Senator Harckham, Assemblymember Otis, and Advocates Call on Governor Hochul to Protect Clean Water in State Budget

New York State Senator Peter Harckham and State Assemblymember Steve Otis joined labor unions, local leaders, and environmental organizations at the Ossining Water Treatment Plan today to urge Governor Hochul […] Read more »

Ossining & Cortlandt Students Help Stepinac High School Capture CHSAA Bowling Championship

On Monday, December 16, Archbishop Stepinac High School’s Varsity Bowling Team clinched the CHSAA Manhattan-Bronx Championship by defeating Fordham Prep. The team went undefeated in the regular season for the […] Read more »

Ossining and Sleepy Hollow Students Among those Honored at Annual Youth Service Awards Ceremony

The Westchester County Youth Bureau and the Westchester County Youth Board held their annual ceremony to honor outstanding high school juniors and seniors who have distinguished themselves for their leadership […] Read more »

Governor Hochul Signs Bill to Protect Incarcerated Individuals and Correction Staff Members from Extreme Heat

New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Chris Burdick announced this week that their bill requiring the Commissioner of New York State’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) […] Read more »

Martin Ginsburg Joins Local Officials for Grand Opening of Haverstraw Commuter Ferry Terminal

Martin Ginsburg, Founder and Principal of Ginsburg Development Companies (GDC), on December 17th joined with Rockland County Executive Ed Day, Haverstraw Village Mayor Mike Kohut and Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi […] Read more »

Sing Sing Prison Museum Receives $2.5 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment for a Major Initiative on Religion in Prison

Sing Sing Prison Museum has received a $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. The grant will support Religion at Sing Sing Prison: […] Read more »

Rehabilitation Through the Arts Congratulates Colman Domingo on Golden Globes Nomination for Best Actor

Nonprofit Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) joins a growing number of professional arts organizations in recognizing the critically-acclaimed performance of Colman Domingo in the feature film Sing Sing. Domingo’s fictionalized portrayal tracks the […] Read more »

Putting STEM to Work: Gaining Inspiration from a Like-Minded Scientist 

Through the generous support of Regeneron, four times a year River Journal publishes the on-site report of a high school science student from the River Towns who is paired with a Regeneron […] Read more »
Daniela Cordero and Steven Castillo Arpi have been selected as recipients of the prestigious QuestBridge National College Match scholarships.

Two Ossining High School Seniors Earn QuestBridge Scholarships

When Daniela Cordero logged into her QuestBridge application portal and saw she had been matched with the University of Pennsylvania, she was shocked. “I stared at the letter for a […] Read more »

Two Hispanic Dancers Perform Lead Roles in The Nutcracker

This year, two Latino youth dancers take the stage — and the lead roles — in Westchester Ballet Company’s holiday performance of The Nutcracker, a milestone in the company’s 75-year […] Read more »