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Plug In Solar
Plug In Solar Plug In and Power Up: An Introduction to Plug-In SolarCould solar power be as simple as plugging in an appliance? Join us for an introduction to plug-in solar, an emerging option that allows households to generate renewable electricity using compact solar panels.SpeakersNYS Assemblymember Emily GallagherLeo Weigman, Sustainable WestchesterREGISTER to attend in person or…
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How to Get Renewable Electricity from Con Ed
By Arline SegalIf you pay a Con Ed bill, you can convert all or part of your electric usage to renewable energy. You can do this if you live in an apartment or a house, and if you own or rent. This is a way to take positive action for the climate, with real-world impact.…
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No More Loud Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers on Weekends in Sleepy Hollow
Get ready to enjoy quiet weekends at home this fall. Gas-powered leaf blowers are now banned on weekends. As part of the phase out of gas-powered leaf blowers, the machines are only allowed Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm only. This year gas leaf blowers are allowed until Dec. 31. What to do if someone…
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Get a Free Street Tree for Your Block
Do you want a street tree on your block? Now’s your chance. The Village of Sleepy Hollow DPW is planning to add more street trees to our neighborhoods this fall. To request a street tree on your block, please email the Tree Commission at shtreecommission@gmail.com It’s hard to quantify how much a tree is worth,…
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Our Hot HAB Summer
Reclaiming our Rivers This summer brought news of a harmful algal bloom (HAB) that closed access to our village kayak launch in Horan’s Landing. The release of raw sewage from the Westchester County Wastewater Treatment Plant in Yonkers that closed our entire waterfront. In addition, the Yonkers plant continues permitted sewage overflows into the Hudson…
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Golf Club with 75 Homes at Routes 117 and 9?
The Proposed Project would include the clearing of approximately 90 acres of currently forested lands. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT The Proposed Project would add new impervious surfaces, and increased stormwater runoff and erosion could result from site disturbance and construction of new impervious surfaces in the form of structures and roads. In addition, surface water and groundwater…
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Free Bike Classes plus $1,000 off of E-Bikes with Project Mover
Free Bike Classes plus $1,000 off of E-Bikes with Project Mover Summer is in full swing in the Rivertowns with Project MOVER! We’re hosting two upcoming bike skills classes in July that you can share with your communities.The first class this month will be this Saturday, July 11, at the Dobbs Ferry Library at 11am.…
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Beekman Elm
Tree Commission Bark: Beekman Elm Shaping Our Canopy: Upcoming Tree Replacements and Honoring a Beekman Landmark Several structurally-weakened trees on Elm Street, Andrews Lane and in Horan’s Landing Park will need to be replaced because of ConEd’s pruning of trees away from power lines. Our village arborist, Peter Strom, is consulting with DPW to select…
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State of the Hudson
The Yonkers Wastewater Recovery facility (where our sewage goes) lost power and discharged sewage into the river on July 3. Westchester County passed on the New York State warning telling people not to use the river.Then heavy rains that weekend lead to potentially more storm and wastewater in the river. The county told people to…
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Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Passes with Phase-in Extended to 2029
The Board of Trustees voted to approve a gas-powered leaf blower ban on June 9. They voted to extend the phase-in period by another year. The full ban will now start in 2029. 2026 -Gas-powered leaf blowers or internal combustion leaf blowers will only be permitted after Labor Day and continue through January 1, 2027…between the hours…
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