Road to College: Emerging Issues in Education & How Your Student Can Adapt

One year since starting this column, we find ourselves facing much different circumstances. The road to college remains an ever-changing journey, but much remains constant at the core. In maintaining […] Read more »

Cafecito Con. . . Carlos Tacuri

I am excited to bring you our third “Cafecito Con . . .”  (Coffee with…) interview spotlighting the stories, challenges and successes of Latino entrepreneurs and business owners.  If you […] Read more »

Cafecito Con . . . Jessica Mejias of Los Andes Bakery

In our continuing effort to serve the large and growing Latino community in the River Towns, we launched this new column called “Cafecito Con . . .”  (Coffee with…) spotlighting […] Read more »

Cafecito Con … Dalia Valdes

In our continuing effort to serve the large and growing Latino community in the River Towns, we are launching this new column called  “Cafecito Con. . . .”  (Coffee with….) […] Read more »

A City Girl’s Guide to Loving Suburbia – Chapter 9: Spring into Spring Cleaning 

Back in the “good old days,” when I lived in Manhattan, as March changed to April, I would be getting ready for the Big Spring Changeover. This would entail dragging bins out from […] Read more »

Getting Schooled During the Crisis

As we navigate this unprecedented time, it can be difficult to know how to proceed with the college process. This is a critical time for students of all grade levels, […] Read more »

RJ/RJN April Preview > Inside a Cyber Classroom

Students Are Experiencing a New Kind of ‘Home’ Room We’re busy at work assembling the April 2020 edition of the combined River Journal/River Journal North. Not surprisingly, there is ample […] Read more »

Keep Your Social Media Distance

This is the best of times to be on social media. This is the worst of times to be on social media. If that sounds Dickensian, why not? We’re all […] Read more »

Special Offer for Business Owners Doing Good: A Free Video

Chuck Newman is virtually a household name in Peekskill. And for good reasons.  One is that his family has been an integral part of the City’s business-and-social fabric for generations.  […] Read more »

Trail & Tunnel Notes … From the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduc

Visitors to the Keeper’s House in Dobbs Ferry often provide stories as intriguing as the house itself, offering a reward to those of us who work as docents there. Here […] Read more »