The Bear Mountain Bridge Getting a Major Facelift

The Bear Mountain Bridge recently turned 100 years old, and now it’s ready for a facelift.   The New York State Bridge Authority has announced a deck replacement project aimed at […] Read more »

Graymoor Chosen as Jubilee Site: ‘This is a Remarkable Gift from God’

2025 is a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church, and Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of New York, has chosen Graymoor in Garrison as a pilgrimage site. “This is a remarkable […] Read more »

From Briarcliff Manor to the Top of the Curling World

Curling is an international sport dominated by teams from Canada and Northern Europe. But against all odds, two local men have swept themselves to national recognition by medaling in the […] Read more »

A Bittersweet 2025 Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown St. Patrick’s Day Parade 

“The parade brings thousands of people to Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown who in turn support the local businesses,” says Alice Koraca, committee member for the 2025 St. Patrick’s Parade. Now […] Read more »

Ossining and Tarrytown Education Foundations Fill the Gap 

A big chunk of the property taxes in Tarrytown and Ossining funds the school districts. State and federal grants also provide money for education, but the districts in the River […] Read more »

Kacey’s Mission: ‘I gather love and give it away’ 

To Read the Full April Issue of RJN CLICK HERE From the top of the heap in the world of Westchester radio, to the Holy Mountain in Garrison. Throw in […] Read more »

How Will Local Arts Organizations Fare? 

Arts and culture are some of the things that make the River Towns special. World-class venues and organizations like the Tarrytown Music Hall, Jazz Forum Arts, The Jacob Burns Film […] Read more »

Six Score and One Year Ago … 

When we talk about Abraham Lincoln, we associate him with places like Springfield (Illinois.), Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) and Washington, D.C. Yet none of those can call themselves home to the longest […] Read more »

For Harmon Yard, Billion-Dollar Makeover Is Just the Ticket

Trains have been stopping in Croton-on-Hudson since before the Civil War, when the first station was completed along the river in 1849. In 1903, electric trains started running from Grand […] Read more »

A Glass of Water, Please, and Hold the Fertilizer

The Hudson River is a precious jewel that’s enjoyed by people who fish, kayak, swim, and site-see. According to environmental advocacy organization Riverkeeper, seven communities and more than 100,000 people […] Read more »