Open Door Family Medical Center Celebrates 50 Years

Open Door Family Medical Center is 50 years old. Beginning modestly a half century ago with a group of volunteer doctors and nurses in the basement of the First Baptist […] Read more »

United Way Women’s Leadership Breakfast Highlights Struggles of Families Living Paycheck to Paycheck

United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Women’s Leadership Council hosted a panel discussion about helping the ALICE population in the county at its sold-out “Take a Walk in Her Shoes” […] Read more »

Music Conservatory of Westchester Awarded $40,000 by the NY State Council on the Arts

Music Conservatory of Westchester announced today a Support for Organizations grant award of $40,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Following New York State’s historic investment […] Read more »

Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill Awarded a $100,000 Grant for Fred’s Pantry

Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for Fred’s Pantry. The funding from the grant will […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School Writing Lab Helps with Everything but the Kitchen Sink

Class assignments and college application essays. Resumes and cover letters. SAT and Regents exam preparation. PowerPoint presentations. Public speaking. Those are just some of the things students at Briarcliff High […] Read more »

Briarcliff’s Karina Bridger Named Field Hockey First-Team All-American

Briarcliff Manor native and University of Rochester field hockey senior Karina Bridger, was named a National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) First-Team All-American, as announced by the NFHCA today. Karina graduated from […] Read more »

Former Peekskill Mayor to Host “Change the World” Event at Paramount

Former Mayor of Peekskill, Andre’ Rainey, is now on the road to change the world through inspiration using politics and music. Few things are more inspirational than positive, powerful music […] Read more »

Songwriters and Performers “Carla and Keyes” Bring a Unique Angle of American History to Life 

Yorktown residents Carla Lynne Hall and Jim Keyes have been writing and performing music together since 2016. They are not only business partners but partners in life. Married in 2019, […] Read more »

Keeper of the Flame 

From 2015-2019, each Veterans Day Montrose Business Association (MBA) honored Montrose residents, who fittingly are christened “local heroes,” by holding a popular ceremony at the gazebo in Veterans Park (next […] Read more »

Congratulations to the December 2022 River Journal North Pet of the Month  

Meet Nikki!  Nikki is a 4 ½-year-old red Doberman. Although she weighs 75 lbs., she considers herself a lap dog.  She loves to snuggle with her mommy and often buries […] Read more »