Three Suspects in Custody in Connection to Tarrytown Lighthouse Arson and Vandalism Spree

Westchester County Police have charged three people in connection with the weekend arson and vandalism spree at the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow. Two suspects, ages 18 and 19, […] Read more »

Rivertown Dance Receives Funding from NewYork-Presbyterian

Rivertown Dance Academy in Tarrytown is celebrating a win this spring: they are among the 2025 NewYork-Presbyterian Mini-Grantees. This 3-year funding program will support new summer programming, beginning this month […] Read more »

Rockefeller Fund CEO: ‘Democracy Requires We Trust Each Other’ 

When Stephen B. Heintz retires next year as president and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, it will mark the end of 25 years helming the $1.2 billion Rockefeller family […] Read more »

Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named for Sleepy Hollow Class of 2025

Sleepy Hollow High School has named Abby Bartolacci as the valedictorian and Ayaka Utsuami as the salutatorian of the graduating class of 2025. Throughout their time in the Public Schools […] Read more »

Annual Historical Society Strawberry Festival Coming to Tarrytown June 8

The Historical Society Inc. Serving Sleepy Hollow & Tarrytown is celebrating its 58th Annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday June 8. The event is rain or shine, from 12 to 3 […] Read more »

Jazz Forum Announces June 2025 Shows

Jazz Forum heats up June with a stellar lineup celebrating the club’s 8th anniversary and Jazz Forum Arts’ 40th year. Major recording artists and international touring musicians bring the vibrant diversity of jazz […] Read more »

Meet Some of Our Favorite Businesses in Sleepy Hollow & Tarrytown

River Journal and the Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown Chamber of Commerce partnered to create a special section in the May 2025 River Journal highlighting Chamber members and other local businesses that […] Read more »

Landscape Architecture in the Hudson Valley: Calvert Vaux, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Andrew Jackson Downing at the Warner Library

The latest historical lecture offered by Hudson Valley historian Alex Prizgintas showcases the rich legacy of Landscape Architecture in our region at the Warner Library in Tarrytown on Saturday, May […] Read more »

Family YMCA at Tarrytown Announces Y Cheer Elite Program off to Nationals

The Family YMCA at Tarrytown, under the direction of Cindy Guzman, started its YMCA Elite All Stars Cheer program a few months before the pandemic. Now, for the third year […] Read more »

A Taste of Home – Birria Tacos: A Savory Stew of Mexican Flavors at La Perla Poblanita 

When Manuel Flores Fierro arrived in New York in the 1990s, he brought his wife, Norberta Sanchez, and a love of traditional Mexican cuisine passed down from his mother and […] Read more »