Summer Is Always COOL at Hen Hud Free Library! 

When Mother Nature turns up the heat, it’s time to give yourself a break. Cool off at the Hen Hud Free Library (HHFL)!   Discover what’s happening at HHFL all summer. […] Read more »

A Summerful of Music + More at Caramoor

If the richness and variety of their 2024 summer calendar is any indication, the people who run Caramoor are taking to heart the last syllable in its name: there is […] Read more »

Congratulations to the June 2024 River Journal Pet of the Month

Meet Molly!  Molly is a soon to be 5-year-old Caribbean Potcake.  This mixed breed name originated when locals in the Caribbean islands fed the caked remains from cooking pots to […] Read more »

Congratulations to the June RJN Pets of the Month

Meet Mr. Monkey & Lady LaLa! Meet 5.5-year-old brother and sister Mr. Monkey, aka, Noodle Doodle Bamboozle & Señor Mono Traviasos, and Lady LaLa, aka, peanut, love buggy & ladybug.     […] Read more »

Scenic Hudson Honors Women for Environmental Leadership at Annual Gala

Scenic Hudson’s annual gala at Sojourner Truth State Park in Kingston on Saturday, June 8 celebrated the contributions of female environmental champions from across the Hudson Valley, recognizing their relentless […] Read more »

Sleepy Hollow Mermaid Festival Hits the Hudson Shores

Brush off your fins, because this summer, the mermaids are coming to Sleepy Hollow. Part of the village’s 150th anniversary yearlong celebrations, the inaugural Mermaid Festival at Kingsland Point Park […] Read more »

Allan Block Insurance Celebrates 65 Years Serving the River Towns

The story of Allan Block Insurance began in 1959 when Allan Block began his career selling insurance door to door in Tarrytown. Allan walked with a limp that resulted from […] Read more »

Saluting the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of Class Of 2024 

River Journal salutes this year’s valedictorians and salutatorians from the public schools in Briarcliff Manor, Irvington, Ossining and Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow. Congratulations on your accomplishments and best of luck in your […] Read more »

Shames JCC’s Fundraiser Celebrates New Theater and Event Space

The Harold & Elaine Shames JCC on the Hudson launched their widely anticipated expanded facility on May 30 with a celebratory evening for 200+ guests. The new 13,000 square foot […] Read more »

Peekskill and Ossining Win $10 Million Each in First Round of Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund Awards

Two local municipalities, the City of Peekskill and the Village of Ossining, are among the first round of winners in the new Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund program. Governor Kathy Hochul introduced […] Read more »