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Ossining, NY

Film Based On Rehabilitation Program At Region's Sing Sing Prison Gets Re-Release Film Based On Rehabilitation Program At Region's Sing Sing Prison Gets Re-Release
Film Based On Rehabilitation Program At Region's Sing Sing Prison Gets Re-Release A movie based on events at a maximum security prison in the Hudson Valley that may be a major Oscars contender is set to be re-released in theaters, according to reports.  "Sing Sing," based on the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in the Northern Westchester village of Ossining, will again be released in theaters on Friday, Jan. 17, Variety reported.  The film, originally released by A24 on Friday, July 12, follows an inmate named Divine G (played by Colman Domingo) who joins a theatre group with fellow prisoners after being imprisoned at …
Capital Region Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Capital Region Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later
Capital Region Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Nearly 30 years after fatally stabbing a fellow inmate at a Northern Westchester prison because he wore a cross, a 54-year-old New York man learned he will spend decades in prison for the killing.  Albany resident Allah-Son-Allah was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for his killing of 32-year-old Michael Jones on Christmas Eve 1995 while they were both incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10.  According to the DA's Office, at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 24, 1995, Allah-Son-All…
Leader Of School District In Region Named NYS Superintendent Of Year Leader Of School District In Region Named NYS Superintendent Of Year
Leader Of School District In Region Named NYS Superintendent Of Year The head of a Westchester County school district has been awarded a top honor for superintendents in New York State.  Tarrytown Union Free School District Superintendent Raymond Sanchez was named the Superintendent of the Year for 2025 by the New York State Council of School Superintendents, the organization announced on Monday, Sept. 23. Council President Lars Clemensen, the superintendent of the Hampton Bays School District on Long Island, explained the reasons why Sanchez was chosen:  "Ray’s recognition as the New York State Superintendent of the Year is a testa…