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The Hudson Independent

2026-07-22 Issue 120 Showing 1–1 of 1

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George Latimer

Democrat

“I want to praise a local newspaper. It reports on the towns near the Hudson River in New York. The people who run the newspaper do a good job. Local news is important. I am saying thank you to the newspaper for telling our stories.”

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Mr. Speaker, I want to salute the tremendous community contribution of The Hudson Independent, an online publication that chronicles the lives and stories of people, organizations, governments, schools, businesses, and the like, in the municipalities that border the Hudson River in Westchester County in New York: Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Hastings-on-Hudson, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow. The team that does this reporting every day is led by Editor in Chief Barrett Seaman and Editor Rick Pezzullo, both experienced journalists with long resumes of achievement. The senior management group President and Chairman Walter Montgomery and colleagues: Robert Kimmel, Dean Gallea, Paula Etzel, and Michael Richards, have guided The Indy, as it is known and loved, from its founding in 2006. The calendar of local events captures all of the many varied activities of the river towns and featured stories on the issues and the personalities of the area are given full attention at a time when hyperlocal news is disappearing from view. From the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, we salute The Hudson Independent for its commitment to fair and accurate journalism and the communities of Westchester, the river towns, their people, and their stories.

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