My Friendship With John Cheever

Literature has been the salvation of the damned, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world. – John Cheever We lived in […] Read more »

Here Arts Center and Bethany Arts Community Present The Story Box

The Story Box is a multi-genre storytelling event using text, visuals, music, and experiential learning to explore the importance of safeguarding our civil rights through the lens of Japanese American […] Read more »

Putting STEM to Work: In Science We Find Purpose

Through the generous support of local biotechnology company Regeneron, four times a year, River Journal publishes the on-site report of a River Towns high school science student who is paired with a Regeneron scientist to experience […] Read more »

Westchester Premiere of Coast Set for Jacob Burns

There’s a special satisfaction to bringing success home, and Ossining-based film director Jessica Hester is savoring that sweet prospect, with her feature film Coast due for its Westchester premiere at […] Read more »

Art and Its Impact on Social Change

After completing a spring residency at Bethany Arts Community, dance company Flyaway Productions returns this fall with “Apparatus of Repair,” the powerful final installment in a trilogy that explores themes […] Read more »

Ossining Educator Awarded International Recognition Of ISTE Certification

Allison Bacon, Coordinator of Instructional Technology at Ossining Union Free School District, has been awarded the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Certification. The ISTE Certification is designed to […] Read more »

Open Door to Give Students a Fresh Start on the New School Year

Open Door Family Medical Center, in collaboration with MVP Health Care and United Way of Westchester and Putnam, will celebrate National Health Center Week, which began August 8th, by extending […] Read more »

The Business Council of Westchester Names BLI’s Carrie Gallagher a 2022 “Rising Star”

Carrie Gallagher, Chief Experience Officer of Ossining-based Balancing Life’s Issues (BLI), has been named one of the “Rising Stars—40 Under 40,” by the Business Council of Westchester. This annual list of […] Read more »

Ossining Library Foundation Receives $250,000 Gift from David Swope Fund

The Ossining Library Foundation has received $250,000 from The David Swope Fund, a gift that will allow the Ossining Public Library to offer programs, services, and spaces for lifelong learning. […] Read more »

Ossining Competes to Bring Ambitious E-Bike Program to Village Streets 

As the Village of Ossining reimagines its downtown with $10 million in state money, it’s also seeking another $7 million to fund an ambitious program to make e-bikes widely available […] Read more »