Field Library Honors Chuck Newman with Smith Award

The Chester A. Smith Award is Friends of The Field Library’s annual fundraising event, at which a prominent member of the local community is honored. Criteria for honorees include residency, […] Read more »

Micro Forests: A Small Space Can Make a Huge Difference  

By Bran Gunther and Jeffrey Rothfeder  At a Con Ed campus in Rye, New York, two Micro Forests have just been planted. Each is 10 feet by 10 feet and […] Read more »

Briarcliff Manor Fire Department to Participate in “Recruitny” Open House Program on April 28

As part of the annual RecruitNY statewide initiative, the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department (BMFD) will open its doors on Sunday, April 28th from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM so residents […] Read more »

Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival Unites Several School Districts for One of the Largest Educational Celebrations of Jazz Music

The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns will be hosting the 2024 Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival on Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Kusel Auditorium of Sleepy Hollow High […] Read more »

How Parent-Led Foundations Fund School Projects

School budgets are funded by the taxpayers and state and federal grants, but the four districts in River Journal’s circulation footprint also get money from another source – Education Foundations. […] Read more »

Local Girl’s Wish to be a Chef for a Day Happening April 29

April is Global Wish Month at Make-A-Wish and on April 29, Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley will partner with JP Doyle’s Restaurant and the Village of Sleepy Hollow to grant 12-year-old Seven’s […] Read more »

Sharing Common Ground

Well-tended gardens flourish in maturity, and the same is true of garden clubs. The Little Gardens of Tarrytown, now celebrating 100 years of horticultural contributions to the local community, is […] Read more »

Will You Help End Briarcliff’s Trash-pocalypse, Now? 

Have you noticed that we’re living in a new world of trash? It’s not like people – or should I say anti-social jerks – never previously tossed rubbish out of […] Read more »

Westchester County’s 56th Annual Salute to Seniors Set for County Center May 30

In celebration of Older Americans Month, Westchester County is holding its 56th Annual Salute to Seniors event at the Westchester County Center on Thursday, May 30 from 9:30 am to […] Read more »

Sing Sing Spotlights Rehabilitation Through the Arts 

Sing Sing, a film based on the work of a nonprofit that helps incarcerated individuals develop life skills through the arts, is slated for a July premiere in New York […] Read more »