River Journal: Albany Comes To Sleepy Hollow Bearing Gifts

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

In a lesson straight out of Sesame Street, New York State rewarded Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and Briarcliff Manor for playing well together and sharing. On Wednesday morning, January 27th, in the Sleepy Hollow Village Hall, Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assemblywoman Sandra Galef joined Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray, Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell, Briarcliff Manor Mayor Bill Vescio and others to announce Local Government Efficiency (LGE) and Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) grants that the Department of State has awarded to the region.

Acting as Master of Ceremonies, Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray welcomed everyone and thanked those both present and not present for their help in securing the grants being awarded. Subsequently, Cortes-Vazquez took to the podium to officially announce the grants. The first LGE grant presented was for $26,000, awarded to the towns of Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and Briarcliff Manor…

The River Journal - (January 30, 2010)

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