Field Hall Foundation Awards Additional $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Grants

The Field Hall Foundation has awarded an additional $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief grants for programs supporting seniors impacted by the pandemic.  Funds were awarded to non-profits in Dutchess, Putnam and […] Read more »

Legislators Borgia & Smith Jointly Request Funding for Three Projects in 2021 Capital Project Budget

In advance of the release of County Executive George Latimer’s 2021 Capital Project Budget, Legislators Catherine Borgia and Colin Smith requested the inclusion of three projects. The projects are: $2M […] Read more »

Harckham Announces State Aid for Construction is Heading to Four District Libraries

Hendrick Hudson Free Library in Montrose among the Beneficiaries New York State Senator Pete Harckham announced today that four libraries in the 40th Senate District have been allocated state aid […] Read more »

New York’s Finest Brighten Emotional Birthday for Late Colleague’s Son  

There’s nothing more that 16-year-old Colin Kennedy of Buchanan wants to do when he graduates from college than to become a New York City police officer.   When his father, New York Police Department (NYPD) officer Paul Kennedy, passed away in August from complications due to diabetes, Colin’s desire […] Read more »

Municipalities Roll-out Welcome Mat for New Business

It’s not hard to find warnings and bad news about the future of small business in New York State. Still, some see a silver lining.   The recent influx to Westchester County of new residents is […] Read more »

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Holds Impromptu Wedding for Yorktown Couple

Yorktown resident Ron Loscri married his fiancé Lisa on September 13th at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor. Ron was admitted to the hospital for a suspected stroke the day […] Read more »

Local Lakeland Legend Sharon Sarsen Wins Lasting Fame

Coach Sharon Sarsen has been around amateur sports most of her life.   But it is her extraordinary devotion to Lakeland Field Hockey that has created her legacy — and her legend. She has held the role […] Read more »

Field Hall Foundation Announces $240,000 in New Grants

Includes $50,000 in COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funds The Field Hall Foundation announces $240,000 in new grants. $190,000 has been awarded through its summer 2020 grant cycle, and will be used […] Read more »

Five Local High School Students Awarded 2020 HOPE for Youth Foundation Scholarships

Lakeland, Peekskill, Putnam Valley, and Walter Panas High School Students Receive Awards The HOPE for Youth Foundation awarded five local high school students with scholarships this year at their recent […] Read more »

Looking Past Indian Point,   Riverkeeper Takes a Pass on Gas 

 To the Editor,  Jim Roberts’ piece [“Keeping the Lights on with the Green New Deal,” May 2020] regarding New York’s energy options in the post-Indian Point world incorrectly implies that the New […] Read more »