The Betterment of Self and Society Is Her Goal

Jamie Pollak is a graduating senior at Croton-Harmon High School who is on her way to University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst for Pre-med and Human Biology.   Her high school sports […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Abinanti Delivers

Tom Abinanti is up for re-election in the New York State Assembly’s 92nd District.  He has fought hard for all of us and deserves our full support.  Over his past […] Read more »

A Day At St. Chris: An Essay

St. Christopher’s is a residential school in Westchester County, NY for PINS children (persons in need of supervision) funded by New York City. It is coed with children from the […] Read more »

SUNY Westchester Community College at Peekskill Center to Offer Weekend Program Option for Busy Adults

SUNY Westchester Community College announced that it will be providing a college weekend program at its Peekskill Center designed for busy adults who spend their weekdays working and taking care […] Read more »

Sustainable Westchester’s Westchester Power Community Energy Electricity Supply Experiences a Short-Term Program Pause in Response to Volatile Energy Market Pricing

For the first time in six years of supplying electricity to customers in participating municipalities in the Con Edison utility service territory, the Westchester Power Community Energy Program’s electricity supply […] Read more »

Congratulations to the June 2022 River Journal Pet of the Month

Blue’s story begins when a family in Toms River, NJ decided to add a female black Lab to their family, joining their male Bernese Mountain Dog. In an unplanned, but […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: In Support of Colin Smith

Why I Am Endorsing County Legislator Colin Smith for the 95th Assembly District County Legislator Colin Smith is my clear choice for the 95th Assembly District in the Democratic primary […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: In Support of Mary Jane Shimsky

To the Editor, I urge my fellow Democrats in the 92nd State Assembly District to vote for Mary Jane Shimsky in the primary this June. Mary Jane has been an […] Read more »

Todd Fourth Graders Attend a Very Special Magic Show

Chemistry can be magical, according to Briarcliff High School teacher Shaniece Mosley. To prove it, she organized a magic show presented to Todd fourth graders by her AP chemistry students […] Read more »

Inner Being Brings Benefits of Yoga to Diverse Populations

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Peekskill’s Karen D. (founder and CEO of Inner Being LLC and organizer of the April 2022 Awareness to Wellness Festival at Esther Street Park), moved […] Read more »