Obituary: Gregory N. Jones 1974-2022

[This information is based on obituary at Joseph F. Nardone Funeral Home] On Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, Gregory N. Jones, loving father, son, uncle, friend, and brother to many, passed […] Read more »

Congratulations to the January 2023 River Journal Pets of the Month

Meet Archie & JoJo!      Archie is a golden retriever and JoJo is half Irish setter and half golden retriever mix.   They are the best of friends yet couldn’t be […] Read more »

Long-term Care Not Just About Older People: How Public Health is Addressing the Care Giving Gap for the Younger Generation

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter once said there are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are caregivers, those who will be […] Read more »

Local Arts Organizations Receive $280K in State Grants

Over $280,000 in state grants has been awarded to 14 different arts organizations in the 40th Senate District, according to an announcement on Saturday by New York State Senator Pete […] Read more »

Bethany Arts Community to Present Black History & Culture: Fulfilling the Vision in Westchester

Bethany Arts Community (BAC) announced Black History & Culture: Fulfilling the Vision in Westchester, BAC’s annual Black History Month exhibition curated by Ossining Village Historian, Joyce Sharrock Cole. In February […] Read more »

Rockland and Westchester County Executives Bring Attention to Funding Available to Help Low-Income Families Pay Their Water Bills

Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Westchester County Executive George Latimer were joined by social services and nonprofit leaders today in Nyack for a press conference in recognition of “LIHWAP […] Read more »

Musical Comedy by Briarcliff High Alum Sends Up Tech Startups

More than 20 musical numbers by Garret Press sing with zingers and inventive wordplay. Read more »

Irvington Middle School Students Collect Supplies for Dog Shelter

Members of Irvington Middle School’s Student Council worked together to support a good cause by collecting supplies for the Lucky Dog Refuge, a dog shelter in Stamford, Connecticut. Under the […] Read more »

Yale Thesis Chronicles ‘Long Closure’ of Indian Point  

Marilyn Elie, co-founder of the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition, has tracked events at the now-decommissioned nuclear energy power plant over the past quarter-century. The Cortlandt Manor resident’s seminal role […] Read more »

They Paved Paradise, Put up a Power Plant 

“Really?!” That’s a typical reaction of people who learn that the current site of the now-decommissioning Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant once had a 100 foot-by-150-foot swimming pool for city […] Read more »