Greenburgh to offer Virtual Summer Internships for High School and College Students

  For the past twelve summers, the Greenburgh Town Hall Summer Internship Program has engaged close to two-hundred area students in the process of learning about local government through authentic […] Read more »

Groundwork Hudson Valley’s Science Barge Responds to Community Needs during Coronavirus

Public environmental education center is changing course to provide fresh produce for food insecure residents and virtual programming for remote learner While the Science Barge is on PAUSE as a […] Read more »

How to Wear a Face Mask — Your Guide to the Dos and Don’ts

Face masks have become essential accessories in the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. They’re especially important in stopping the spread of the coronavirus because people can carry and […] Read more »

Coping With Coronavirus: Keeping the Community on Course

An interview with Kristopher Harrison, Superintendent of Schools, Irvington Union Free School District  (Interviewed by Lily Alig) As Covid-19 continues to affect our communities, donations of time and resources have […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Following the COVID-19 Guidelines

I am the Town Supervisor of the Town of Greenburgh, a suburban community in southern Westchester County. Like many similar municipalities, most of our facilities are closed and others are […] Read more »

CHHOP Receives $6,000 Grant from the Westchester Community Foundation

The money was used to provide technology for staff to work from home Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill (CHHOP) received a $6,000 grant from the Westchester Community […] Read more »

Arts Groups Embrace E-vents Under Prolonged Social Distancing

Rather than cancel events and programming because of pandemic restrictions, arts groups throughout the Lower Hudson Valley are moving more of their programing online to stay engaged with audiences and […] Read more »

Coping with Coronavirus: Messenger of Hope

An interview with Dr. Deborah O’Connell, Superintendent, Croton-Harmon Schools  What does a typical day in your new home office look like?   My new office is my entire dining room. It […] Read more »

Going the Distance: Local Business Owners Anxiously Wait for a Government Lifeline

For many local businesses, help cannot come soon enough In early March, Susan O’Keefe’s baked goods business, Baked by Susan, had just moved into a new, expanded location on South Riverside Avenue […] Read more »

Mentored by Chamber, Women Owners Tough It Out 

“I am going to bounce back. I will be there. That’s the kind of person I am, that’s the kind of drive I have.”   Kiara Picucci, owner of Bella Maiya […] Read more »