Ossining Innovates! + WEDC Launch Cohort 3 of Inclusive Entrepreneurship Accelerator

Have you been seriously considering starting your own business or non-profit? Or have you already begun the process but aren’t sure how to proceed? Then Ossining Innovates! Inclusive Entrepreneurship Accelerator […] Read more »

Playa Bowls Brings a Taste Of Summer to Tarrytown with the Opening of New Superfruit Bowl Shop

On Saturday, May 15th Playa Bowls, the Jersey Shore’s original Acai Bowl Shop will be bringing the bright and unique flavors of acai and pitaya, alongside fresh juices, oatmeal and […] Read more »

Native Plants Add Beauty and Function

At Plan it Wild, the selection of native plants for our projects is a balancing act. Plants must provide functional benefits for our local ecosystems and habitats like sustaining pollinators […] Read more »

Launch1000 Passes 500 Application Mark, Issues Call for Additional Participants

Westchester County Office of Economic Development program seeking individuals with an interest in launching home-based income streams and other ventures Launch1000, a program of the Westchester County Office of Economic […] Read more »

Miniature Therapy Horses Provide Maximum Enjoyment

In late April, residents at Kendal on Hudson received a visit from two mini-therapy horses from HorseAbility. The mini-horses – both trained as companion therapy animals – spent the morning […] Read more »

Op-Ed: Creating Magic on the Hudson 

In a recent opinion column (in PeekskillHerald.com), Peekskill Council Member Dwight Douglas voiced concerns that Ginsburg Development Companies’ recent proposal to develop a mixed-use development across from the train station on Railroad Avenue was too high and dense, and did not fit […] Read more »

Matero’s Specialty Is ‘Wearable Works of Art’ — and Happiness

“I love coming to work every day because I know we are bringing happiness to our customers.” That’s how Croton-on-Hudson native Sue Matero and her husband Steve describe what it’s […] Read more »

Rebranding Effort Simplifies Tompkins Mahopac Bank Name to “Tompkins”

Tompkins Financial Corporation has announced plans for a rebranding effort which will better align its four banks in New York and Pennsylvania under the Tompkins corporate umbrella. As a result […] Read more »

A Westchester Executive Reflects on Her Miss America Years

The 2021 Miss New York and Miss New York’s Outstanding Teen Competitions will be held at historic Paramount Hudson Valley Theater in Peekskill May 28-30. Here, a prominent Westchester business executive and former Miss New Jersey shares her reflections on the world of […] Read more »

Is the Grass Always Greener? 

On April 30, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that made New York the sixteenth state to fully legalize marijuana such as that Organic CBD Flower.    What does that mean exactly?   New Yorkers […] Read more »