Peekskill Celebrates the Installation of New Wayfinding Signs Project

The City of Peekskill is pleased to celebrate the installation of new wayfinding signs throughout the downtown. These custom signs, designed by ACSM, Inc., in collaboration with Peekskill community members, […] Read more »

Eight Lakeland Central School District Students Selected for NYSSMA’s Area All-State Festival

Eight students from the Lakeland Central School District were selected for the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) 2025-2026 Zone 11 Area All-State Festival. All-State honors also went to […] Read more »

Congratulations to the October 2025 River Journal Pet of the Month

Meet Pepper!   Pepper is the crazy entertainer of our house! An expert in physical comedy, this rambunctious two-year-old can propel herself straight-up in the air like a rocket at the […] Read more »

Sleepy Hollow’s Brayden Richardson Named New York Jets High School Player of the Week

Sleepy Hollow High School senior Brayden Richardson has been named the New York Jets High School Player of the Week, presented by Gatorade. Each week during the 2025 high school […] Read more »

Tarrytown’s Heather Colley Chats About Her New Book, The Gilded Butterfly Effect

Heather Colley, who grew up in Tarrytown and graduated from Sleepy Hollow High School in 2016, released her debut novel, The Gilded Butterfly Effect, on Oct. 21. River Journal caught up with Colley to find out more about her book, her writing […] Read more »

County Fair Campaign Practices Committee Sides with Hsu in Complaint Against Unite Sleepy Hollow Slate

The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee met via Zoom on October 20, 2025 to hear the complaint of Marjorie Hsu (Democrat), candidate for mayor, against incumbent Jim Husselbee (Unite […] Read more »

Noteworthy Milestone: Main Street Sweets Turns 25 

Twenty-five years ago, three Tarrytown natives, a mother and her two daughters, opened the doors to a little homemade ice cream shop, determined to scoop up the flavors of their childhoods and share them with our neighbors. As […] Read more »

Ossining Says ‘No Kings’ with Music and a Family-Friendly Rally by the River

An estimated 1500 peaceful protesters gathered at the Ossining waterfront to participate in October 18’s No Kings Day of Action, at a rally organized by the Ossining Town Democratic Committee. […] Read more »

Tarrytown Halloween Parade is Creepin’ it Real

Winner of the “Best of Westchester: Best Parade” award by Westchester Magazine for eight consecutive years, the Tarrytown Halloween Parade is gearing up for its 23rd year under the guidance of the Tarrytown Recreation Department. Tarrytown residents and visitors […] Read more »

Read the October 2025 Issue of River Journal

Now you can read the full October 2025 issue of River Journal on your computer or mobile device. Please feel free to share with friends and family who may not […] Read more »