Descendants of this tiny village’s founding family are putting up a fight against encroaching urban sprawl and a disregard for historic preservation. Photo by John Meore for The Journal News
Author Archives: Robert Brum
Who will become RCC’s 8th president?
The two-year college is seeking the eighth president since its founding in 1959.
The Briar’s goes off the cliff
A popular neighborhood restaurant suddenly shuts its doors after six decades and a number of owners and proprietors. Digging into the history of this modest eatery along the main drag.
Village film festival with a global reach
Comedy, drama, musicals and animation share the bill at the upcoming Piermont Film Festival.
Their fate was sealed. Or was it?
Eminent domain is usually the end of the story for most towns. Not this time. As this hamlet celebrates its 125th anniversary, here’s a tale of resourcefulness and survival in the face of catastrophe. https://hudsonvalley.town.news/g/white-plains-ny/n/79723/how-town-wouldnt-drown-survived-nyc-takeover
Music fest stays true to its roots
Veteran DJ Bruce Figler has curated another strong lineup for the Pleasantville Music Festival, mixing A-listers with locally grown talent.
Scarsdale’s hippie millionaire: ‘Money’s the least of what I’m giving away’
Michael James Brody Jr. and his wife, Renee Dubois, set off a mad money scramble in 1970. Photo: Discovery +
Ride an e-bike? Me? Never! OK, probably not
These step-thru e-bikes “are not necessarily for people who are on their road bike with clip-ins and padded spandex shorts.”
‘It’s all about respecting the past’
“We have certain tangible links to the past and they’re vanishing because they’re making way for development.”
‘In our hearts, these students will remain forever young’
Fifty years after a collision involving a school bus and freight train took five young lives and changed safety regulations nationwide, the Rockland County, N.Y., town where the tragedy occurred is marking the date with a memorial.
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