Food and Talent Spell Success for Church Fundraiser 

The September Food and Talent Festival fundraiser hosted by Church of St. Christopher and St. Patrick in Buchanan drew hundreds on a beautiful sunny day for “a perfect community gathering,” reports Lisa Quist, one of the organizers.    […] Read more »

Local Authors, Local Books: Probing Politics and Poker Is a Novel Idea for Ex-Prosecutor

As the Yonkers Inspector General and a Westchester Assistant District Attorney, Dan Schorr led numerous high-profile, complex, and fascinating investigations and prosecutions.His experiences tackling various types of criminal activity, sexual misconduct, and other wrongdoing inspired him to write his debut novel, Final […] Read more »

Gilda’s Club Adds Free Services for Under-Served in River Towns

Gilda’s Club Westchester, located in White Plains and an affiliate of the international Cancer Support Community, recently launched the River Town Communities Cancer Support Services Program.    The new program aims to provide free, flexible services to under-served and Spanish-speaking residents from 19 local communities, including Briarcliff Manor, Buchanan, Crompond, Croton-on-Hudson, Crugers, Irvington, Montrose, Ossining, Peekskill, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and Verplanck.   According […] Read more »

Plan it Wild: Thankful for All Creatures Great & Small 

As the leaves fall and the colors change, I breathe in the crisp air of autumn along with a feeling of deep gratitude for getting to live here in this beautiful county […] Read more »

Irvington High School to Share ‘110 Stories’ as Fall Play

Irvington High School will present “110 Stories” by Sarah Tuft as its fall play on Nov. 5-6. The play, which is performed in a reader’s theater style, tells the tragic […] Read more »

Briarcliff Students Create Secret Codes with Messages About the Future

What does the future hold for us? Maybe Todd fifth graders know! Inspired by their social studies unit on ancient civilizations, students in Kathleen Godleski’s class created secret messages about […] Read more »

The Business of Building a Stronger Economy Starts Here 

Compiled by . . . Peekskill Industrial Development Agency  Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce  Peekskill Business Improvement District    Surveying the City Earlier this year, Peekskill Industrial Development Agency (PIDA), Peekskill […] Read more »

Preparing for College? Here’s How to Pick Suitable Clothes

College students are notorious for spending their money on books instead of fashion items. Many people are not aware of how important clothes are while trying to make a good […] Read more »

Artis Senior Living Hosts Grand Opening of New Somers Memory Care Community

Artis Senior Living will soon be opening a 72-suite memory care community for seniors affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia at 51 Clayton Boulevard in the Baldwin […] Read more »

Journaling: Party of One

At a fundraiser in Peekskill the other day, one of the guests used the opportunity of a Q&A session to praise the featured speaker … for not being a political extremist. What a quaint notion […] Read more »