees

In 2015, after the arrival of their first daughter, Josh and Debra Dean began looking to buy a home, as they were rapidly outgrowing their East Village rental. Their expectations seemed reasonable enough: They wanted a three-bedroom in Brooklyn, with outdoor space, for about $1.5 million.

Why Some Homeowners Are Scrambling To Prepay Their 2018 Property Taxes

Some homeowners across the country are rushing to pay their 2018 property taxes well before the due date because the new Republican tax law overhaul could affect how much they are allowed to deduct next year. Part of the Republican tax overhaul that President Trump signed into law last week has homeowners around the country doing something unusual: rushing to pay their 2018 property taxes well before the due date.

Why Some Homeowners Are Scrambling To Prepay Their 2018 Property Taxes

Some homeowners across the country are rushing to pay their 2018 property taxes well before the due date because the new Republican tax law overhaul could affect how much they are allowed to deduct next year. Part of the Republican tax overhaul that President Trump signed into law last week has homeowners around the country doing something unusual: rushing to pay their 2018 property taxes well before the due date.

Man behind nuclear plans says we’re close to Armageddon

"All out-nuclear war - an irreversible, unprecedented and almost unimaginable calamity for civilization and most life on earth - has been, like the disasters of Chernobyl, Katrina, the Gulf oil spill, Fukushima Daiichi, and before these, World War I, a catastrophe waiting to happen, on a scale infinitely greater than any of these," writes Daniel Ellsberg in his new book, " The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner " , out now. Ellsberg helped write America's nuclear war plans during the 1960s Cold War years, when the US and the Soviet Union competed to build the greatest and most menacing pile of weapons.

Sunday Routine: How Stephen J. Dubner, of…

Stephen J. Dubner, the co-author of the best-selling book "Freakonomics," is also the host of the public radio show "Freakonomics Radio" as well as the podcast "Tell Me Something I Don't Know." The latter, a brainy game show, has a dedicated fact checker, and features guests who discuss their knowledge of niche subjects like the origin of seltzer or robotic fish.

Smithsonian adds Eliza Hamilton portrait and Hamilton costume from Broadway musical

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will add a mid-19th-century oil painting of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton by Daniel P. Huntington from Graham Windham and an 18th-century style green silk suit worn by Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton: An American Musical to the national collections during a special ceremony. These objects are being collected under the umbrella of the museum's Philanthropy Initiative, which began in 2015 to document the collaborative power of philanthropy and the giving of time, talent and resources.

Nathan Littauer designated a milk bank

Breastfeeding mothers can now donate excess milk to help needy moms and babies, thanks to a new program at Nathan Littauer Hospital. The hospital announced at a press briefing Friday that it is now a state-approved milk depot, one of more than 30 such receiving centers throughout New York gathering milk for distribution by the New York Milk Bank, Hastings-on-Hudson.

Learn About Plans For Route 9

The Route 9 Active Transportation Conceptual Design Plan will hold meetings on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Mercy College and on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. The organization wants to provide a protected bike lane along Route 9 from the north end of Sleepy Hollow through the south end of Hastings-on-Hudson.

Thieves Leave Trail of Cold Hot Dogs, Pie After Crime Spree

The thieves smashed window and got away with cash and a big-screen TV; but their foray also included munching on English muffins and apples A worker at a diner found a big package of uncooked hot dogs and a half-eaten meringue pie outside the eatery Police are searching for the burglar or burglars who targeted nearly a half-dozen businesses along the main drag of Hastings-on-Hudson in a late-night theft spree that led to the suspects eating fruit salad and uncooked English muffins at a local diner.

Violet Veggies? Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Incorporates The Color Purple

The restaurant line-up for The Valley Table's fall 2017 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is live, with 200 participating restaurants throughout Orange, Westchester, Dutchess, Rockland, Putnam, Sullivan and Ulster counties. Running from Monday, Oct. 30 to Sunday, Nov. 1, Fall 2017 HVRW welcomes a brand new, creative element: Purple, as in purple produce.

No more hate

The Anti-Defamation League has pulled together 10 New York mayors - led by Bill de Blasio - who have all pledged to fight hate and extremism by signing the Mayors' Compact to Combat Hate, Extremism and Bigotry. "Now is the time for us to come together to oppose the hate and extremism we are seeing across the country, including right here at home in towns and cities across New York State," said Evan Bernstein, ADL's New York regional director, in a release.

Back-to-school snack tips from Martha Stewart

Now that school's back in session, parents may find themselves scrambling for quick and easy meal solutions before the morning bus and after school. Back-to-school snack tips from Martha Stewart Now that school's back in session, parents may find themselves scrambling for quick and easy meal solutions before the morning bus and after school.

Confederate Monument In Greenburgh Symbol Of Reconciliation, Feiner Says

A 60-foot tall monument to Confederate soldiers in Hastings-on-Hudson should remain in place and be seen as a symbol of reconciliation rather than of the Confederacy or white supremacy, Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said. The monument is located in the southwest corner of Mount Hope Cemetery near the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Saw Mill River Road.

Seth Godin isn’t Exceptional

The world is made up of two kinds of people: the exceptional and then there's the rest of us. As former pro baseball player Vernon Law stated, " Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward" I recently completed Seth Godin's altMBA program and then had the opportunity to attend a gathering of folks from the 13 alumni classes.

Immigration Protection Act Approved 10-5. Veto Override would need…

The Immigrant Protection Act, an Act introduced by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia & 7 Democratic Legislators in February, passed with a bi-partisan vote of 10-5. "The intent of this bill is to create a policy of public safety for all in Westchester County," said Majority Leader Catherine Borgia .