Local Music Store is Instrumental in Bringing Music to Children

When husband and wife team, Mike and Miriam Risko, owners of The Mike Risko School in Ossining, decided to launch an instrument drive before the holidays, they had no idea what to expect. […] Read more »
Shames JCC 90th Anniversary

The Shames Jewish Community Center – 90 Years Young and Growing

  1929 was a memorable year. For good reasons and bad. Chicago had the St. Valentine’s Day massacre. Hollywood celebrated the first Academy Awards. Herbert Hoover was sworn in as our 31st President […] Read more »
Shames JCC 90th Anniversary

Shames JCC 90th Anniversary Events – Something for Everyone

Check-Out These 90th Anniversary Events Whether you are a Shames JCC camper or preschooler, a Renard Lecture aficionado, a swimmer, music, or fitness buff, there will be special 90th anniversary […] Read more »

Sing Sing Plunge Raises $11,000 for Gullotta House

On Saturday, February 16, nearly 70 people braved the cold weather and frigid Hudson River temperatures to take the “Escape from Sing Sing Plunge.” The crowd gathered at Louis Engle […] Read more »

Feeding Westchester Names Matthew L. Honeycutt Vice President, Development

Feeding Westchester has announced that Matthew L. Honeycutt has been named Vice President, Development. Honeycutt, who has more than 20 years of fundraising experience, was most recently the Director of […] Read more »
Sleepy Hollow’s Pioneer team practices with athletes and SHADE interns.

Tarrytown’s SHHS Recognized as Special Olympics Unified Champion School 

Sleepy Hollow High School has been recognized as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School for its initiatives that promote inclusion of students with different abilities. SHHS received a banner in […] Read more »

Max’s Arcade: Ossining Fourth-Grader Raises Money for Causes  

Fourth-grader Max Lazarowitz woke his mother up one morning a few years ago and told her his idea for a summer project: build an arcade out of recycled materials.   Lazarowitz had heard about […] Read more »
Sleepy Hollow students share time together during the Lunch Buddy Program.

Tarrytown Seventh Graders are Lunch Buddies to Special Ed Students 

Seventh-grade students who have volunteered to be part of the Lunch Buddy program at Sleepy Hollow Middle School received a warm welcome from Special Education teacher Stephanie Castillo as they walked into her classroom […] Read more »

Ossining Launches My Brother’s Keeper Program Founded by Obama

The Ossining School District recently launched a My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) program, joining a nationwide initiative founded by President Barack Obama in 2014 to address opportunity gaps for boys and young men of color.  […] Read more »

RSHM LIFE Center awarded $43,000 grant by Westchester Community Foundation

Westchester residents in need of immigration-related legal representation and information will benefit from a $43,000 grant to RSHM LIFE Center from the Westchester Community Foundation. The LIFE Center is a […] Read more »