Briarcliff Library Director Donna Pesce Turns the Page

Briarcliff Manor Public Library Director Donna Pesce is retiring, concluding a career that has taken her to positions in New York City and across Westchester County.   Pesce, who lives in […] Read more »

Targeting Route 9/Broadway Corridor’s Perilous Crossings 

  Improvements are planned for a Tarrytown intersection that has become a focus among advocates for upgrading pedestrian safety in the busy Broadway/Route 9 corridor that stretches into Sleepy Hollow.   […] Read more »

Ossining, Irvington Seniors Earn Top Regeneron Awards

Students from Ossining and Irvington were among the top award winners in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search, the prestigious national science and math competition for high school seniors.  Thomas […] Read more »

NY Coalition Pushes for Tax Credits to Save Local News Outlets 

Advocates for state legislation addressing a decline in local media outlets by offering a series of tax incentives gathered in Hastings-on-Hudson recently to call attention to what they called a […] Read more »

Briarcliff Classic & Imported Car Service Marks 50 Years

Bob Millstein’s shop, Briarcliff Classic & Imported Car Service, is celebrating its golden anniversary.   He’s marking the occasion in classic style: driving his 1965 Jaguar XK-E up the switchbacks of the […] Read more »

Amazon’s Massive Hawthorne Delivery Station’s Up and Running

Amazon’s delivery station in Hawthorne, the first one in Westchester County, opened in January after a nearly two-year construction project.    The 150,000-square-foot, multilevel facility at 231 Saw Mill River Road […] Read more »

Local Authors. Local Books: Messier, Murdoch and the Birth of the New York Rangers

Most New York Ranger fans probably have never heard of Murray Murdoch.    And why would they?   Although Murdoch was a member of the Blueshirts’ original 1926 roster, played in 508 […] Read more »

Tarrytown’s Missing Marker Rescued from Scrap Heap

Raymond DeFiore was cleaning up a storage area under the H Bridge near the Metro-North tracks one February morning with a Tarrytown DPW crew when something caught his eye.    Amid […] Read more »

Bistro 512 Brings New Flavor to a Familiar Location

Goodbye, Briar’s, hello Bistro 512.   An Ossining pub that was a local landmark has been replaced by a stylish newcomer with a fresh, updated look and menu.  The new upscale […] Read more »

Pedestrian Fatality Increases Urgency to Make Route 9 Safer

The death of a Tarrytown pedestrian at a busy intersection has increased pressure on the state to improve safety at that and other crossings along the North Broadway corridor.   Village […] Read more »