Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown Chamber Awards Scholarship to Local Student

Kinga Orban, a senior at Sleepy Hollow High School, has been awarded a $1000 scholarship by the Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown Chamber of Commerce. This is the seventh annual award which […] 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 »

Cafecito Con . . . Melvin Ramos

The “Cafecito Con . . .”  (Coffee with…) interview series spotlights the stories, challenges and successes of Latino entrepreneurs and business owners.  If you know someone we should consider profiling, […] Read more »

Scholar Athlete of the Month – Daniel de Castro

Briarcliff’s  Daniel de Castro Runs His Life Like Clockwork   This fall, Briarcliff High School’s Class of 2020 valedictorian Daniel de Castro will start his freshman year at Harvard College.   To maintain his academic excellence, Daniel smartly manages his time to the extent that […] Read more »

Irvington High School student earns National Hispanic Recognition Award 

Irvington High School student Chloe Garcia has been honored by the College Board with a National Hispanic Recognition Award.   Established in 1983, the National Hispanic Recognition Program identifies outstanding high school students […] 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 »

Putting STEM to Work: These Robots Are a Scientist’s Best Friend 

Through the generous support of Regeneron, four times a year River Journal publishes the on-site report of a high school science student from the River Towns who is paired with a […] Read more »

Congratulations to the May 2020 Pet of the Month

  Meet Cletus!   In January of 2019, a dog warden in Ashtabula County, Ohio found a 60lb hound mix running along a local route. He brought him in to the […] Read more »

Chemistry Students at Irvington High School Calculate Heat of Combustion 

Drawing upon their knowledge of chemistry and heat exchange, Irvington High School students in teacher David Whitehead’s Chemistry Honors classes recently conducted a laboratory investigation. While working in groups, they learned how […] Read more »