Horseman Bagels Reopens After Fire 

Saeed Faghihi’s business, Horseman Bagels, had gotten off to a promising start when it opened in October 2022 in Sleepy Hollow.   “When we opened, we thought it was going to […] Read more »

‘The Hudson Gives Hope to People All Around the World’ 

When Lewis Pugh reached the stretch of the Hudson River that runs along the Westchester County shoreline, the end of his 315-mile swim down the river’s entire length was in […] Read more »

The Day Babe Ruth Came to Sing Sing

A season that started with high expectations for the New York Yankees was headed toward a disappointing conclusion.   As September 1929 rolled around, the defending World Series champs lost three […] Read more »

Tolls on the Mario Bridge, Thruway Rising Next Year

The New York State Thruway Authority recently approved toll hikes along the entire length of the 570-mile highway system — including the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge — starting Jan. 1, […] Read more »

Sing Sing Prisoners Fight State’s Efforts to Dismiss $13 Million Lawsuit 

A $13 million lawsuit filed by Sing Sing Correctional Facility prisoners who allege they were brutally beaten by guards is continuing, with lawyers for the men fighting the state’s motions […] Read more »

Harrowing Journey from Afghanistan to Briarcliff

Days after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, Abdullah waited nervously in Kabul for his pregnant wife and baby daughter to arrive from Jalalabad, some 90 miles away, […] Read more »

Ray Sanchez: ‘It’s about building relationships’ 

Ray Sanchez formally took over as superintendent of the Tarrytowns public schools on July 1, after agreeing to a five-year contract to oversee the diverse district’s five schools.   The 50-year-old […] Read more »

Ossining Riverworks Opens in the Hill Building

The stately address where Ossining’s first Black physician left a legacy of community service is now attracting a new community to its offices.    Ossining Riverworks, a coworking space on State […] Read more »

Historic Ossining Church Awaits Second Act

A church that has towered above the Village of Ossining for nearly 140 years may be headed for a second act as a cultural and performing arts space. Ossining Methodist […] Read more »

Freedom’s Road, From Selma to Ossining 

When JoAnne Bland was a young girl growing up in Selma, Alabama, in the 1960s, the local drug store had a lunch counter that served ice cream to local children […] Read more »