Briarcliff High School Hosts Alumni Career Day

“None of Us is as Smart as All of Us,” said motivational speaker and business consultant Ken Blanchard a few years ago. This statement holds true not only in the […] Read more »

A Tribute to New York Veterans Through Custom Coins

New York is home to nearly 700,000 veterans. These folks served in every branch of the military. They carried our nation’s values across the globe. Communities throughout the state are […] Read more »

Father, Daughter, Cheever: From Ossining to Shady Hill

John Cheever, whose short stories and novels earned him the nickname “the Chekhov of the Suburbs,” put Ossining on the literary map, setting some of his best-known stories in the thinly disguised town of Shady […] Read more »

Philipse Manor Hall Talk on the Old Croton Aqueduct in Manhattan

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site and the Friends of Philipse Manor Hall are pleased to present “The Thirst for Development: Building the Original Croton Aqueduct in Manhattan”, the second of […] Read more »

Lincoln Exedra Celebrates 100th Anniversary

On October 25, 2025 the Lincoln Depot Museum participated in a special 100 year Anniversary of the Lincoln Exedra in Peekskill. The Lincoln Society in Peekskill planned the event as […] Read more »

Distinguished Briarcliff High School Alumna Offers Life Lessons

One of this year’s recipients of the Briarcliff High School Distinguished Alumni Award, Class of 1965 alumna Elizabeth Rodgers, recently visited the school to unveil her plaque at the Hall […] Read more »

iMemories Review: What I Wish I Knew Before Sending My Tapes

I’m a freelance video editor based in Peekskill, New York, and I’ve worked with everything from old home videos to modern digital content. A few months ago, I came across […] Read more »

Celebrate Sleepy Hollow Holidays with Dickens, Tea, Victorian Cheer

Hudson Valley neighbors and visitors alike can celebrate the holiday season with dramatic performances of Dickens’s ‘Christmas Carol’ at the historic Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow on select weekends […] Read more »

Old Traditions, New Beginnings: Share a Thought, Make a Friend 

“I can rhyme a grocery list, but I can’t make a meal,” says 20-year Cortlandt Manor resident, Barbara Schore, with a laugh. The widowed mother and grandmother has had a life-long love for rhyming words. The […] Read more »

County Executive Announces 43rd Annual Senior Hall Of Fame Celebration

Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins is proud to announce that the achievements of 61 seniors from throughout the County will be honored at the 43rd Annual Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Awards Celebration […] Read more »