Literacy Volunteers of the Tarrytowns Celebrates 50 Years

During the 35 years Mary Jane Driscoll has been with the Literacy Volunteers of the Tarrytowns, she’s had a first-hand look at the way the community’s demographics have changed.   When […] Read more »

Ossining School District Puts $210M Bond up for Vote

Ossining public school district voters on Sept. 24 will be asked to approve a $210 million bond to fund construction of a new school for grades 7 and 8 and […] Read more »

Memorabilia on a Mission: Charity and Mental Health

Dr. Adam Weissman has spent years acquiring an enviable collection of sports and music memorabilia.   His trove includes a 1930s baseball signed by Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio. […] Read more »

‘Sing Sing’ Film Finds Hope Behind Prison Walls

The Village of Ossining is perhaps best known as home of Sing Sing Correctional Facility, which gave birth to the phrase, “up the river.” During its nearly 200-year history, the […] Read more »
Third annual Grateful Dead Tribute Music and Crafts Festival returns July 28.

Grateful Dead Tribute Music & Crafts Fest Returns to Rockland

The Grateful Dead Tribute Music & Crafts Festival returns to the Great Lawn at the Harmony Hall-Jacob Sloat House on Sunday, July 28, featuring three bands and food and craft […] Read more »

Fred’s Auto Celebrates 50 Years in Briarcliff Manor

Fred Indorf is something of a local legend in the Briarcliff Manor-Ossining area.   Growing up in the neighborhood, he started pumping gas and washing cars at the former Wallace Scott […] Read more »

Tarrytown’s 158-year-old Men’s Club Elects First Black President

Tony McFadden’s inauguration as president of the Young Men’s Lyceum in Tarrytown marked a historic moment for the venerable organization, but perhaps an even more meaningful moment for McFadden himself.   […] Read more »

Riverkeeper’s New Boat Named for Founder Bob Boyle 

Riverkeeper recently christened its new boat in honor of the late Bob Boyle, who founded the Ossining-based Hudson River environmental watchdog in 1966.   The new addition to the organization’s fleet […] Read more »

Kim Naples Named Briarcliff Manor Library Director

Kim Naples, whose resume includes positions in libraries in Rockland and Westchester counties, has been appointed director of the Briarcliff Manor Public Library.  Naples starts the $105,000-a-year position in July, […] Read more »

Kim Naples Named Briarcliff Manor Library Director

Kim Naples, whose resume includes positions in libraries in Rockland and Westchester counties, has been appointed director of the Briarcliff Manor Public Library.   Naples starts the $105,000-a-year position in July, […] Read more »