Briarcliff Manor resident Audrey Birnbaum has published a retelling of her father’s escape from Nazi Germany that’s also an immigration tale, a family drama and a coming-of-age story. After the […] Read more »
I imagine many of those reading this will be familiar with the name “Chilmark” but I wonder how many know where it comes from. Chilmark was the name of the […] Read more »
The historic section of Ossining High School, which features a tower that rises above the slate roof, a distinctive brick and stone exterior motif and other architectural frills, dates to […] Read more »
Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced that the achievements of 61 senior citizens from throughout the County will be honored at the 41st Annual Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Awards Celebration. The […] Read more »
By Arnie Klein I was born in 1943 in The Bronx. This story is about growing up in the 1940s and 1950s. We lived in a two-bedroom apartment where my […] Read more »
Hudson Valley families can get into the spirit of the holiday season by attending dramatic performances of Dickens’s ‘Christmas Carol’ at the historic Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow on […] Read more »
The American Meteorological Society, composed of the 13,000 weather men and women who deliver our daily weather predictions, has picked its book of the year: Fire and Flood by Eugene […] Read more »
The Hudson Valley and especially the river itself played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War. The British fought to control the river so they could divide the colonies and […] Read more »
In 1968, as rebellion raged across Europe and the Unites States, Croton-on-Hudson’s Jaroslav Jung was a 21-year-old photographer, rock climber, and serial adventurer, embarked on an idealistic bicycle trip from […] Read more »
Arlington, Virginia has the Pentagon, and Irvington has the Octagon. The Armour-Stiner Octagon House is an 8,400-square-foot home containing 20 rooms, including eight bedrooms and six bathrooms. It’s located on […] Read more »
