Peabody parents look to convert wetland to outdoor learning space

Peabody Classroom? Parents & TUFSD Look into Converting Wetland into Outdoor Learning Space

Peabody Field, located on Route 9  between Philipse Manor and Sleepy Hollow Manor, has been home to AYSO Soccer games and other athletic activities for years. Now a group of […] Read more »

River Dad – A Very Manly River Dad

  The other day, I was waiting at the bus stop for my son to return home from first grade. This is a common event and one which I regularly […] Read more »
Tarrytown UFSD

The Search for a New Superintendent of the Tarrytowns Begins

With the announced retirement of Superintendent Howard Smith last month, the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns is faced with the task of finding a new leader for the first time […] Read more »
students in Briarcliff, Tarrytown, Irvington, Sleepy Hollow

Area School Districts Protest State-Mandated Field Tests

During the end of May and the beginning of June, students in Irvington, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and Briarcliff Manor sat down for a series of state-mandated achievement tests. These tests […] Read more »

Over & Under…The Tax Levy Cap

The Villages of Briarcliff Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and Irvington have finalized their 2012-2013 budgets, and while each budget is as unique as the Village it will fund, there is […] Read more »

Over & Under…The Tax Levy Cap…Tarrytown

Tarrytown When Tarrytown adopted its budget on April 25th, it came in with a tax levy increase of 2.35%, which put them under the tax levy cap once exemptions were […] Read more »

Over & Under…The Tax Levy Cap…Briarcliff

Briarcliff For the fourth year in a row, the Village of Briarcliff Manor has managed to keep its tax rate increase to under 2% for the vast majority of their […] Read more »

Over & Under…The Tax Levy Cap…Irvington

Irvington Irvington played it safe with their budget, coming in $182,200 below their allowable tax levy cap, for a final general fund budget of $15,398,891. “There were no significant cuts […] Read more »

Over & Under…The Tax Levy Cap…Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow There is an 800-pound gorilla in the Village, and Village Administrator Anthony Giaccio does not attempt to hide it. “We’re just slightly over the cap,” he says. “Maybe […] Read more »
La Pere du Fleuve

River Dad-Le Père Du Fleuve

When I was younger, Spring Break meant wondering when I was going to finally make it down to Fort Lauderdale and experience one of those hedonistic weeks that only seem […] Read more »