Hastings Facility Bond Community Meeting; Most of Hudson Line Service Returns

1. Hastings Facility Bond Referendum Input Continues: The Hastings-on-Hudson Board of Education will hold a community meeting Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the high school’s Farragut Complex cafeteria to gather further input on the polarizing Facility Bond Referendum. This is the district’s second attempt to gain support from taxpayers, who convincingly rejected the $8.1 million project in October, as the bond went down with a 1,595 to 1,060 vote Oct. 22 in Cochran gym. The project’s centerpiece – a million-dollar, artificial-turf resurfacing of the high school’s Reynolds Filed – was the key reason for the proposal’s resounding defeat, exit polling suggested. 

2. “Shop for a cause” in the Rivertowns: Now open, bringing holiday shopping to them “Violets Gift Shop,” located in Cabrini’s main lobby at 115 Broadway in Dobbs Ferry, recently transformed a typical gift shop into a price-friendly boutique. Now Cabrini patients, visitors, and local residents can find items they would not normally find in a gift shop.

3. Foggy commute: It will be foggy and in the 40s this morning before reaching a high of 50 degrees with mostly clouds. For the full forecast, click here.

4. Hudson Line Tragedy Aftermath: Patch's ongoing coverage of Sunday's train derailment clean-up and investigation continued to interest readers the most. 

5. Fetch with Psychics: A Westchester family left homeless by a fire has turned to psychics for news of their lost dog.