Peekskill – A City Centuries in the Making

Peekskillian Malaka Garrett, who works at City Hall, sometimes wonders why the Town of Cortlandt virtually envelops the small City and ponders how the relationship between the two municipalities evolved.   […] Read more »

Top 10 Must-Visit Historical Sites in Europe

Explore the top historical sites in Europe with our comprehensive guide, featuring iconic landmarks like the Colosseum, the Acropolis, and Stonehenge. Read more »

Performance at Ossining Public Library Highlights Iconic Figures Speaking on the Holocaust and Human Rights

On Wednesday, January 31st the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) and the Ossining Public Library hosted a live theatrical performance of Letters from Anne and Martin, a unique […] Read more »

Historic Hudson Valley Receives Federal Grant for Philipsburg Manor Millpond Restoration

A $438,979 Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will help Historic Hudson Valley restore and dredge the millpond at Philipsburg Manor, a […] Read more »

Local Authors Publish Book on Holocaust

A group of local second-generation Holocaust survivors have written and published a book documenting their families’ experiences during World War II. Testaments of Courage in the Holocaust is a compilation […] Read more »

Local Authors. Local Books: Messier, Murdoch and the Birth of the New York Rangers

Most New York Ranger fans probably have never heard of Murray Murdoch.    And why would they?   Although Murdoch was a member of the Blueshirts’ original 1926 roster, played in 508 […] Read more »

Tarrytown’s Missing Marker Rescued from Scrap Heap

Raymond DeFiore was cleaning up a storage area under the H Bridge near the Metro-North tracks one February morning with a Tarrytown DPW crew when something caught his eye.    Amid […] Read more »

Bethany Arts Community Exhibit Highlights Collaboration Between the Black and Jewish Communities 

In a time of growing antisemitism and racial tensions both locally and nationally, it is heartening to discover an exhibit that highlights the collaboration between the Black and Jewish communities […] Read more »

Timeless Celebrations of Sleepy Hollow’s 150th  

On Jan. 2, Mayor Martin Rutyna counted down as a ceremonial pumpkin was lowered by a Fire Department ladder truck to officially launch the 150th anniversary of the Village of […] Read more »

Friends Group Rescues Vital Aqueduct Machinery from Oblivion

Transport yourself back in time at the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park as a remarkable 125-year-old piece of machinery makes its grand debut. Nestled at the Keeper’s House at […] Read more »