07/12/11 At 3 p.m. Sunday, Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church will hold a memorial service for the Rev. Fred Wood, the first pastor called by the congregation. A celebration of Fred's life, the service will include singing and story sharing. Additionally, Fred's wife Cheryl and their son Thatcher will attend. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Fred served in New Zealand and Baltimore ...
07/09/11 For the past 18 years, Pleasantville's Will Shortz has been best known as the crossword editor for The New York Times. Now, he and partner Robert Roberts, a professional table tennis player, have opened the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville.
07/09/11 New York Bears at New York Thunderdogs, Briarcliff High School, 11 a.m. Suffern Blue Devils at Pleasantville Red Sox, Suffern High School, 11 a.m.
06/28/11 Joyce A. Malone, 70, a resident of 128 Tug Hill Road, Town of Oswego, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 23, 2011.
06/24/11 Three weeks after Lauren Spierer went missing from Indiana University, the lack of information from the sophomore's college friends has been frustrating her family and stalling local police.
06/21/11 Astoria Federal Savings has announced the 12 winners of its annual Teen Photo Contest, open to 13 to 19 year olds. Participating teens were encouraged to use their cameras and creative approaches to capture this year's theme, "People and Their Pets."
06/20/11 We have long admired the work and contributions of Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who is finishing her first two-year term in the state Senate. A former highly active Westchester County legislator, Stewart-Cousins in 2004 ran against then-powerhouse state Sen. Nicholas Spano and, to the shock of the political establishment, came darn close to winning. She fell that mighty political giant in ...
06/19/11 Superintendents Jere Hochman, left, of Bedford, Margaret Keller-Cogan of Clarkstown and W.L. "Tony" Sawyer of Mount Vernon discuss the 2011-2012 school budget.
06/19/11 The number of highly paid school officials in the Lower Hudson Valley rose over the last five years, with their salaries going up by $22 million. A Journal News analysis of state salary data shows taxpayers in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties will spend more than $140 million next year on salaries for 873 top-paid administrators, roughly one administrator for every 231 students.
06/14/11 Members of the Harrison High School varsity Quiz Bowl team were still reeling Monday night after clinching their second national title earlier in the day during the national competition in Chicago.
06/13/11 The Harrison High School varsity Quiz Bowl team clinched its second national title today during the national competition in Chicago.
06/13/11 A group of Harrison High School (HHS) students brought home a national title
05/26/11 Memorial Day weekend events in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties:
05/16/11 Meaghan McDonough drove in Jill Ayson with the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning as Pelham defeated Lakeland 3-2 in softball Saturday at Pelham.
05/16/11 Kristen Palese had six goals and an assist for Irvington in an 11-11 tie with Dobbs Ferry Sunday in the championship game of the Ardsley girls lacrosse tournament at Ardsley.
05/14/11 More than 400 students graduated from Moravian College, concluding the Bethlehem school's 269th academic year. Graduates earned approximately 388 bachelor's degrees and 34 master's degrees.
04/12/11 Peter Gallagher of White Plains is a college freshman who founded Games for Heroes, which sends video games to troops overseas. / Tania Savayan/The Journal News
02/28/11 Sales volumes in the final quarter were down a third from year-earlier levels, despite a 9% fall in ...
 02/28/11 The New York City Department of Education made public on Sunday a list that estimates the number of ...
02/14/11 A developer who was interested in taking over the Rug Mill property across from Hightstown?s Borough Hall proposed turning the dilapidated property into a low-income senior citizen housing development.
02/10/11 Share First of all, when explaining Ulster County Real Estate, you start with it is location in Up-S...
02/04/11 NORTH SALEM: The North Salem High School Drama Club's presentation of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" will be postponed from today and Saturday to Feb. 11 and 12 because of the snow forecast for Saturday.
01/21/11 David Lawrence Flynn, 75, of New Milford, formerly of Ardsley, N.Y., and Ridgefield, died Jan. 13, 2011, surrounded by his family. Mr. Flynn was born May 15, 1935, in Yonkers, N.Y., to the late John and Johanna Flynn, who immigrated from Ireland. |