Hastings-on-Hudson

Bookshop owner hopes to build community

Seedling business blooms into microfarm

On a recent rainy Wednesday, Katie Tolson was decked out in weather-proof gardening attire, tending to her flower farm overlooking

School district clarifies bond vote process

“We're going to count every vote…,” Hastings Schools Superintendent William McKersie told the Rivertowns Dispatch following recent confusion

‘Hands Off’ protest packs plaza and park

Smith’s community service spans decades of dedication

Calling Sue Smith a “volunteer of the month” is an understatement, but since the Dispatch has yet to start a

Cartoonist to highlight decades of ‘Real Life Funnies’

By Tom Gambardella For over 20 years at The Village Voice, Stan Mack chronicled life in New York City “from

Hastings High School students reflect on living with lockdown drills

The following story resulted from a mentorship program between professional and student journalists facilitated by the Rivertowns Dispatch. The writer,

Black History Month speaker shares libraries’ power and comfort

Volunteer of the Month: Colgate leads hands-on efforts to help the local ecosystem

Haven Colgate’s interest in environmental activism began when she read “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) in

Dancers connect with city’s upswing

The Hudson River Museum’s exhibition “No Bodies: Clothing as Disruptor” culminated last month with the deinstallation of a sculpture

Grammy-winner resists the label ‘legend’

Three-time Grammy Award-winning bassist John Patitucci is aiming to inspire hope with his new jazz trio album, “Spirit Fall,” featuring

New exhibit explores American identity through painter’s portraits

Throughout the Hastings Village Hall Gallery are paintings of American figures, from Abe Lincoln to Angela Davis, with the embroidery