Unmasking ‘The Lone Piper’ 

Traveling up and down the Hudson for work and otherwise, I often take Metro North from the Peekskill station along the city’s picturesque waterfront. Often, as I am waiting for […] Read more »

7-11 Owner Makes Donation to Ossining Schools

The owner of the Ossining 7-11, 230 North Highland Ave., Neil Patel, and his wife Rutanshi Amin presented the Ossining Union Free School District with a donation.  Ossining High School […] Read more »

The Tarrytown Halloween Parade is Back

After a three-year hiatus, the Tarrytown Halloween Parade’s planning committee announced their plans to make this October’s celebration the biggest one yet. The Tarrytown Halloween Parade has become a major […] Read more »

Furnace Brook Lake Designated as an Inland Waterway

A bill that New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblywoman Sandra Galef introduced to include Furnace Brook Lake, located in the Town of Cortlandt, in the list of major […] Read more »

Support Connection Announces Ambassadors for Annual Support-A-Walk

Support Connection, Inc. announced the selection of the Walk Ambassadors for their Annual Support-A-Walk which will take place on Sunday, October 2, 2022. The Walk brings attention to the needs […] Read more »

Longtime Ossining Restaurant Closes, on the Market for $1.5 Million

The Briar’s, an Ossining mainstay for at least six decades, has plated its last meal — for now, at least.  The cozy inn on North State Road closed its doors […] Read more »

Local Authors, Local Books – Faron Goss, A Novel Set in Maine

EDITOR’S NOTE: FARON GOSS has been named the Winner of the 2021 FOREWORD Reviews Indies Award for General Fiction. When the body of Alison Goss washes up on Menhaden Island, […] Read more »

An Exclusive Q&A with James Felice of the Felice Brothers

On August 6, internationally-touring, folk-rock legends the Felice Brothers and singer/songwriter Skullcrusher, take the stage at the Paramount Theater in Peekskill for a night of indie music. River Journal caught […] Read more »

Dan Zlotnick Band Wins Inaugural River Towns Battle of the Bands

It’s not every day that something goes better than expected. But that’s what happened with River Towns Music Group’s (RTMG) inaugural Battle of the Bands, which was held at Peekskill’s […] Read more »

Briarcliff Manor Awarded $3 Million+ Dollars for Mobility Enhancements

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the Village of Briarcliff Manor will receive a $3,045,266 to fund a downtown Mobility Enhancement and Streetscapes Project. The project is the largest financial […] Read more »