Ossining Teacher’s Book Offers Fun, Safe Ways to Say Hello in Pandemic

When children returned to school last month, six months had passed since they had seen their teachers and classmates in person. In normal times, they might have greeted one another […] Read more »

Sixth Annual Organ Donor Enrollment Day Set for October 8  

Hospitals, Elected Officials, Advocates and Others Embrace the Lifesaving Power of Organ Donation to Help the 10,000 New Yorkers Currently Waiting for a Life-Saving Transplant New Yorkers across the state will […] Read more »

Op-Ed: Ossining During COVID-19 History Project

The Village of Ossining Historian, Joyce Sharrock Cole, in partnership with the Ossining Public Library, has launched the Ossining Community History Collection Project: Ossining during COVID-19. We have embarked upon […] Read more »

Ossining Schools Meet Parents’ Need for Tech Support

Adjusting to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a major undertaking for teachers and students. It has also been challenging for parents who are not familiar with the […] Read more »

Read-Alouds, Yoga Help Prepare Ossining Pre-Kindergarteners for School

Ossining’s Park School gave pre-kindergarten students and their families several opportunities to meet before school started, offering read-alouds and a mini yoga class. They met on Zoom Aug. 17 to […] Read more »

This Fall, the Catcher Isn’t the Only Player with a Mask 

Dining out isn’t the only leisure activity the pandemic has brought to its knees.   It’s only recently that we are seeing the long-awaited, yet still restricted, return to action of […] Read more »

New Ossining Trail Aims to Boost Young Learners’ Language, Engagement

There will be a lot more skipping, hopping, wiggling, looking and learning in Nelson Sitting Park, thanks to a “Born Learning Trail” the Ossining School District and the United Way […] Read more »

Ossining Student Scores Exemplary Academic Achievements

Here’s a snapshot of recent exemplary academic achievements by Nicholas DeSanctis of Ossining, a senior at Stepinac High School: “A” grades in two college-level Harvard summer courses in math and […] Read more »

Clean and Healthy New York Honors New York Businesses with a “Bold Vision for a Healthy Future”

Ossining’s Good Choice Kitchen Receives Bold Vision Award. Clean and Healthy New York celebrated its 14th anniversary Thursday night. The celebration theme was a “Bold Vision for a Healthy Future.” […] Read more »

Black Leaders Seek Role in Ossining Response to Police Reform Mandate

A group of twenty-three community leaders in Ossining has petitioned the Village Board of Trustees, seeking a seat at the table in the process set forth by Governor Cuomo’s Executive […] Read more »