Briarcliff’s “Mezzapalooza” – A Concert with a Conscience 

For eight years running, “Mezzapalooza,” a group founded by concerned Briarcliff residents, has helped a community family needing aid after a life-changing event. It all started with their dear friend […] Read more »

Local Organizations Help Feed the Hungry This Holiday Season 

Two area organizations have set up efforts to help feed hundreds of hungry Westchester residents for Thanksgiving. Both need support from the local community to feed as many of the county’s […] Read more »

Local Residents Help School Secure New Grand Piano 

When Amy Monachelli, a Tarrytown resident and General Manager at Oxford Properties, heard that the Steinway Grand Piano played in the public atrium of Olympic Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan needed a […] Read more »

The Supernatural Was Brought to Life at the Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival  

For four days from October 10-13, the first annual Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival (SHIFF) shared the seasonal spotlight in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. Film fans—as well as lovers of […] Read more »

Irvington High School Students Selected to Perform in Area All-State Music Ensembles

A group of talented Irvington High School students has been invited to perform with the New York State School Music Association’s Area All-State ensembles at its 2019 festival concert, to […] Read more »

Stone Barns Center Appoints New Executive Director

Design and sustainability expert Lauren Yarmuth to lead next chapter of impact and action for renowned food and farming nonprofit organization Lauren Yarmuth, a leading design thinker with expertise in […] Read more »

LiveOnNY and TSO Honor Northern Westchester Hospital’s President and CEO, Joel Seligman, on Organ Donor Enrollment Day

On Organ Donor Enrollment Day, Helen Irving, President & CEO of LiveOnNY, presented Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) President and CEO, Joel Seligman, with the Make A Difference award for his continued support of […] Read more »

Retirement and Anniversary Banquet Held for Rev. Donna Lyn Smith-Taylor

On Sunday, November 6, 1994, Rev. Donna Lyn Smith-Taylor was installed as the first female Pastor of the historic Shiloh Baptist Church in Tarrytown.  Now after 47 years of preaching […] Read more »

Publisher Ralph A. Martinelli dies at 57

Ralph A. Martinelli, vice president of the publishing company Today Media and a resident of Ossining, died Nov. 2 at the age of 57.  He was the group publisher of […] Read more »

Lifting Up Westchester Announces Student Essay Contest Exploring Role Hope Plays in Helping Transform Lives

Lifting Up Westchester, a non-profit agency committed to helping individuals achieve self-sufficiency, announced their third annual high school student essay contest. This year the contest will explore the role hope […] Read more »