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[see Pages 15-18] Halloween Season an $4.6M Fields, Facilities School Economic Boom for Area Bond Set for Vote in Irvington Photo by: Jim Logan Photo by: by Janie Rosman by Rick Pezzullo which has been closed since September 2012 due to the discovery of non-native Last year’s media frenzy around the televi- A much discussed and debated fields and fill. sion show Sleepy Hollow is fueling this sea- facilities renovation referendum will be District officials have stressed the work son’s tourism in its namesake village and Tar- decided by voters in the Irvington School on East Field, which is being monitored rytown. District on Tuesday, October 7. by the state Department of Environmental Greater Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown Cham- The $4.6 million bond includes building Conservation and Department of Health, ber of Commerce co-president Theresa Mc- maintenance projects in all district schools must be completed regardless of the out- Carthy, who tended bar this time last year at and the installation of artificial turf at come of the referendum, which will take Tarry Tavern, said, “We had extra staff, or- Meszaros Field on the Irvington High place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Main Street dered extra inventory, and couldn’t keep up School/Middle School campus. The $1.8 School. with the crowds.” She added that the tourism million organic product turf and resurfac- It will be the third time in the last eight fliers on display in the lobby had to be con- ing of the surrounding Oley Track is the years that the district has sought approval stantly replaced when the establishment ran highest ticket item in the bond. $1.1 mil- from residents to fund a turf playing sur- out of material. “Jay Ghoul’s House of Curiosities” will lion is also being budgeted to place a soil face. In 2008, a $6 million field renova- “Lots of tourists from Europe came in one provide frightful fun at Lyndhurst. cap and improve drainage on East Field, Continued on page 8 day, and no one expected the crowds, which we attributed to the premiere of Sleepy Hollow,” she said. The Village of Tarrytown secured additional sponsorship for its Halloween Parade (Oc- tober 25; rain date is October 26). “It’s a huge attraction. More sponsors means the village SH Special Olympic Team can add more events: additional stilt walkers, entertainment, prizes for best costumes,” Mc- Carthy explained. This year, four sponsors are contributing between $500 and $1,000 each. “October is by far our busiest month of the year,” Lyndhurst Executive Director Howard Invited to World Games in LA Zar said. “Half of the yearly visitation is during that month.” by Katy Kachnowski What drives business, Zar explained, is partly Mother cial athletes and partners. These integrated Nature, and partly location - Lyndhurst’s proximity to Over the past two years many in the com- teams are designed to help promote friend- Sleepy Hollow. munity have enjoyed being involved in ship, respect and compassion between ath- “People who aren’t aware of Halloween come because the Special Olympic Games held at Sleepy letes. Matches between unified teams create it’s a beautiful time of year, and we get the impact of fall Hollow High School. PAID foliage,” he said. Because Lyndhurst has the only day- Hosting the games has PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE U.S. PERMIT NO. 971 PERMIT NO. time Halloween event, “it’s a big deal, and the site’s larg- provided local residents, WHITE PLAINS, NY WHITE PLAINS, est dollar-volume holiday.” students and staff the Inclement weather is no deterrent for “Jay Ghoul’s opportunity to witness House of Curiosities:” an indoor event boasts the tag the dedication and un- line, “There’s a monster in every family!” An acting relenting spirit of the troupe leads guests through the Halloween-decorated Sleepy Hollow Pioneer Gothic Revival mansion to the basement. “This year’s team. Two members theme highlights classic movies like Bride of Franken- from that team, unde- stein, Phantom of the Opera, The Mummy and Tippi He- feated for the past three dren, lead actress in Hitchcock’s The Birds. years, have received the Lyndhurst’s presentation is unique and unlike the honor of being invited typical funhouse. “The lighting is beautifully spooky, to attend the 2015 Spe- not the stuff from which nightmares are made, and ap- cial Olympics World (L-R:) Brendan Murphy, Hunter Burnett, coach Kim Kacz- propriate for kids of all ages,” Zar said. There are side Games in Los Angeles, marek, Minquiang Li and Felix Veloz. exits for kids who are scared and want to leave with their California. Photo by: Katy Kachnowski parents. Felix Veloz and Min- During the daytime, “Lyndhurst Mansion Tours with quiang Li, the pioneer athletes, and their meaningful experiences for both partici- a Halloween Twist” features autumnal decorations and classmates, Brendan Murphy and Hunter pants and spectators alike. At the Games, a tribute to classic movie monsters. Zar advised buying Burnett, are joining forces with students this team will compete for a medal against tickets early; however, some spaces are available closer to from Brewster High School to create the unified squads from other countries around the time of the event. United States’ men’s unified basketball the world. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery began preparing for Hallow- team. A unified team consists of both spe- All four students, as well as Sleepy Hol- Continued on page 9 Continued on page 9 www.thehudsonindependent.com Construction on New Bridge Begins New Phase by Brian Conybeare proach span piers. Dozens of the approach Next, the piles and tubs are fi tted with Once the pile caps are in place and in- span pile caps will be built and installed be- a labyrinth of these steel-reinforcing bars, spected, vertical steel rebar cage columns Construction on the New NY Bridge tween now and the end of the year. or rebar. Th e tightly-hewn network of re- begin to rise overhead. Th e fi rst of these can project has entered an exciting new phase Th e pile caps—the size of tennis courts— bar is then enclosed with up to 750 cubic now be seen rising about 40 feet above one by Elaine Marranzano with the installation of pile caps and the fi rst are prefabricated at an off site facility and re- yards of concrete, from the project’s fl oating of the pile caps at Pier 39 near the Tarry- vertical steel sections of the new span’s piers semble concrete tubs with holes at the bot- batch plants. Th e resulting composite mate- town shoreline. starting to rise above the Hudson River. tom. Following a thorough inspection, the rial, steel-reinforced concrete, combines the To learn more check out the “Bridge Ris- Th e team’s focus for the past year has been caps are moved onto barges and transported strengths of both materials. ing” video at NewNYBridge.com. on installing the pilings below the river to to the project site. Th e end product: incredibly strong foun- form the strong base needed for the Tappan Th e project’s reinforcing steel, all sourced dations that will support the new bridge Brian Conybeare is the Special Advisor for Zee replacement. Now approximately 60% here in the United States, is specifi cally en- well into the next century. the Tappan Zee (New NY Bridge) Project of the pilings are in place and the giant steel gineered to ensure that it can be precisely tubes are being cleaned out. Once that hap- formed and positioned. In order to protect pens, 300-ton pre-cast concrete “pile caps” the steel, it is also coated with a corrosion-re- are slowly lowered into place and serve as sistant layer of zinc through a process called Tiffany Tourism Trail to foundation platforms for the bridge’s ap- galvanization. Photo by: New York State Thruway Authority State Thruway York New Photo by: Open Next Fall in Irvington by Zoe Kaplan guided tour that explores the history of Louis Comfort Tiff any. Whether as an in- Th e Village of Irvington has something dividual or in a group, all can participate in exciting to look forward to next fall. In Au- the trail, which will be in the form of an on- gust, the Hudson River Valley Greenway line map. As participants move throughout awarded Irvington $2,500 for the creation the trail, they will view the sites of Tiff any’s of a Tiff any Tourism Trail. Th e Hudson work as well as historical information and River Valley Greenway is a program that photographs. Although the trail will begin promotes projects that help improve com- in Irvington, it will move around much of munities, whether economically, culturally, the Hudson Valley in order to incorporate or environmentally. Irvington hopes the numerous sites of his work. creation of the trail will do just that. Th is program, an interesting and exciting Louis Comfort Tiff any, an Irvington ce- journey through Tiff any’s art history, will lebrity, will be the focus of the trail. Son undeniably attract many visitors, not only of the founder of Tiff any & Company, Tif- to Irvington, but throughout the Hudson fany was one of the most prolifi c artists in Valley. Irvington Mayor Brian Smith said First vertical steel sections of the new span’s piers the 19th century. He is most remembered he believes the trail will help raise well-de- for his vibrant glass making and superior served awareness to Tiff any’s talent, as well design skills.
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