OSSINING — Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, founder of Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, has been named one of nine American women to be inducted in 2013 into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. The National Women’s Hall of Fame, which is the oldest national membership organization dedicated to recognizing outstanding… Read More →
County Executive Rob Astorino will host his next “Ask Astorino” town hall meeting on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Ossining Public Library (Budarz Theatre Entrance) located at 53 Croton Ave., Ossining. Astorino will be introduced by Ossining Town Supervisor Sue Donnelly. The county executive will provide an overview of the… Read More →
Ossining High School will host the All-County Jazz Festival in March and three Ossining High School students have been selected to play in the festival. Each year, the Westchester County School Music Association hosts an All-County Jazz Festival featuring music from select regional high school jazz bands as well as… Read More →
The Ossining school district has received a $529,000 grant from the state Education Department to support teacher and leader effectiveness, according to a press release from the district. “We are a community of learners and we value professional development, so we’re very excited to have received this grant,” said Dep-... Read More →
Culinary Arts girls: Beginning second from left, Samantha Madalon, Eliza Rudolph (middle) and Sophie Peterfreund make breakfast pizzas in Chef Stanley Rupinski’s Culinary Arts Camp at the Tech Center at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES. When today’s moms and dads were growing up, summer camp meant… Read More →
Karen Miller, the owner of Three Dogs Gluten-Free Bakery in Briarcliff, is hoping to secure a $250,000 grant by the end of June from Mission: Small Business. She is asking her fans to go to the website , then click on “Support” and find her business (Three Dogs Gluten-Free Bakery—remember… Read More →
From Community Helping Hands: Community Helping Hands of Ossining and Briarcliff is offering volunteer orientation sessions for residents who want to help provide services to senior citizens living in these communities, including errands, driving, and friendly visits. Dates are Sunday, June 24 at 3pm or Wednesday, June 27 at 1:30pm…. Read More →
Chabad Lubavitch of Briarcliff- Ossining is hosting a holiday party May 27 to celebrate Shavuot, the day when the Torah was given to the Jewish people. It will be at 11:30 a.m. at the Chabad center, 11 Orchard Road, Briarcliff. The program will commence with the special… Read More →
Actor Peter Falk, a native son of Ossining who made roughly 50 films, will be remembered this week at a special screening of his movie “The In-Laws” at the Ossining Public Library. He grew up on nearby Prospect Avenue. He died at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., on… Read More →
Voters in 15 villages in Westchester go to the polls today to elect trustees and in some cases mayors and justices. Polls are generally open until 9 p.m. Elections are being contested in Buchanan, Irvington, Pleasantville, Scarsdale, Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. Elections are uncontested in Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville, Elmsford, Hastings-on-Hudson,... Read More →