Do you realize next Tuesday, November 5 is Election Day? Do you know who and what is on the ballot? There were many years when I stood in the election booth feeling hesitant to complete my whole ballot because I didn't know the candidates—especially judges. For today, I offer my thoughts on candidates for the... Continue Reading →
Wish the streets in our community were more user-friendly for everyone—including pedestrians & cyclists, strollers & seniors? Please come to Village Hall (16 Croton Ave) at 7:30 on Tuesday, October 8 for the Board of Trustees work session. First up on the agenda will be a discussion about the potential for implementing a Complete... Continue Reading →
Democrats & Independence Party members get a bonus election day this cycle! On Tuesday, September 10 Ossining Democrats & Indendents, go to your polling place between 6:00am and 9:00pm. Not sure where your polling place is? Visit the Westchester Board of Elections website. If you are a registered Democrat in the Town of Ossining—that includes... Continue Reading →
Tonight we continue our community's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with a screening of Brother Outsider. Please visit the Ossining Documentary & Discussion Series website (www.OssiningDocumentarties.org) for details about the impressive panelists who will help us explore more about Bayard Rustin, the latest recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom,... Continue Reading →
"Bringing our community together one film at a time..." That's the opening line of the website for The Ossining Documentary & Discussion Series that launches tonight. The first film up is Queen of the Sun, the award winning documentary that takes us on a journey through the disappearance of bees, the mysterious world of beehives and... Continue Reading →
The American flag that Betsy Ross created continues to inspire freedom, courage and an eternal desire for a more perfect union. Each time I am present for the Pledge of Allegiance, I silently give thanks for the countless people who have given life and meaning to those stars and stripes. On January 1, I affirmed... 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 →
I write this as a parent, as a taxpayer, and as a voter. My role as a village trustee has no relationship to school budgets or the proposed transportation referendum. I write this as a parent of two boys who live 1.32 miles from AMD. If the transportation referendum passes, at age eleven my boys... Continue Reading →
Today I am an especially proud wife and mother. Engaging in our democracy is a core value in our family. Last night Paxton was recounting the trip he took to Albany with Dada to fight the dragons when he was four. (Pax and Eric attended a rally to support labor in the wake of Scott... Continue Reading →
A mother in our community that I respect and with whom I share many values and opinions, told me this week that she would feel safer if we had a police officer with a gun protecting every school. This is a sentiment I have heard more than once in recent days from parents in our... Continue Reading →
Victoria Gearity, Former Ossining Mayor 