Environmental, Civic and Faith-Based Groups, Legislators Call for Packaging Reduction

More than 15 different environmental, civic and faith-based groups, plus several state legislators joined New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Deborah Glick at the State Capitol today to […] Read more »

Courageous Learners Explore Area Through Hands-On Math

Third graders at Dows Lane Elementary School embraced the challenge of measuring area during a recent math lesson in Andrea Plunkett’s classroom. Using cut-out squares, they identified the area of […] Read more »

Students and Teachers From 31 Area Schools Attend Human Rights Educational Event

Over 300 students and teachers from 31 schools in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange County and Fairfield County, Connecticut attended the 23rd annual Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) Human […] Read more »

Northwell Health Partners With Westchester County to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening During Awareness Month

In recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Northwell Health proudly joined Westchester County leaders in a news conference to advocate for increased colorectal cancer screening and prevention. The event, held […] Read more »

Screening of Ain’t No Back to A Merry-Go-Round Hosted by Rockland JCC

Ain’t No Back to A Merry-Go-Round tells the story of how five Black students rode a segregated carousel in Glen Echo Park in Maryland in 1960, igniting one of the earliest […] Read more »

Lincoln Depot Museum Announces Season Opening Weekend 2025

The Lincoln Depot Museum Board of Directors announced the opening of the museum for the 2025 season on April 5. As the museum begins a new decade in operation, many […] Read more »

Westchester Parks Foundation’s Pitch in For Parks Earth Day Clean Up Seeks Volunteers 

Westchester Parks Foundation is getting ready for its largest volunteer event of the year.  Started in the late 90’s, Pitch in for Parks is the largest multi-day volunteer event that helps get parks […] Read more »

Croton-on-Hudson’s Annual Earth Day Celebration Set for May 3rd

Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 3rd, and join Croton-on-Hudson‘s annual celebration of Earth Day 2025. Plan a spring day beside our spectacular Hudson River, with Earth-focused vendors and exhibits, […] Read more »

ArtsRock and Rivertown Film Present: A History of Movie Music with Leonard Slatkin

ArtsRock and Rivertown Film present a very special evening with six-time Grammy Award-winning conductor Leonard Slatkin. Maestro Slatkin and WQXR host, Elliott Forrest will chronicle the history of movie music, […] Read more »

Pocantico Hills Administrator Named NYS Leader in Digital Education

Alana Winnick, educational technology director for the Pocantico Hills Central School District, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Leader in Digital Education Award by the School Administrators […] Read more »