A Quintessential Retailer and Friend – Neil Woolf

Bob’s Army and Navy store has been in existence since June 1946. Originally opened by Neil’s mom and dad, Anita and Robert “Bob” Woolf, Bob’s has seen various locations through […] Read more »

Monarch Butterflies Coming to Peekskill Riverfront Green this Summer, Thanks to Community Partnerships

Nature is in bloom with the discovery of milkweed plants growing in different sections of the Peekskill Walkway along the Riverfront Green Park. This discovery, made by local Peekskill resident […] Read more »

Irvington Theater to Stream New Play from Brooklyn Playwright

Christina Franklin has been training and working in New York’s theater scene since she was eight years old — starting out in the rehearsal studios of TADA! Youth Theater (whose […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School Upcoming Musical: The Party that Almost Wasn’t 

Life during a pandemic changes on a daily basis and sometimes it feels like we are all building a plane mid-flight. No one can relate to this more than Briarcliff […] Read more »

Harckham’s Bill to Add Furnace Brook Lake to Inland Waterways Passes in Senate

Designation makes nearby communities eligible for funding of watershed management plans, revitalization efforts New York State Senator Pete Harckham and his colleagues in the Senate passed legislation (S.2992) today that […] Read more »

Phelps Hospital Recognized with Four-Star Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health has received a prestigious four-star rating for the third consecutive year from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency within the U.S. Department […] Read more »

Irvington High School’s Academic Challenge Team Advances to Nationals

Members of Irvington High School’s Academic Challenge team will compete in the 2021 National Academic Championship, which will be held virtually in June. The team qualified for the national competition […] Read more »

New ‘Smarter Benefits’ Program Is Flexible Health Insurance Option  

With rising premiums and deductibles on medical plans, many River Towns business owners and residents find it difficult to obtain affordable health insurance that allows a wide choice of doctors and hospitals.    That is no longer […] Read more »

A 60-Year Love Affair Resumed

After a year of phone and through-the-window visits with his wife of 60 years, Gordon Yunge finally had an opportunity recently to reunite with his beloved Jane, afflicted with Alzheimer’s […] Read more »

Destination Imagination Teams Win Big at State Tournament 

Destination Imagination (DI) teams from Lakeland Central School District excelled at the April state tournament, with all three teams that competed earning top honors and advancing to the Global finals this  month.  Super Sonic Six, a middle school team, and Super Steam Train, a group […] Read more »