Meg Griffin Remembers WRNW FM, Rock’s ‘Glorious Playhouse’ in Briarcliff Manor

From 1973 to 1981, a shabby building off the main drag in Briarcliff Manor was home to one of the metro area’s most progressive and unconventional FM rock stations, WRNW […] Read more »

Rock to Rubble: Howard Stern’s One-Time Studio Faces Wrecker’s Ball

A rundown shack on a dusty Briarcliff Manor street where “The King of All Media” launched his career may soon be reduced to rubble. The two-story building on Woodside Avenue […] Read more »

Four Briarcliff Seniors Receive All-State Music Honors  

Four Briarcliff High School seniors were selected for All-State ensembles with the New York State School Music Association, and will perform in a virtual concert this month.      Harrison Beckler will sing bass in the All-State Mixed Chorus, Ari Mirsky  will play percussion in the All-State […] Read more »

Former Pace Campus Future Unclear After Sale to Rockland Congregation

Briarcliff Manor residents and officials are waiting for the other shoe to drop after learning the former Pace University campus had been sold to a Monsey religious congregation linked to […] Read more »

Train like a Warrior to Conquer any Fitness Challenge 

Between Covid quarantining and winter storms, many of us are itching to get out of the house and get back in the gym. Now there’s a new and unique gym in Briarcliff that offers some […] Read more »

Briarcliff Fourth Graders Demonstrate Generosity and Empathy through their Actions 

How do you teach compassion to children? Simple: start early.   Todd Elementary School fourth grade teachers Lorraine McDermott and Melissa Magliulo make a habit of introducing books about compassion to their students while encouraging conversations […] Read more »

All that Jazz, All that Success

  When we profiled Briarcliff Manor resident and Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Shunzo Ohno in December 2019 (riverjournalonline.com/Shunzo), he was getting ready for one of his many live performances. Of course, that’s all changed due […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School Earns College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

Briarcliff High School has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP computer science principles. Schools are honored with the AP […] Read more »

Briarcliff Names New High School Principal

At Thursday’s meeting, the Board of Education accepted the superintendent’s recommendation and unanimously approved the appointment of Diana Blank to serve as the principal of Briarcliff High School, effective July […] Read more »

Partner Content – Exercising with a Mask: What’s True, What’s Not, and Why Haven’t You Tried it Yet?

Many aspects of your life have probably changed and the typical “keys, wallet, phone,” check we conduct when leaving our homes has inevitably evolved into “keys, wallet, phone, mask… Shoot […] Read more »