Choosing St. Augustine School for a Catholic Education, was as Simple as ABC for Our Family

Ossining’s St. Augustine Catholic School is hosting its first ever virtual open house on January 12th for the 21-22 school year. Although they aren’t hosting in-person visits, the school will […] Read more »

Briarcliff Students Give Back 

‘Twas the season for giving and in December students throughout the district gave back to the community by creating holiday cards for nursing homes.   Briarcliff High School students created letters and […] Read more »

Resolutions: Set Goals You Can Achieve 

New Year’s resolutions are something many set, but few of us achieve. The key to a good resolution is to set attainable goals not unrealistic ones. Here are some attainable […] Read more »

When the Bride Needed a Ride

As many things do, this story started out on Facebook. A request was made on a local page called Rivertowns Give and Take, where people give items or services away at no cost, […] Read more »

A Cherished Local Music Organization’s Plans for Survival 

Like all of us, Friends of Music Concerts (FoM) has had to adjust to the reality of Covid-19.  FoM has brought world-class chamber music to the River Towns for over 60 years, and the group had […] Read more »

Peekskill Teen Bravely Fights His Way Back from a Deadly Encounter

It is one thing for a worried parent to imagine their child being harmed, and be grateful for their safety, but should that nightmare come to pass, it is horrifyingly real.  That is how Peekskill resident Franquin (“Franki”) Leon felt when he found out that his son Alexis (“Alex”) Leon had been the victim of an assault last Nov. 28. Alex, […] Read more »

Sing Sing Prison Museum Awarded NEH Challenge Grant

Grant supports renovation of Sing Sing Prison’s former Powerhouse The Sing Sing Prison Museum has been awarded an Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant by the National Endowment for the […] Read more »

Hope is Here : Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-Out in Westchester

TO SEE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINATION, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AND MORE, VISIT … covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov Hotline # 1-833-NYS-4-VAX (1-833-697-4829) In what Governor Cuomo has called “the most ambitious […] Read more »

Serious Indulgence: Baked-By-Susan’s Classic Chocolate Treat 

When my boys were little, I would marvel at how long it took me to pull out their winter coats, hats, matching mittens, and extra socks. I would spend more time bundling them up than they would actually spend outside, but, despite the effort, […] Read more »

Keep the Dream Alive – Joe the Baker

On December 8, 2020, Joe Liga, a man known to all as “Joe the Baker”, passed away at the age of 49. Just 14 months earlier, Joe had fulfilled a life-long […] Read more »