Ossining’s Mascot Search Ends with a Roar

The Ossining school district’s yearslong process to adopt a new mascot ended with a roar.   The Board of Education on June 5 greenlit a lion mascot, marking a milestone in […] Read more »

New & Noteworthy: Crank Cycles Gears up for Road and Mountain Riders

Crank Cycles recently opened in Millwood, around the corner from the North County Trailway and in close proximity to popular road and mountain biking destinations.   “You kind of get the […] Read more »

Route 9A Project Gets $20M to Design Briarcliff Upgrade

The roughly one-mile stretch of Route 9A between the Taconic State Parkway and Pleasantville Road in Briarcliff Manor – notorious for its potholes and undersized overpass – is the target […] Read more »

As Amazon’s Hawthorne Facility Ramps Up, Neighbors are Wary

Local officials and reporters recently got a glimpse inside   Amazon’s massive delivery station in Hawthorne, which the e-commerce giant says is operating at full capacity, handling 50,000 packages a day.   […] Read more »

Taylor Swoop? Vote to Name Those Bridge Falcons

Online voting has started to name the four peregrine falcon chicks that recently hatched in a nest box atop the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.   Third- to sixth-graders across Rockland […] Read more »

Bethel Woods Beckons Campers Back to the Garden

The crowd at Woodstock had to contend with rain and mud, but now you can experience the sights and sounds of the 1969 festival from the comfort of your own […] Read more »

Joan Osborne Joins All-Star Band Appearing at Sleepy Hollow Music Fest

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated vocalist Joan Osborne, one of the most sought-after performers in American roots music, is joining the Nightingale All-Stars for their performance at the Sleepy Hollow Music Festival on […] Read more »

Joan Osborne Returns to Tarrytown Music Hall with ‘Nobody Owns You’ 

Three decades after her debut album, Relish, Joan Osborne returns to the Tarrytown Music Hall with a new record she calls her most personal.  Osborne, who’ll be appearing with the […] Read more »

GE Crotonville’s $22 Million Selling Price Could Lower Assessment 

GE’s Crotonville campus in Ossining will stay on the tax rolls, with its new owner planning to operate the former corporate retreat as a conference center.   However, the property’s approximately […] Read more »

Sing Sing Spotlights Rehabilitation Through the Arts 

Sing Sing, a film based on the work of a nonprofit that helps incarcerated individuals develop life skills through the arts, is slated for a July premiere in New York […] Read more »