Historic Hudson Valley’s Women’s History Institute Accepting Applications for Summer Research Fellowships

Historic Hudson Valley’s Women’s History Institute is now accepting applications for the 2024 Summer Research Fellowship program, which supports college and graduate students engaged in scholarly research connected to the […] Read more »

5 Effective Study Habits for Academic Success

Everybody struggles with their academics at least once in their lifetime, especially with complicated subjects like math. Luckily, for those living in Australia, some tutors offer maths tutoring in Melbourne […] Read more »

Latino U College Access Raises Close to $400,000 for First-Generation Latino Students 

Latino U College Access (LUCA) held its 11th Annual Gala Visiones: Soaring Higher on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at the Glen Island Harbour Club located in New Rochelle, NY. This […] Read more »

Scholar Athlete of the Month: Irvington’s Marcus Canton Leads On and Off the Football Field

River Journal caught up with Irvington High School senior Marcus Canton, a standout athlete on the varsity football, basketball and track teams, who was selected as a nominee for the […] Read more »

Todd School Rolls Out Clubs at Recess

At Briarcliff School District, when students talk, we listen. Last spring, Todd Principal Jessica Michaelidis came up with an idea to have clubs meet during recess. The clubs, which are […] Read more »

Dows Lane Elementary School Kindergartners Practice Math, Writing and Reading with Games

As they rotated through different learning stations, Dows Lane Elementary School kindergartners in Liz Winnegar’s class practiced their math and literacy skills. The students played differentiated math games, created sight […] Read more »

Local Dancers Take Center Stage in WBC’s Nutcracker

It wouldn’t be Christmas in the River Towns without the Westchester Ballet Company’s annual production of The Nutcracker.   But this year’s Nutcracker breaks several molds for the Ossining-based, non-profit youth […] Read more »

Dows Lane Elementary School Students Show Heartfelt Support for Veterans

Dows Lane Elementary School students crafted heartfelt cards and drawings to honor veterans before depositing them into their school’s mailbox. The cards were sent to the dedicated team at Operation […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School Presents: She Kills Monsters

Briarcliff High School is putting on a show for the inner geek in all of us. Whether or not you are a self-professed geek who is into Dungeons and Dragons, […] Read more »

Irvington High School Students Selected to Perform in 2023 Area All-State Music Ensembles

A group of talented Irvington High School students have been invited to perform with the Westchester County School Music Association’s Area All-State ensembles for its 2023 festival concert on Nov. […] Read more »