Emily Kingsley’s Briarcliff Manor basement closets are overflowing with toy daggers and pistols, fairy wings, sailor hats, policeman caps, kimonos, wigs, and more. All this can easily be explained once […] Read more »
A college party. The energy crisis. A television show. A parody about the Girl Scouts. Theater students at Briarcliff High School have a lot of say about our society and […] Read more »
Devoted readers of River Journal may remember an article about the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, published late last year, which highlighted the steep decline in monarch butterflies specifically, and pollinating insects […] Read more »
Curling is an international sport dominated by teams from Canada and Northern Europe. But against all odds, two local men have swept themselves to national recognition by medaling in the […] Read more »
In May of 1974 Michael Bassett added his name to the many generations of the Bassett Family who served the volunteer fire departments in the Tarrytown’s and Briarcliff Manor. In […] Read more »
Everything happens for a reason. One morning last year, Briarcliff High School now-senior Saanjh Patel opened her email in Science Research class and learned that her mentor of 18 months […] Read more »
“Anything can happen in the woods…” And when you gather students who are passionate about the theater, anything can happen in the theater. This Spring, Briarcliff High School students will […] Read more »
Ava Makaron of Briarcliff High School is ending her senior year with a plethora of accomplishments both athletically and academically. Despite having split her attention between three sports, Makaron has […] Read more »
New York State Senator Pete Harckham announced today that the Village of Briarcliff Manor has received a $100,000 State Senate grant for the upgrade of the HVAC system at the […] Read more »
On November 12, 2024, the Village of Briarcliff Manor Board of Trustees approved a change to the local road safety framework by reducing the Village-wide speed limit from 30 MPH […] Read more »

