Student-Led Rally in Croton-on-Hudson Draws Crowd and Community Reacts to Powerful Speeches

Following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests in the days that followed, Paige Jones, a rising junior in the Croton-Harmon High School, began working to create a […] Read more »

Help Your Kids Embrace Mask-Wearing

As COVID-19 ripples across the global population, the active practices of mask-wearing and social distancing are vital in order to control the spread of the virus. Unfortunately, it is a […] Read more »

SPCA Pets of the Week – June 20, 2020

This squishy little hippo is Zuzu. Our sweet girl was adopted but it become apparent that she needs someone who works from home full- time or is retired as she […] Read more »

SHHS Students Participate in Global Challenge to Assist During the COVID-19 Crisis

Two Sleepy Hollow Science Research students participated in a global project to solve real world problems during the COVID-19 crisis. Sophomores, Ryan Lyppens and Henry Poret worked with students from […] Read more »

Ossining Innovates! Holds First Entrepreneurship Pitch Session

On June 10, eight weeks into their inaugural inclusive entrepreneurship Accelerator program, Ossining Innovates! (OI) and the Women’s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC), held their 1st Pitch contest. Accelerator participants pitched […] Read more »

United Way Announces $1 Million in Emergency Food and Shelter Grants to Area Nonprofits

The United Way of Westchester and Putnam announces that $1 million in grants have been distributed among more than 50 local, nonprofit organizations responding to unprecedented needs driven by COVID-19. […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: New Bike & Pedestrian Path on Mario Cuomo Bridge

The new bike/pedestrian path on the Mario Cuomo bridge is spectacular. I enjoyed my first experience crossing the bridge by bicycle and was thrilled with the spectacular views and beautiful […] Read more »

Keeping Westchester Cool, Covered and Fed – ‘Mission’ Possible

It’s cool to be kind. MISSION®, the innovator of instant cooling technology, is a proud new partner of Feeding Westchester, the county’s leading nonprofit, hunger-relief organization. MISSION®, in partnership with […] Read more »

Behind the Front Lines of   Serving the Disadvantaged 

  When Arthur Holmes took over, in early March, as coordinator of Fred’s Pantry, a food bank for the needy in Peekskill, he inherited a well-established system that had operated for decades.    Within two weeks, everything changed. Amidst the outbreak of COVID–19, he was […] Read more »

Serving Meals with a Side of Good Feels 

Grateful for the heroism of health care-givers, first responders, ambulance workers and police during the COVID-19 crisis, many people have found themselves wanting to give back.    At the same time, those suddenly rendered food insecure […] Read more »