Area Chamber Members, Business Owners, Invited to Hobnob in Tarrytown

1) Ossining's Board of Education conducts a work session tonight offering a budget outlook for 2014-2015 and an update from Superintendent Raymond Sanchez on the bond project for facilities improvements. 

The Ossining School district also urges citizens and concerned parents to register now for an upcoming rally to unfreeze their state funding. Read more here.

2) In municipal news, Ossining Village Board Meetings have changed from Tuesdays to Wednesday nights at 7:30 p.m. Legislative Sessions will be held the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month in the Court Room at 86-88 Spring Street and Work Sessions will take place the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at the Municipal Building, 16 Croton Avenue. As always the public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Last call for Ossining businesses to be included in a village directory: The Office of Downtown and Economic Development is currently developing a catalogue of local businesses that will include a brief description of businesses in the Village of Ossining. If you are a local business in the Village of Ossining and interested in featuring your business in this catalogue: please provide a description that includes the following; a maximum of three sentences; font, times new roman; font size, 12; provided in word format and please send to Ingrid M. Richards, Manager of Downtown and Economic Development, 16 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562, (914) 941-3554 (n), (914) 941-5940 (f) irichards@villageofossining.org by Thursday, Jan. 9. Be sure to include your contact information in the description. The catalogue will be provided to new residents. This is a great way to inform new residents about the wonderful businesses we have in our community. If you would like to offer a special promotion to people who mention this publication, please include it in your description.

3) Nearby, the Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown Chamber of Commerce extends a welcome to area small business owners, corporate figures, and members of other chambers to attend the next riverfront food, wine, beer, networking event in Tarrytown's Hudson Harbor. Read more here.

4) Polar Vortex fatigue anyone? There are real risks too. Tips to avoid hypothermia come from Hudson Valley Hospital. 

5) Resolved to get more creative in the New Year? How about taking a turn on playwriting? A workshop is about to begin at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center lead by award-winning playwright, Angelo Parra. More info here.