‘Tis Time … Movin’ On

Where to begin? Let’s start in September 1997 or 21 years ago. I was committed to raising my then young family in Tarrytown. A Village that I was raised in […] Read more »

Retail Vacancies In Tarrytown…A Concept Discussion

If Tarrytown has become a “destination” you couldn’t prove that to the retailers and merchants who have closed shop, moved out and moved on. On Broadway, from Main Street to […] Read more »

“Preservation of Life — Is The Goal Of It All”

I had the privilege of sitting opposite Office Arcangelo F. Liberatore when he summed up his motto as a Police Officer. “The preservation of life is the goal of it […] Read more »

Enduring Endurance Racing

This story actually begins in Essay, France at the Château de Villiers, June of 2016. Driving up to the Château that had been a former Abbey centuries ago, replete with a […] Read more »

A Look at 2017…From a Village Perspective

River Journal reached out to Village Administrators and Managers in Sleepy Hollow, Briarcliff Manor, Tarrytown, Ossining and Irvington, asking them to summarize the 2017 calendar year. On the following pages […] Read more »

Something Delicious in the Air

  The day laborers followed by postal workers filter in around 6:45 am. Coffee, bagels, rolls, baked goods and soft conversation fill the Pastry Chef in Tarrytown at that time. […] Read more »

What’s In A Name… Partnership, Professionalism & Performance

For Marcene Hedayati (Lic. RE Principal Broker/Owner) of William Raveis Legends Realty Group the story about how she came to acquire those titles in parentheses, has evolved over time. She […] Read more »

Autumn Harvest at the Equus…

I will start off by saying, actually exclaiming, that I, my family and the few friends I retain after 20 years in the newspaper business, relish going to the Castle […] Read more »

An Approach to Effective Governing

River Journal had the opportunity to pose the following questions to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who is seeking a 3rd and final term in the upcoming November election. His […] Read more »

A Senior Moment… One of Health & Well Being

Friendly and fit could describe personal trainer, Meg Fukami, and yet there is more to this capable woman that her clients have come to know and accept as caring. Meg […] Read more »