Irvington High School Students Kick-Off Holidays with Metlife Building Performance

The Irvington High School Wind Ensemble and Chorale performed holiday classics during the annual Bernard Kaplan Memorial Music Program Concert Series, held in the main lobby of the MetLife Building […] Read more »

Health Center Offers Belly Dancing as Part of Wellness Program

Belly dancing classes are Monday and Wednesday evenings at Open Door Family Medical Center in Ossining.  It’s part of a comprehensive wellness program that the Federally Qualified Health Center offers […] Read more »

Briarcliff Resident Sabine Werner Announces Candidacy for Village Trustee

Village of Briarcliff Manor resident Sabine Werner has announced she is running for Village Trustee in the Briarcliff People’s Caucus election on Wednesday, January 22. The eight-year resident currently serves […] Read more »

Local Kids to Perform in Urinetown at Tarrytown Music Hall

The Random Farms Kids’ Theater will present Urinetown at The Tarrytown Music Hall, January 24 – 26, 2020. This award-winning musical has an approximate running time of 2 hours. In a […] Read more »

Northern Westchester Hospital Receives Approval to Develop a Comprehensive Cardiac Catheterization Lab

The New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) has approved certification for Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) to offer interventional cardiology services to residents who would otherwise have […] Read more »
Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ Angel Project Brings Holiday Gifts to 90 Grandparents

Realizing four years ago that the holiday gift-giving season leaves out a group of her constituents, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins came up with an idea. She created the Angel Project, which […] Read more »

Briarcliff Seniors Celebrate National Letter of Intent Signing Day

On November 13, Briarcliff student athletes Ashley Goldstein (lacrosse) and Alana Lombardi (basketball) signed NCAA Letters of Intent on the day set aside nationally for all students committing to play […] Read more »

Teamsters Local 445 Endorse Senator David Carlucci in Congressional Race

Labor Union With more than 3,400 members Backs Carlucci for NY-17 Today, Democratic congressional candidate, State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) was endorsed by Teamsters Local 445 for New York’s 17th […] Read more »

Congratulations to the December 2019 River Journal Pet of the Month

  Meet Avery.   Avery is three months old and was left behind by her mom when her mom was relocating her kittens. She was just a few days old. […] Read more »

How Jack Schrade Unwittingly Insured the Name Schrade Road

I was born and raised on Crest Drive in what was then the northern point of Briarcliff Manor.  In the beginning, there were five houses on Crest Drive, two on Pine […] Read more »