Local Chamber Of Commerce Urges Congress to Reconsider Antitrust Proposals

Businesses Of All Sizes Relied On Digital Platforms Throughout The Pandemic Citing the importance of digital platforms for small businesses and Westchester’s start-up community, the Sleepy Hollow-Tarrytown Chamber of Commerce […] Read more »

Tarrytown Mayoral Race Heats Up Early

River Journal, as a matter of policy, does not endorse any candidates for local elections. Tarrytown residents will have a packed ballot come November in the village’s 2021 mayoral race. […] Read more »

Senator Reichlin-Melnick Delivers $150,000 for Local Organizations Serving Children and Families

Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick presented two local organizations with $150,000 worth of new grant funding, secured by him as part of this year’s state budget, to operate financial empowerment programs in […] Read more »

$715 Billion Transportation Bill Passed by House Includes $10 Million for River Town Projects

Yesterday, congress passed the $715 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, known as the INVEST in America Act, which contains funding for all seven transportation project requests Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) […] Read more »

Linda’s Legacy – Paying Tribute to our Forever VIPs … Veterans and Seniors 

A Monthly Retrospective of Linda Puglisi’s 30 Years as Town of Cortlandt Supervisor   Two groups in our community that have always been very important to me are Veterans (men […] Read more »

Croton Village Board of Trustees Appoints Bryan Healy as Village Manager

On May 17, 2021, the Croton-on-Hudson Village Board of Trustees voted to appoint Bryan Healy as Village Manager of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson as of August 9, 2021. Mr. Healy […] Read more »

McKenzie and Team Endorsed by the Westchester Putnam Central Labor Body

The largest labor organization in Westchester County made its endorsements this morning for the Peekskill Democratic Primary, backing Vivian McKenzie for Mayor as well as Dwight Douglas, Ramon Fernandez, and […] Read more »

Tarrytown Planning Board Chairman’s Ouster Irks Supporters

Rumblings over the decision to oust Tarrytown’s longtime Planning Board chairman continue to reverberate in the village, a month after the contentious meeting at which the votes were cast. The […] Read more »

Linda’s Legacy – Recreational Areas and Activities Are the Pride of Cortlandt  

A Monthly Retrospective of Linda Puglisi’s 30 Years as Town of Cortlandt Supervisor   A very important part of a local government’s value to constituents is its recreation activities, sports programs, projects and […] Read more »

Is the Grass Always Greener? 

On April 30, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that made New York the sixteenth state to fully legalize marijuana such as that Organic CBD Flower.    What does that mean exactly?   New Yorkers […] Read more »