EF School Teaches Students More than Just English 

Spectators in the auditorium at the EF International Language School on the hill above Tarrytown erupted when a group of seven South Korean students danced and lip-synced to the song […] Read more »

Tracking the Suburbanization of Crugers

When Gerhard Schmitt took over at the Kolping Society’s 50-acre religious retreat in Montrose, he heard that the property’s previous inhabitant, Louis Perlman, exerted enough power and influence to turn […] Read more »

Her Heart and Her ‘Social’ Life are Centered on Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown

Jessie Spellmann-Mignone lives in Mount Kisco, but spends so much time in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow that “I might as well live there,” she said.  The Instagram influencer has insinuated […] Read more »

Get Me to the Church in 4/4 Time

A century ago, during the Jazz Age (aka the Roaring Twenties), priests, pastors and ministers across the country railed against the popular new genre, calling it the devil’s music.   At […] Read more »

Soulful Storyteller Brings Her Roots Music to Caramoor

Amythyst Kiah finally found herself.   First, the rising singer-songwriter overcame imposter syndrome after earning a 2020 Grammy nomination for the song “Black Myself,” opening for top-tier folk and Americana artists […] Read more »

Weekend Warriors Are Hungry for Pickleball

It is now possible to play pickleball in Peekskill. But with nine courts, the in-vogue sport’s local locus is Cortlandt.  Invented in Washington state during the 1960s, pickleball mashes up […] Read more »

Student Athletes of the Month: Running to Bitter to Get Better 

Ted Bitter is so serious about running that he adopts a military-style approach to coaching.   It’s hard to argue with success. For 20 years, Bitter has helmed the Westchester Striders, […] Read more »

A History Lesson on Peekskill Public Education

Peekskill High School’s Class of 2024 has the distinction of being the school’s 100th graduating class.    Through the 1800s, two distinct school districts straddled MacGregory Brook.  After 80 years of […] Read more »

Pollinator Pathways Gain Momentum in the River Towns

Pollinator pathways are a growing trend. With bird and insect populations under stress, activists up and down the Hudson River are planting native species and spurning the use of pesticides […] Read more »

Montrose Proud: A Legacy Memorable and Venerable

Inhabitants have considered Montrose to be hospitable for thousands of years. When the name George’s Island accurately reflected reality, early post-Ice Age residents piled up a significant shell mound.   After […] Read more »