The Merits of Home Schooling

Along with 16,000 other U.S. high school students, Erik A. Brodsky of Cortlandt Manor has been named a semi-finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.  What sets Erik apart from most of the other Merit-orious names on […] Read more »

Your Face Is Her Canvas

Twenty-five years ago, long-time Croton-on-Hudson resident Linda Nicolo decided to follow her passion for medicine the best way she knew how. Though Linda was originally on a pre-med path in college, she changed direction and enrolled […] Read more »

Hen Hud Alum Cleans up with Sneakers  

When Jesse Breeding played basketball at Hendrick Hudson High School, he would be asked why his sneakers looked brand new even after months of wear and tear.    What the Cortlandt Manor resident’s classmates didn’t know was that he had experimented with an array […] Read more »

Lakeland Board of Ed Votes 7-2 to Accept Superintendent’s Sudden Resignation

Dr. Karen Gagliardi will assume the role of Acting Superintendent of Schools until an Interim Superintendent is appointed. Read more »

Letter to the Editor: The Truth About Cortlandt United

To the editor, Cortlandt Republican Party Chair Dan Pagano seems to believe that he has uncovered a wide-ranging conspiracy by the entire government of Cortlandt to “lie to everyone about […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Cortlandt United Endorses Candidates for Fall Election

Residents from the Town of Cortlandt Collected over one thousand signatures to qualified for an independent line (Cortlandt United) for the 2021 Town General Election. The new party will appear […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Questioning Cortlandt United

To the editor: The Cortlandt Republican Party has a new child: Cortlandt United, sibling of Croton United. They’ve changed their name, but not much else. They’re still running on the […] Read more »

Lost History of African American Regiment in Revolutionary War Topic of Talk at Van Cortlandtville Historical Society

The program on The Lost History of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the Battle of Pines Bridge in Yorktown, originally scheduled in early 2020 before the Covid-19 restrictions, will […] Read more »

Lakeland School District Fills Senior Posts 

Dr. Shannon O’Grady has been appointed Assistant Principal at Lincoln-Titus Elementary School in Crompond.   She previously was Assistant Principal for Hillcrest Elementary in Peekskill City School District.   She was with the New York City Department of Education for many years, holding various positions in the Bronx, including Teacher, […] Read more »

Linda’s Legacy

A Monthly Retrospective of Linda Puglisi’s 30 Years as Town of Cortlandt Supervisor   As a former Preschool Director, Supervisor Puglisi is as comfortable speaking with students in classrooms (pictured here at Walter […] Read more »