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Service academy applications deadline Nov. 18

U.S. Rep Adriano Espaillat will again accept congressional applications for district high school seniors to U.S. service academies. more

By Stacy Driks | 11/18/22

Teacher Noa Rebhun shows students how to plant seeds at The Gan IIan Family Day event at SAR Academy in Riverdale, New York, Oct 24.

Planting seeds for the future

Teacher Noa Rebhun shows students how to plant seeds at The Gan IIan Family Day event at SAR Academy on Oct. 24, more

11/11/22

Andre Dangot, the Fieldston Eagles leading goal-scorer, prepares for a corner kick during Monday night’s season-ending loss to Hackley on penalty kicks.

Eagles’ unforgettable season ends in a controversial loss

The magical season came to an end Monday night for the Fieldston Eagles boys soccer team in a shootout with Hackley in the Ivy Preparatory League championship game. more

By Mason Moses | 11/11/22

Kayla Perez, 17, and her sister Jayla, 8, paint a pink bow on their spider’s web on Johnson Avenue during the Halloween painting contest Saturday. Jayla was a winner.

Cheers for trying to go ... BOO!!

More than 100 children from area schools and more than 30 merchants participated in the 65th annual Kiwanis Club of Riverdale Halloween window painting contest Saturday. more

STAFF REPORT | 10/28/22

Holiday rain check thanks to Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian not only destroyed parts of Florida, but SAR Academy called for a rain check for a STEM workshop as the remnants of Ian traveled north. more

BY Stacy Driks | 10/14/22

The empty lot on 305 W. 232nd St., on Tibbett Avenue near Ewen Park is now a construction site. The city's building department approved the space for International Leadership Charter Middle School.

International Leadership ready to build middle school

A new charter middle school is coming to Kingsbridge. more

By Stacy Driks | 10/14/22

Members of the SAR High School beekeeping club show off their homegrown honey that was ready just in time for Rosh Hashana. Apples dipped in honey is a staple of the holiday meal.

Beekeeping at SAR yields honey

Alexis Gil from greater Riverdale, assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, has been promoted to the rank of private.Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School students put on their jackets with a veil hat as they entered a bee arena. more

By Stacy Driks | 9/30/22

Outside of P.S. 81 Robert J. Christen at dismissal on Sept. 12 several days after the first day of school, nothing has changed from previous years or perhaps gotten worse. Double-parked cars are stationed on bike lanes preventing a safe ride for cyclists. This comes after the newly paved redesign project proposed by the DOT less than a year ago.

Riverdale Avenue lane narrowing’s final act

Greater Riverdale will see two traveling lanes for the next year or so on Riverdale Avenue. more

By Stacy Driks | 9/23/22

New headmaster named for Riverdale Country School

Riverdale Country School will end the school year with a new head of school as longtime administrator Dominic Randolph announced this year will be his last. more

STAFF REPORT | 9/16/22

News challenge at Spectrum News

If you’re a high school student and feel you are up to date on world news — prove it. more

By Stacy Driks | 7/22/22

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