Sing Sing Plunge Raises $11,000 for Gullotta House

On Saturday, February 16, nearly 70 people braved the cold weather and frigid Hudson River temperatures to take the “Escape from Sing Sing Plunge.” The crowd gathered at Louis Engle […] Read more »

The Power of Wealth and Humility:  A Reflection on Two Highly Influential African Americans

In honor of Black History Month, we, the Assistant Town Historians, wanted to do a piece highlighting the contributions of African Americans. Power has been defined in many ways.  At […] Read more »

The Friends of Rockefeller State Park Preserve Welcome New Preserve Manager

The Friends of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve welcomed Peter Iskenderian, the new Preserve Manager for the Rockefeller State Park Preserve. George F. Gumina, Founder of the Friends of Rockefeller […] Read more »

“The Disappearing Railroad Blues” Greenburgh Style: The Fate of the Putnam Railroad Line and the Old Putnam Trail

“All the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream and the steel rails still ain’t heard the news. The conductor sings his song again, the passengers will […] Read more »

Feeding Westchester Names Matthew L. Honeycutt Vice President, Development

Feeding Westchester has announced that Matthew L. Honeycutt has been named Vice President, Development. Honeycutt, who has more than 20 years of fundraising experience, was most recently the Director of […] Read more »

Paul Jacobs Recital in Pocantico Hills

Paul Jacobs, Chair of The Juilliard School’s Organ Department, will be in recital April 7, on The Laurance S. Rockefeller Memorial Organ, at The Union Church of Pocantico Hills, 555 […] Read more »
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Love Hurts. Young Love Hurts More

  Ahhh,Valentine’s Day. Of all the Hallmark holidays, it’s the Hallmark-iest. Much like Thanksgiving and Christmas, everyone thinks that the rest of the world is having a much better Valentine’s Day, […] Read more »
Greenburgh 9/11 Remembrance Video Project

Greenburgh Launches 9/11 Remembrance Video Series

About eight years ago, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner had an idea. He wanted to preserve, on video, the memories of the veterans from the Town of Greenburgh who served […] Read more »

Investing in Quality Child Care Pays Big Dividends

The rising cost of child care continues to put a strain on hard-working families in Westchester. Tiffany Thomas, a local parent, is a bus driver. Because her salary does not […] Read more »

Irvington Middle Schoolers Help Each Other Develop Writing Skills and Strategies

Seventh-graders writing personal narrative stories in Tom Sandler’s and Caroline Knudsen’s English language arts classes at Irvington Middle School collaborated with their peers to polish their writing.  Working with partners, the students […] Read more »