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38 Officers Graduate from Westchester County Police Academy

Letter to the Editor: Support for McGoey for Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Lakeland and Walter Panas Class of 2026 Takes Final Walk Through Elementary Schools

Letter to the Editor: Support for Cait Conley for Congress

Meet The NY-17 Democratic Candidates: Effie Phillips-Staley

June 12, 2026

Meet The NY-17 Democratic Candidates: Cait Conley

June 12, 2026

Briarcliff Athletic Director Christos Drosopoulos Wins Orlando Ciraco Memorial Service Award

June 12, 2026

Tarrytown

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Successful Safe Schools Ambassador Program Expands to Washington Irving School

June 7, 2026
Students at Washington Irving School are learning that leadership starts with kindness, empathy, and the courage to...

Annual Strawberry Festival Comes to Tarrytown on June 14

June 2, 2026

Summer at Pocantico: Martha Graham Dance, Shakespeare, Jazz Fest

May 15, 2026

Local Authors, Local Books: Crises at Home and On Campus Intersect and Intrigue

May 15, 2026

Sleepy Hollow

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Sleepy Hollow Cinema Raises $200,000 in Eight Weeks, Clearing First Fundraising Goal Ahead of Schedule

June 12, 2026
Sleepy Hollow Cinema, the newly formed nonprofit working to reopen the historic Strand Theater as a community-oriented,...

Mermaid Festival Returns to Sleepy Hollow Waterfront in July

June 4, 2026

Celebrate Summer at Philipsburg Manor’s New ‘Enchanted Evenings’

June 3, 2026

Hudson Valley Writers Center to Host a 250-Minute Celebration of Storytelling, Community, and Free Expression

May 29, 2026

Briarcliff Manor

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Briarcliff Athletic Director Christos Drosopoulos Wins Orlando Ciraco Memorial Service Award

June 12, 2026
Briarcliff Manor School District Athletic Director Christos Drosopoulos did not grow up in a sports-focused household. Nevertheless,...

Kiddie Academy Celebrates Grand Opening in Briarcliff

June 9, 2026

Old Traditions, New Beginnings: A Grandmother’s Love and Legacy

June 5, 2026

Briarcliff’s Olivia Hegarty Selected for Prestigious Journalism Conference

May 29, 2026

Ossining

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Ossining Writer Serves Up a Summer Romance

June 4, 2026
When I started writing The Summer Place to Be, I thought I was writing a women’s fiction novel...

Ossining O-Bots Wins Runner-Up Award at Innovator Awards

June 4, 2026

Harckham, Levenberg Announce $5 Million in State Funding for Ossining Water Treatment Plant

May 31, 2026

Teatown’s New Addition: Pond, Brook, Forest

May 27, 2026

Irvington

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Irvington Schools Honor America’s 250th Anniversary

June 12, 2026
With the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary, students across Irvington Schools participated in a day of learning, creativity,...

Main Street School Honored with Welcoming Schools Seal of Excellence Award

June 7, 2026

Irvington High School Student Showcases Research at International Science Competition

June 5, 2026

Dows Lane Elementary School Kindergartners Celebrate Growth Through Music

May 31, 2026

Pocantico

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Business Council of Westchester Honors Wiley Harrison with the Jim O’Toole Memorial Award

May 22, 2026
The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) has awarded the prestigious Jim O’Toole Memorial Award to Wiley Harrison,...

Pocantico Students Appreciate Teachers, Resources at Briarcliff High School

November 21, 2025

Pocantico and the Katonah Museum of Art Celebrate Shen Wei’s Trailblazing Artistic Career

August 29, 2025

Rockefeller heir’s $12 million Pocantico Hills estate on the market

April 10, 2025

Croton-on-Hudson

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Westchester Women’s Chorus Celebrates Women’s History Through Song 

June 11, 2026
Music has always been the heart of Carol Arrucci’s life. After spending more than three decades as a public school choral director, Arrucci turned...

Croton-on-Hudson Announces Parking Ticket Amnesty Program

June 9, 2026

Temple Israel of Northern Westchester Announces New Rabbi, Major Renovations, and Membership Growth Initiatives

June 3, 2026

Harckham Honors Three SD40 Residents in Recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 28, 2026

Peekskill

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Harckham’s 21st Food Drive Collects 750 Pounds of Food for Fred’s Pantry

June 4, 2026
New York State Senator Pete Harckham announced today that his 21st food drive collected more than 750 pounds of...

6th Annual Family Pride in the Park Returns to Downtown Peekskill

June 3, 2026

Lifting Up Westchester and Caring for the Hungry & Homeless of Peekskill Form Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Services

May 26, 2026

Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award Winner Darren Criss Coming to Paramount Hudson Valley May 30th

May 15, 2026

Cortlandt

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Lakeland and Walter Panas Class of 2026 Takes Final Walk Through Elementary Schools

June 13, 2026
Seniors were met with cheers and gifts at their respective elementary schools as they strolled through the...

Lakeland Central School District Grants Tenure to 19

June 3, 2026

George Washington Elementary Students Visit Albany and Learn About Government

June 2, 2026

Eighteen Lakeland School District Athletes Sign Commitment Letters at Spring Signing Ceremony

May 20, 2026

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