Annual Strawberry Festival Comes to Tarrytown on June 14

The Historical Society serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown is celebrating its 59th Annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 14. The event is rain or shine, from 12 to 3 pm […] Read more »

From Yonkers to Survivor: Rizo Velovic Reflects on Fame, Family, and Westchester Roots

For many Survivor fans in Westchester, watching the landmark Season 50 of felt unusually personal. Yonkers native Rizo Velovic (better known to fans as “RizGod”) became one of the breakout […] Read more »

Daughter’s Plush Toy Inspires New Children’s Book for Local Author

It all started at 4am back in San Diego, where my wife and I met and where we welcomed our daughter into the world. Violet was only three months old, […] Read more »

The Strand Theatre’s Past Meets Its Future

A booth hidden in a corner of Sleepy Hollow’s Strand Theatre holds a pair of 35 mm movie projectors, decaying film and empty reels from the 110-year-old building’s heyday.   Weathered wood flooring stretching the length of the building’s cavernous upstairs recalls a short stint as a roller […] Read more »

Dows Lane Elementary School Kindergartners Celebrate Growth Through Music

Kindergartners at Dows Lane Elementary School have been developing foundational music skills, such as steady beat, singing voice, listening and ensemble participation as part of their lessons with music teacher […] Read more »

Chair of the Westchester County Democratic Committee, Endorses Cait Conley for NY-17

Suzanne Berger, Chair of the Westchester County Democratic Committee, endorsed Cait Conley for Congress in New York’s 17th Congressional District. “This November, Democrats must take control of Congress. To do […] Read more »

Urgent Call: Blood and Platelet Donors Needed Now

The American Red Cross has an urgent need for donors and is counting on people to act now and book a time to give lifesaving blood or platelets. Donors of all blood types are essential […] Read more »

Hudson Valley Writers Center to Host a 250-Minute Celebration of Storytelling, Community, and Free Expression

As the United States marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Hudson Valley Writers Center (HVWC) will host The Word at 250, a 250-minute literary […] Read more »

Harckham Inducts Yorktown’s Brian Sillik into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame

New York State Senator Pete Harckham inducted Brian Sillik of Yorktown Heights into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame on May 26. A recipient of the Purple […] Read more »

Westchester Children’s Association Announces Annual Commissioners’ Conversation on Children

The Westchester Children’s Association invites the community to attend the annual Commissioners’ Conversation on Children on Thursday, June 11 at 8:15 am at the Greenburgh Public Library. Now in its […] Read more »