U.S. News & World Report has come out with its 2024 rankings of public high schools, and four rivertown schools have made the top four percent of the nearly 18,000 schools the magazine considered. At the top of the local list is Irvington High School, which wa... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— When residents head to the polls May 21 to vote on the annual school budgets, they will also get to choose the individuals who volunteer their time and make critical decisions for students and the school districts at-large. In the six area sc... More »
by Janine Annett– Robert Simmonds has deep roots in Hastings. Not only is he a lifelong resident of the village, his parents and grandparents also grew up here. Simmonds has been a patrol officer with the Hastings Police Department for nearly six years; before... More »
This story is from the Rivertowns Current by Janine Annett– Rivertowns residents don’t have to travel down to Brooklyn or up to Beacon to find one-of-a-kind items. During the spring and fall months, they can get all kinds of vintage and handcrafted items — p... More »
Founded over 70 years ago on the Andrus family’s vision, we believe in treating each person within our community as part of our family, ensuring a sense of belonging and shared purpose. Our new logo, featured here, embodies this commitment, symbolizing the war... More »
Maker Hive, on Warburton Avenue, has classes and workshops in a wide array of arts, crafts, and STEM activities by Janine Annett-– Hastings-on-Hudson — Entering Maker Hive at 416 Warburton Avenue (just across the street from Antoinette’s Patisseriel), ther... More »
The organization plans to foster potential, forge connections and bring fun to the Rivertowns by Janine Annett– Hastings-on-Hudson — The large purple building on Main Street that houses Purpl is a familiar sight to many Hastings residents as they head down to ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The January announcement of the closure of three local Westchester newspapers, including the Rivertowns Enterprise, has sparked concerns throughout the county about the disappearance of local news sources. More than a month later, those conc... More »
Hastings-on-Hudson – As part of the Hillside Woods Restoration Project, volunteers will help drive deer out of a 30-acre exclosure in Hillside Woods on March 16th (rain date: March 17th). The Conservation Commission is hoping to recruit at least 100 volunteers... More »
The news that the Rivertowns Enterprise has suspended publication has rightly raised much concern—not only in the four villages that weekly paper has ably covered but among local news consumers generally. The owner of the Enterprise is also suspending two othe... More »
Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition ‘Ordinary and Extraordinary’ Opening Reception Sunday Feb.4, 2024 2-5pm Location: 8 Main Street, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, 10706 www.upstreamgallery.com Gallery Hours: Thursdays & Fridays: 12:30 – 5:30 pm S... More »
For a number of years the Town of Greenburgh has been participating in the annual Marine Corp Toys for Tots program. We have placed bins at the Greenburgh Town Hall. If Town Hall is not convenient for you to drop off toys there are plenty of locations in Gree... More »
By Barrett Seaman– On Monday, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos recognized those NY communities that have demonstrated progress in fighting climate change under the state’s Climate Smart Communities program. He d... More »
From the Village of Tarrytown: Well folks, the spotted lanternfly is here on our doorstep, located in Hastings on Hudson. We knew this day would come. Those of us at the Village and on our volunteer committees have been tracking this destructive invasive speci... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A Hastings-on-Hudson man was sentenced Thursday to one year in jail in connection with a 2019 hit-and-run accident that left a 91-year-old Dobbs Ferry man dead. Johnny David Machado, 28, pled guilty in November to Leaving the Scene of an Acci... More »
By Rick Pezzullo- A Hastings-on-Hudson man has pled guilty in a 2019 hit-and-run crash that killed an elderly man in Dobbs Ferry. Johnny Machado, 28, appeared in State Supreme Court Tuesday before Justice Barry Warhit and pled guilty to leaving the scene of ... More »
A long, languid, sunny September day framed the second annual River Spirit Music & Arts Festival at Hastings on Hudson’s Draper Park Saturday, as crowds were treated to 22 different bands playing on two stages while arts, crafts and food were on sale around th... More »
by W. B. King From Charlottesville, Virginia to San Diego, California, public monuments celebrating leaders of the Confederate Army, such as Robert E. Lee, are being toppled by residents and municipalities that decry associations to slavery and oppression. Thi... More »
