All month long, we’ve been celebrating Black History Month by learning about notable figures with connections to Westchester
Best Spooky Events in Sleepy Hollow Country October 2017 For a Halloween to remember, discover Sleepy Hollow Country. Located 25 miles north of New York City is the town of Sleepy Hollow, made famous from Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. During the Halloween Season there are tons of local activities to help put you in the spirit of…
Halloween Mini Golf at the Warner Library While it may still be warm during the day fall is certainly in the air. Last weekend the Warner Library in Tarrytown, NY hosted the annual Halloween Mini Golf. This annual event held inside the local Warner Library is a great community event with proceeds going to the library. We were…
Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown Margaret Black, Director of the Local Food Pantry and VP of Operations for Allan Block Insurance saw an opportunity for the Insurance Industry to support the local community food pantry. Margaret’s nomination was reviewed and the Insurance Industry’s Charitable Foundation awarded $2500 to…
Community Spotlight: It Takes a Village 10591 Allan M. Block Insurance and its employees like to be involved and give back to the local community. This month we are highlighting the local non-profit organization It Takes a Village 10591 for their work with residents of the 10591 community. It Takes a Village 10591 provides support and…
Cinco de Mayo with Allan Block Insurance! This year the staff at Allan Block Agency celebrated Cinco De Mayo with lunch brought in from Tomatillo! Tomatillo is a local restaurant in Dobbs Ferry, NY specialized in fresh Farm-to-Burrito foods using ingredients right from the Hudson Valley. You can see their full menu at www.mexchester.com…
Tarrytown Rotary celebrates 10th Annual Rubber Duck Derby The idea of racing rubber duckies took awhile for the club to accept. In fact, Mimi Godwin had to spend several years trying to convince us to say yes. Once we agreed to this crazy idea we had to find a place to race! The Hudson River? The Tarrytown Lakes? Tommy Basher and Gerry…
Checking Out Your Public Library The Internet age has seen many brick-and-mortar bookshops and humble paperbacks replaced by online megastores and handheld screens. But libraries are still heaven for bibliophiles—in these cozy retreats from the hectic world, one can wander the aisles of Dewey Decimal-coded shelves and get lost between the physical…
