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On July 18, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts, an African-American infantry regiment during the American Civil War, and other units commanded by General Quincy A.

On July 22nd, from 7pm-8pm, Yonkers Crestwood Library will be hosting local author and photographer 

As a student of medieval history, when I first heard the summer reading theme “Color Our World,” I could not help but think of the beautiful and vibrant heraldry system of the Middle Ages.

Good Hang with Amy Poehler is an entertaining and humorous podcast.

Our summer intern, Sarah Lawrence College student Aurora Sharp shares the following review of one of her favorite children's books.

Fireworks, right up there with flags and apple pie as an iconic image of July 4th celebrations!

On June 20th, Yonkers Crestwood Public Library and Yonkers Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NNORC) collaborated, offering the

Action Park was a notorious amusement park that was known for dangerous rides and attractions.

July 1 is Canada Day! Canada Day is a Canadian national holiday that celebrates Canadian culture and history, not unlike the Fourth of July for

As National Pollinators Month finishes, it is important to remember that raising awareness and preserving pollinators doesn’t stop here.

Aloha! June 26, or 6/26, is Stitch Day. Stitch, the loveable, trouble-causing blue alien from the Disney movie Lilo and Stitch, is also known as Experiment 626 (pronounced as Six-Two-Six).

Soil, light, water, and warmth: it’s the formula for starting seedlings indoors or directly sowing them in a raised garden bed.

The City of Yonkers is proud to be designated an American World War II Heritage City by the National Park Service’s American World War II Heritage Cities program.

The air is alive with birds in the springtime: tweeting mating songs, building nests, and eating from feeders! It’s easy to say that Spring has sprung!