Our morning outing started with disappointment. The plan was to pick up DVDs at the Ossining Public Library that Levon would watch while I met with someone at Quimbaya. I'd forgotten that on Wednesdays the library doesn't open until 1:00. So, my 5-year-old was just going to have to be polite and patient during my... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago the boys and I celebrated Earth Day by planting seeds in the first two of our raised beds. Someone told me a reason that vegetables from your own garden are especially healthy is because the plants know you, and they produce precisely what your body needs. We communicate our body chemistry... Continue Reading →
There is no greater place for a music lover to live than Ossining. The richness of music in Ossining is a huge part of what makes this community ideal for raising our family. Last Sunday we walked down the hill to our public library to attend a free Guy Davis concert. Paxton and Levon listened,... Continue Reading →
The Craft Beer Tasting & Pool Party was a big success thanks in large part to the generosity and hard work of our hostess County Legislator Catherine Borgia and several local businesses. Supporting local businesses is a core value for my family. It reinforces our goals for preserving our environment, growing our local economy, rewarding... Continue Reading →
Like all of us, especially in and around NYC, this year on 9/11 I recalled where I was on that tragic day and the days that followed. The below passage is an excerpt from a piece I wrote last year for the newsletter of the Chappaqua Friends Meeting where I worship with my family. I lived in... Continue Reading →
“The 38th District…A River Runs Through It” That was the phrase suggested by our host Miguel Hernandez at a weekend gathering with NYS Senator David Carlucci. David Carlucci himself recognized that the senate district line established earlier this year carving Ossining off of Westchester and connecting us with Rockland was ridiculous. Nonetheless, he has embraced his constituents... Continue Reading →
Even before last night’s official Energize Ossining Community Launch took place at the Joseph G. Caputo Community Center, word of the program had gotten out and Ossining was setting records for the highest number of residents signing up on an Energize website in a single day. Claims that for $0 out-of-pocket a homeowner can improve their property, reduce their... Continue Reading →
Great work has been done by Ossining Citizens for Schools to get the YES vote out next for the bond next Tuesday, March 6. My attention has largely been focused on launching the Energize Ossining program, but I did take some time to write the below letter-to-the-editor that is now up on The Patch. Ossining... Continue Reading →
Ossining is in Rockland County? If the proposed NYS Senate redistricting lines take effect, Ossining will be carved out of Westchester and taped on to District 38. How did this happen? The Republican lead Senate and the Democratic lead Assembly decided to renege on the commitment that many members of both parties signed last year... Continue Reading →
Energize Ossining is a program I've been devoting a lot of time to in recent months. If you read our local Patch you may already know about next week's Energize Ossining Community Launch. Ossining is only the second community to launch an Energize program. It was successfully piloted in Bedford, NY and will extend to... Continue Reading →
Victoria Gearity, Former Ossining Mayor 