Coalition’s New ‘Grown Ups Show Up!’ Campaign Addresses Underage Drinking and Drug Use in Ossining

In the launch of its new “Grown Ups Show Up!” campaign, Ossining’s Communities that Care Coalition (OCTC) is urging adults to Show Up and be good sources of information to […] Read more »

Hen Hud High School Student Creates an Event to Help Foster Awareness Around Teen Mental Health

Sarah Nabi, a sophomore at Hendrick Hudson High School is creating an event to be held on Sunday, May 1st from 3-5pm at Congregation Sons of Israel located 1666 Pleasantville […] Read more »

Ossining Public Library Receives $60,000 State Grant for Modular Spaces

A $60,000 grant for the Ossining Public Library to support creating two new modular spaces has been secured by state Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick through the State and Municipal Grant Program   […] Read more »

Girl Up Club Members Give Back

The members of the Girl Up club at Briarcliff High School aim to help young women around the world, although when it comes to helping in their own back yard, […] Read more »

Girls Volleyball Is Peaking in Peekskill

Peekskill is known for its beautiful location on the Hudson, many wonderful restaurants in the downtown, and a thriving population of artists.   Far away from California’s sunny beaches, however, the […] Read more »

Building Resiliency in Difficult Times

“No one should feel alone at Briarcliff High School,” said social worker Tim Pellegrin. “We are always here – we have an open-door policy.” The high school has cast a […] Read more »

Local Authors, Local Books: Surviving Suicide … Your Child’s

Few realize the moment that life’s pivotal point has occurred.  I do. One moment I was watching a play I wrote being performed at Philipstown Depot Theater in Garrison, and […] Read more »

Irvington Students Celebrate World Read Aloud Day

Dows Lane Elementary School and Main Street School students connected with local authors, journalists, and individuals in leadership roles within the school district and community during the annual World Read Aloud […] Read more »

Ossining Students Learn Advocacy Skills at Anti-Hate Conference

Five students from Anne M. Dorner Middle School, an Anti-Defamation League No Place for Hate School, were invited to attend the Students Together Opposing Prejudice (S.T.O.P.) annual conference Jan. 14. […] Read more »

How to Solve Your Pigeon Problem 

Getting rid of pigeons isn’t easy because they have a natural homing instinct and an attachment to their original birthing and nesting sites. A pigeon typically lays two eggs a […] Read more »