Service is the Mission at Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps 

The more than 200 members of the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps, most of them paid professionals, serve their community every hour of every day.   Saving lives, helping people at their […] Read more »

Briarcliff Schools Strive for Engaged Students and Citizens

Rankings of thousands of schools nationwide released by U.S. News & World Report only confirm what families in the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District already know – students here […] Read more »

Irvington’s New Superintendent Charting Her Course

Twenty-plus years as an educator, first as a grade school teacher in Maryland followed by nearly 15 years as a district level administrator in New York, created the pathway to […] Read more »

‘Pursuit of Passion’ Is the Golden Rule in Croton Schools

On a warm fall day in late October, the sounds of children on the playground fill the air in the quiet setting of the Croton-Harmon schools.  The 1,600 students at […] Read more »

State Makes Room for New Form of Affordable Housing

Westchester County Habitat for Humanity aims to make Westchester’s unaffordable housing situation affordable for a select group of residents, one homeowner at a time. And that’s no small thing.   With […] Read more »

‘If We Build It, Will They Come?’ Asks Peekskill

Peekskill is banking on $30 million of new government and private investment to help turn a struggling city into a gem along the Hudson. Read more »

Following Zig-Zag Path, Local Cannabis Stores Are Ready to Roll

The noble experiment in legalized marijuana, New York style, is now coming to a licensed retail store near you in Northern Westchester.  One store will open in Cortlandt this month […] Read more »

Annsville Circle to Become Hub of Enhanced Waterfront District

The Town of Cortlandt has assembled a $40 million infrastructure package that could transform 40 acres of undeveloped land from the Annsville Circle north into housing, offices, retail shops and […] Read more »

Making Housing Affordable in Croton-on-Hudson

“Affordable housing” in Westchester is in the eye of the beholder.  To a billionaire hedge-fund manager, the 5,800-square-foot home on Rockgate Farm Road in Bedford Corners — asking price $40,000 […] Read more »

To Those Opposed, Proposed Wellness Center Is a Headache

Following nearly a decade of expensive court battles, and eight months after winning town approvals, the principal behind a proposed luxury rehabilitation center in Croton-on-Hudson must now win certification from […] Read more »