Weekend Warriors Are Hungry for Pickleball

It is now possible to play pickleball in Peekskill. But with nine courts, the in-vogue sport’s local locus is Cortlandt.  Invented in Washington state during the 1960s, pickleball mashes up […] Read more »

Next Up at Penguin Rep Theatre: “Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise”

Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of Joe Brancato, founding Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director, presents Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise, a new play by the […] Read more »

Westchester County’s Film Industry Soars Again: 32 Emmy Nominations Celebrate Locally-Filmed Productions

Westchester County continues to serve as a premier filming destination, garnering a remarkable 32 Emmy nominations for film and television productions filmed in the County during the past year. Westchester […] Read more »

Harckham Honors 2024 NYS State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame Inductee Col. Jeffrey Roth

New York State Senator Pete Harckham honored New York Army National Guard Col. Jeffrey Roth today as his 20204 inductee into the State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame, citing the […] Read more »

Arresting Technology Is on Way to Peekskill PD 

New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Dana Levenberg joined city officials recently at the Peekskill Police Department to announce $316,406 in state Law Enforcement Technology (LETECH) funding for […] Read more »

Congratulations to the July-August 2024 River Journal Pet of the Month

Meet Cooper!   Cooper is our 2-year old American Foxhound that we rescued from A Good Dog Rescue when he was approximately 1 year old. Cooper was an undernourished, scared and […] Read more »

A Many-Colored Island in Gasoline Alley

Statue Island in Sleepy Hollow is surrounded by asphalt. Four lanes of Route 9 traffic race along its western side and the vestigial Old Broadway loops to the east. Gas […] Read more »

County Officials from Hudson Valley Named to National Leadership Posts

County officials from Orange and Westchester Counties will take on new posts with the National Association of Counties (NACo) following appointments by President James Gore during NACo’s recent Annual Conference in Hillsborough […] Read more »

Harckham and Levenberg Announce $50K of Funding for Peekskill’s CHHOP in State Budget

New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Dana Levenberg announced today that they were able to secure $50,000 of funding in the FY2024-2025 State Budget for the nonprofit Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of […] Read more »

When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn: Understanding Injury Law and Your Rights

Introduction Injuries from accidents, mistakes or negligence can happen unexpectedly, changing lives in an instant. Recovering physically, emotionally and financially constitutes an immense challenge full of confusing legal processes. Experienced […] Read more »