Give the Gift of Self-Care for the Holidays 

The challenge of living our lives during the pandemic has led people to return to the basics of spending time at home with our immediate families.    The holidays have always been a time to gift experiences and items to start […] Read more »

Major Changes in Baseball’s Minors Bring Yankees North

Starting in 2021, the Renegades will play as part of the Yankees’ farm system  It wasn’t that long ago that a night out at the ballpark would have sounded like […] Read more »

Beyond the Classroom: It’s Time to Get Your Hands on Project-Based Learning 

When we see our children lagging behind learning standards, we react by lecturing and trying to complete skills checklists. The problem is that kind of deficit orientation pushes us further behind. Instead, […] Read more »

Congratulations! to River Towns Student-Athletes Who Have Signed a National Letter of Intent 

Managed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), a National Letter of Intent (NLI) is “a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an NLI member institution.” By signing the letter, a prospective student-athlete agrees […] Read more »

Local Makers: Second in a Series

Continuing our foodie journey through the River Towns that began in our November 2020 issue, here are three more passionate local suppliers, offering deliciousness for the holidays.  There’s Something Deliciously Fishy […] Read more »

Local Authors: Read All About It!  Our Holiday Bookelf Gift Guide

It’s a Wonderful Briarcliff   A Gift Most Rare  by Tom Leihbacher  tomleihbacher.com, Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com Life-long Briarcliff resident Tom Leihbacher has penned a holiday tale set in his hometown during the early 1970s.     A Gift Most Rare is […] Read more »

Performing Arts Program Thrives at Sleepy Hollow High School through the Pandemic 

Renowned jazz musician Louis Armstrong once said, “Music is life itself.”  For those participating in performing arts programs in the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, music has continued to flourish.    “While […] Read more »

Tarrytown Kindergarten Students Get a Virtual Open Mic to Share Their Own Books  

Like many kindergarten students, those at John Paulding express their love for cookies and ice cream, sports, and their family. At JP, students wrote their own books about who they […] Read more »

Ossining Theater Students Present Pandemic-Friendly Virtual Drama Bake-Off

The Ossining High School Drama Club held its 2020 Fall Drama Bake-Off on Nov. 20, streaming students’ films live on the district’s YouTube channel.  Teacher Jessica Beattie, the OHS theater director, changed the annual […] Read more »

Author Inspires Main Street School Students to Keep Writing

Main Street School students, who read “Amal Unbound” as part of their Global School Read Aloud activities, connected with the book’s author, Aisha Saeed, during a virtual meeting on Dec. […] Read more »