SPCA Westchester To Host Virtual Gala on November 18th

The Welcome Home Virtual Gala will be featured on SPCA Westchester’s YouTube page starting at 7pm SPCA Westchester announced its star-studded line up for their Welcome Home Virtual Gala, which […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Ragazzo Held Court During Covid

Judge Ragazzo was the first in Westchester County to receive the go-ahead to conduct court proceedings over the internet for youth. Read more »

Putting STEM to Work: A Passion for STEM Grows Stronger by Seeing it in Action 

As a science research student at Sleepy Hollow High School, the proximity of Regeneron’s headquarters in Tarrytown has always been of interest to me. As a science enthusiast, I am constantly seeking out […] Read more »

Local Entrepreneur Offers Natural Beauty Products 

With some extra time on her hands during quarantine in 2020, Nicole Alicea found herself experimenting with macrame. She was working at a financial firm but keeping her hands busy alongside her […] Read more »

Briarcliff Sixth Graders Learn about Fixed and Growth Mindsets

Empowering students to be their best is a core value in Briarcliff Schools. Briarcliff Middle School students, for example, are constantly learning ways to use a positive outlook on life […] Read more »

Remembering Armando ‘Chick’ Galella

Sleepy Hollow’s protagonist is not, in fact, a lanky schoolmaster who retreated in the face of fear, but rather, a genuine hero who endured the unimaginable almost 80 years ago and spent his lifetime honoring his fallen brethren. THE Legend of Sleepy Hollow is Armando “Chick” Galella. And […] Read more »

Friends and Neighbors Remember ‘Chick’

Compiled by Gina Carey   “Chick had an incredibly magnetic personality and he spoke with such energy and passion. The students listened intently…. so much so that you could hear […] Read more »

Irvington Students Spend ‘A Day in the Life of the Hudson River’

  Irvington Middle School sixth and eighth graders partnered with Irvington High School students to experience “A Day in the Life of the Hudson River” and collect scientific data along the river at Matthiessen Park on Oct. […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: In Support of Cortlandt Forward

Good afternoon, I am writing to share my experience with the Cortlandt Forward team, specifically Dr Richard Becker, Debra Carter, and James Creighton. This past winter I attended a virtual […] Read more »

Briarcliff Sixth Graders Explore the Woods on Fall Nature Hike

Living in Northern Westchester certainly has its perks; Briarcliff Middle School sixth graders recently went on a fall hike near the school as part of their hiking preparation lesson in […] Read more »