Lincoln Depot Museum 2022 Opening Weekend Set for May 6-8

The Lincoln Depot Museum announced the start of their 2022 season with a Special Opening Weekend event on May 6, 7 and 8, 2022. Ken Serfass, professional living history impressionist, […] Read more »

Local Vietnam Veterans and Surviving Spouses to be Honored March 27

The Polly Cooper Chapter, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) and the Adolph Pfister American Legion Post 1038 and Auxiliary will honor Vietnam veterans who served between […] Read more »

Saluting Our Protectors

Military Tribute Banners for public display in the Town of Cortlandt during 2022 can be ordered at militarytributebanners.org/new-york/cortlandt-manor-ny.html.  Now in its third year, the Town says the program honors and […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Another Pioneering Woman to Celebrate

Dear Editor: I enjoyed reading the very valuable River Journal Partner Content article, “Women Leaders in Medicine: Pioneers in Promoting Public Health”, by Padmini Murthy. There is one more pioneering woman leader […] Read more »

What’s Next for Maureen Morgan? 

Maureen Morgan is a woman for whom the word “indomitable’ might have been invented. For example, in 1972 (which she terms “a fabulous year”), aged 40 and the mother of […] Read more »

Rep. Mondaire Jones Announces Winner of Black History Month Creative Competition

Students in grades 6 through 12 submitted videos reenacting their favorite moment in Black history as part of Jones’ second annual Black History Month competition Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) announced the […] Read more »

Women Leaders in Medicine: Pioneers in Promoting Public Health

March is Women in History Month. The terms “women have broken barriers” or “shattered the glass ceiling” often describe women achievers and pioneers in various disciplines. Some of these women have overcome gender discrimination, violence, […] Read more »

Ossining School District Honors Longtime Park School Teacher

The Ossining Board of Education recently honored the late Jean Lorraine Ackerman Boswell, a longtime Ossining teacher, with its annual Hester Bateman Spencer Hines Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award. The district […] Read more »

Sleepy Hollow High School Class of 2033 Buries Time Capsule

Over 100 of first grade students from W.L. Morse Elementary School traveled to Sleepy Hollow High School to get a glimpse at their future – and do something that will […] Read more »

Historical Society Designates Two Local Landmarks

The Historical Society Serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown has conferred landmark status on two 18th century sites: A milestone along the Albany Post Road in Sleepy Hollow and the home […] Read more »