United Way to Distribute $1.5 Million in Grants to Westchester Nonprofits 

United Way of Westchester and Putnam announced it would administer $1.5 million in grants to local nonprofits serving Westchester County through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.  “Housing and food […] Read more »

Croton-on-Hudson Receives NYSERDA Grants to Reduce Firehouse Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Village of Croton-on-Hudson’s Sustainability Committee has announced that the Village recently won several grants, totaling $110,000, under the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Clean Energy […] Read more »

Pocantico District Adopts Policy to Give Preference to Native Plants, Trees, Grasses

The Pocantico Board of Education recently adopted a policy giving preference to the use of native plants, shrubs, trees and grasses on campus. School board trustee Brian Geary, a native […] Read more »

Ossining High School Students Build Skills as they Help Vulnerable Families

Every Tuesday, Ossining High School sophomore Jay-Lin Marbury has a reminder for his teacher, Patricia Guerin: “Tomorrow’s DoorDash,” he tells her. Each week, she tells him, “Bring your muscles and […] Read more »

Useful Tips That Can Help You Stay Safe While Driving

Driving is an activity that most people do daily. Whether you are commuting to work or driving your child to school, you must remain safe while behind the wheel. While […] Read more »

Briarcliff Manor Synagogue Joins Local Efforts to Help Afghan Refugees Resettle

People around the world were struck by tragic images depicting thousands of Afghan citizens fleeing their own country last August. Locally, congregants at Congregation Sons of Israel (CSI) in Briarcliff […] Read more »

Kristine Burton’s Dream Job is a Wish Fulfilled 

Peekskill’s Kristine Burton, Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley’s new chief executive officer, has had a long career in the nonprofit field.   She comes to the Tarrytown-based charity after leadership roles with Madison […] 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 »

Hudson Scholars Sees High Levels of Student Satisfaction as Program Deepens Ties to Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Community

Since the summer of 2016, the Hudson Scholars Program has been pairing ‘cohorts’ of same-grade Sleepy Hollow Middle School students with Mentors from Hackley’s Upper School. The goal of these […] Read more »

Two Local Students Among 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalists

UPDATE: Two of the six River Town semi-finalists have been named among the 40 finalists. Irvington High School’s Brooke Dunefsky and Ossining High School’s Nyasha Nyoni. Below are more details […] Read more »