At Middle and High Schools, Tarrytown Students Explore Interest in Journalism and Media 

The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns considers it extremely important to offer students the broadest possible range of academic opportunities in order to foster creativity and expose them to different […] Read more »

Where Rock Once Lived, Only the Stones Remain 

All that’s left of a place where rock once lived is a pile of stones.   The ramshackle backstreet building in Briarcliff Manor where radio stars like Howard Stern and Meg […] Read more »

Music Education and Innovation at Public Schools of the Tarrytowns

W.L. Morse and John Paulding music teacher Jeffrey Mizen, who has a musical theater background and recently joined the district, is challenging students to not only become better musicians, but […] Read more »

When Ronnie Spector Came to Town 

Over the course of the late Ronnie Spector’s 60-year career, her travels took her from Harlem to London and beyond. On one August afternoon in 1980, the “Be My Baby” […] Read more »

Paramount Hudson Valley Arts to Present Historic Blues Concert March 26

Professor Louie’s Century Of The Blues Concert is a thank you to the great blues artists in history for their contributions throughout the years. The concert will feature Blues legends […] Read more »

The Play’s The Thing but So is the Theater 

Arthur Miller was a man of exceptional stature, and not just intellectually.   I, a shrimp of five feet, can personally attest to his six-foot -plus height, having been in the […] Read more »

Irvington Statue to Honor the Contributions of Westchester’s Enslaved People

Who created our beautiful River Towns, and laid the foundations of our communities?  The answers to these questions can be heavily Euro-centric, but if so they overlook a crucial component […] Read more »

What are You Reading this Winter? Here’s Your Library’s Top Titles 

The cold and snowy days of winter offer the perfect excuse to stay indoors and dive into a good book. It’s the cheapest, safest form of travel during these stressful […] Read more »

Big Band of Brothers: A Jazz Celebration of The Allman Brothers Band Coming to the Music Hall

Big Band of Brothers: A Jazz Celebration of The Allman Brothers Band will be performing at Tarrytown Music Hall on February 24 at 8:00pm. The band features Jaimoe, Lamar Williams Jr. and […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 17 may have been the official holiday marking the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., but at Briarcliff High School the celebration has expanded to a full week. Members […] Read more »