Celebrating Women of Westchester

This March marks the 34th year of honoring half the population’s contributions to America through Women’s History Month.     We invited a range of women in our community to comment on […] Read more »

Pocantico Students Celebrate 100 Days of School

Pocantico Hills pre-kindergarteners dressed up as 100-year-old people for the 100th day of school during the last week of February, and kindergarteners decorated their outfits with 100 items of their choice.  Some of the youngest children had […] Read more »

Calling All Greenburgh Teen Poets 

Are you a poetic teen, living in Greenburgh? Would you like to be the town’s first “Youth Poet Laureate” or featured in their “Spoken Word” National Poetry Month event? Then check […] Read more »

Local High School Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists 

Irvington High School seniors Henry Demarest and Nicholas Papapanou, Ossining High School senior Nicholas Tukuru, Ossining resident and Stepinac High School senior Nick DeSanctis, Briarcliff High School Seniors Harrison Beckler, Aman Choudhri, Ari Mirsky, Jack Sendek, and Eve Tanios, and Walter Panas High School senior Vaishali Miriyagalla […] Read more »

Westchester to Honor Extraordinary Women with First WOW Awards  

Celebrating the power, strength and independence of Westchester County women, members of County Executive George Latimer’s team formed a committee to pay tribute to local women and honor them for their contributions […] Read more »

Briarcliff Fourth Graders Demonstrate Generosity and Empathy through their Actions 

How do you teach compassion to children? Simple: start early.   Todd Elementary School fourth grade teachers Lorraine McDermott and Melissa Magliulo make a habit of introducing books about compassion to their students while encouraging conversations […] Read more »

Croton100’s Art Contest Honors Earth Day 2021

Croton100, an all-volunteer community-based environmental action group based in Croton-on-Hudson, is holding an Earth Day 2021 Art Contest, with the theme Nature is Us.   Artists of all ages are welcome to submit […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School Earns College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

Briarcliff High School has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP computer science principles. Schools are honored with the AP […] Read more »

WestCOP Launches Bridge Builders to Foster Positive Dialogue Between Law Enforcement and Local Youth

What started last fall with a series of informal discussions between executives from Westchester-based social services organization WestCOP and leading real estate developer Robert Martin Company about the firm’s desire […] Read more »

Middle School Girls Will Explore Strengths, Find Purpose through Mentoring Program

The teenage years are complicated, especially when it comes to navigating social media and figuring out a purpose or direction for the future. Westchester-based Her Story Mentorship, a new organization, […] Read more »