Around the House:  Style Secrets from the South 

Though I was born and raised on the North Shore of Chicago, the home I grew up in was decorated and run by a thoroughly Southern woman – my mother. […] Read more »

Celebration of Latino Youth Who Will Be the First in Their Families to Attend College

Latino U College Access (LUCA) hosted its sixth annual Graduation Celebration for first generation Latino youth on Wednesday, June 5 th at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, NY. This year’s […] Read more »

SHHS Students Win Electric Vehicle Video Competition

Sleepy Hollow High School students Oscar Pak, Jaden D’Agostinis, and Abhi Weltig took home first place in the 2019 Electric Vehicle Video competition sponsored by Sustainable Westchester. The award ceremony […] Read more »

Author and Poet Janet Wong Visits Pocantico for National Poetry Month

Pocantico Hills School students in pre-K through fifth grade received a special treat before spring break – a visit from children’s author and poet Janet Wong. Wong has written 33 […] Read more »

Briarcliff Resident’s BBQ Sauce Wins International Crown

Briarcliff resident Michael Vincent and his partner David Mundis had been trying to create the perfect BBQ sauce since their college days at Colgate. In 2014, they entered their ThunderSnout […] Read more »

Trail & Tunnel Notes … From the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct: Walks & Tours

As co-head of Walks & Tours for the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct and a docent at the Keeper’s House Visitor Center in Dobbs Ferry, I am frequently asked […] Read more »

Reading Rocks! Pop-Up Book Giveaway Piques Interest before Spring Break

Ossining’s Pop-Up Book Giveaway in April helped students select readings for spring break. Community members, families and teachers donated books. School employees, parents and other volunteers staffed tables and helped […] Read more »

Val and Sal – Helen Tejada and Eliza Grose are Sleepy Hollow High School Picks for 2019

Helen Tejada couldn’t be prouder to represent Sleepy Hollow High School as this year’s Valedictorian. “I have been working really hard and just to see it pay off, is an […] Read more »

Washington Irving Wall Street Wunderkinds at 10

If two Washington Irving students follow their instincts, they might just wind up on Wall Street. Brandoll Almonte and Luca Dominguez won first place in the Stock Market Game in May, […] Read more »

Local Authors, Local Books – Westchester County: A History

Westchester County is unique in all the world. Most of us know this, and we might even be able to cite some reasons it is unique. It’s harder to understand […] Read more »