New & Noteworthy: YAI’s Unique Boutique Craft Store opens in Tarrytown

YAI’s Tarrytown Day Habilitation Center recently celebrated the opening of its on-site employment program, a craft store named Unique Boutique.    The store is staffed by eight people with intellectual and […] Read more »

Ossining’s E-Bikeshare Program Rolls Toward Other Villages

Those white e-bikes that popped up around the Village of Ossining have been busy since they debuted in August, with more than 1,000 rides taken covering 1,400-plus miles as of […] Read more »

Firefighters Association and the Ossining Fire Dept Offer Live Demonstration of the Dangers of Turkey Fryers

As New Yorkers get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) urges all to have a safe and happy holiday by taking some […] Read more »

Robeson in Peekskill Project

Reverend Dr. Gregory Robeson Smith, Paul Robeson’s grand-nephew, was guest of honor at the “Robeson in Peekskill” Gala Fundraiser in September at Hollow Brook Golf Club, the same grounds where […] Read more »

Rebuilt Fleischmann Pier Gins Up Charles Point Park

Peekskill City and New York State officials gathered with the community for a ribbon-cutting at Charles Point Park on John Walsh Boulevard in October to celebrate the reopening of Fleischmann […] Read more »

School Bus Cameras to Record Scofflaws in Cortlandt

At a September event kicking off Cortlandt Community Coalition’s Back-to-School Safe Streets Campaign, Sgt. James Dress of the Westchester County Police Department (WCPD) hands a youngster a brochure filled with […] Read more »

‘Pursuit of Passion’ Is the Golden Rule in Croton Schools

On a warm fall day in late October, the sounds of children on the playground fill the air in the quiet setting of the Croton-Harmon schools.  The 1,600 students at […] Read more »

Kinship Co-Working Welcomes the Creative Community

A new venture has entered the scene on Washington Street in Peekskill: Kinship Co-Working. The hybrid co-working and retail space, located in the former Cozy Corner Yarn Shop — one […] Read more »

Northwell Phelps Hospital Awarded $125K Grant to Launch Paramedicine Program Aiding Patients In Need

Northwell Phelps Hospital received a $125,000 grant from the Phelps Community Foundation to help launch the Westchester Community Paramedicine Program beginning this fall. The program, developed in partnership with the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School to Present “Clue”

Playing board games and watching movies can be inspiring, just ask Briarcliff High School senior Cat Lynch. Cat loves playing the “Clue” board game, as well as watching the movie […] Read more »