Essay Winners

“Hall of Fame” Essay Contest Winners Honored

Emily Eagan of Sleepy Hollow and Amelia Rose Bonvento of Tarrytown received awards from the mayors and accolades from their families, friends and teachers at the Hall of Fame Essay […] Read more »

Graduates — What Lies Ahead

Congratulations class of 2010!  Welcome to the real world.  Or almost the real world. Read more »
Landscaping in Today's Economy

Tending Your Garden – “Smart Landscaping in Today’s Economy” Part 2

In my last article I talked about the importance of investing in your landscaping – especially in this economy. Here’s how to make smart choices that will give you the […] Read more »
The Egg and Butter Man of Eastview

The Egg and Butter Man of Eastview

When I was a young boy my family often went for rides on Sundays.  Often, the ride would lead around the Tarrytown Lakes, past the pump house, then through a […] Read more »

Emotional Wisdom

In the past decade we have made tremendous strides in education, enabling us to intervene with precision with reading disabilities; we have insisted on maintaining an arts curriculum despite budget […] Read more »
Tommy Chan with his mother and wife Jenny.

Taste of China Celebrates 20 Years

It will be 20 years, on June 27, since owner, Tommy Chan, opened Taste of China restaurant on Main Street in Tarrytown. It’s one of Tarrytown’s mainstays, which is quite […] Read more »

Internet Decorating Comes of Age

A decade ago, when the internet was burgeoning forth to change our lives forever, when websites were springing up like weeds in spring and technology was promising to do everything […] Read more »
Shiloh Baptist Church, Tarrytown, NY

Shiloh Baptist Church Celebrates 125 Years

The Shiloh Baptist Church, 90 North Washington Street in Tarrytown is in the midst of celebrating its 125 anniversary. Read more »

Legal Steps In Buying or Selling a Home and the Inherent Risks

In an effort to provide our readers with interesting legal information River Journal offers a new column entitled Legal Eagle. Over the coming months we will address a variety of […] Read more »
Hoopoe the Mime with a visitor. Bryan Haeffele image.

Animals & Acrobats in Croton Memorial Day Weekend

In America’s early days, fire jugglers, tumbling acrobats, rope walkers, magicians — indeed, clever characters of all sorts — used to travel the countryside as a ragged band of entertainers, […] Read more »